Weathering Oo Gauge Locomotives

Weathering can take many forms.

Weathering oo gauge locomotives.

He models in oo lner and n gauge br blue diesels. Weathered bachmann hornby graham farish dapol. Home to weathered model railway items in all gauges we aim to offer exhibition standard weathering at affordable prices. Locomotive weathering oo gauge weathering n gauge weathering weathered bachmann weathering locomotives custom finish locomotives.

Weathering rolling stock is designed to complement tim shackleton s previous book on the weathering of locomotives. Model railway weathering detailing customisation. If after the water dries you notice that things don t look quite right it s possible to scrub the paint again to eliminate any imperfections. From steam and diesel locos to wagons and vehicles you can find it all here.

Specialists in custom weathering and general shop selling anything model railways. Using an old hornby mainline 0 6 2 gresley class n2 locomotive i have had another attempt at weathering a steam loco as it might have appeared in the 1960 s. There are so many variations to take into consideration. I hope this lesson gives you some ideas for weathering a locomotive in about 10 minutes.

You can always move the weathering effect around with the brush before you add the water spray. Welcome to the weathering works. Goods wagons for example need to show evidence of the type of traffic such as coal dust carried. There are almost as many ways to recreate the ravages of time and nature.

Re named and numbered to 56 076 custom medium weathering with driver and second ma. Rust grime patched and peeling paint and faded letters. The colour pictures are brilliant and along with extremely descriptive text provide a very comprehensive guide to a very tricky subject. In weathering locomotives he covers all aspects of his craft from weathering techniques through airbrush maintenance to paints and equipment.

Where the weathering service really does work. Real trains spend years out in the elements and many show the signs of this long and hard service life. Spend some time looking in detail at a few photographs of in service locomotives or items of rolling stock and the penny starts to drop.