I had been expecting the next post here to be about the chassis of my 1P, but since my last post way back in January, very little has happened on that front other than a minor disaster when I needed to take some pieces off the bogie and managed to melt more solder than was intended. Since then, the number of different unfinished projects on my bench has multiplied. 58047's body received its first coat of Halford's satin black a couple of months ago but since then I've been distracted by other projects. At least it meant the paint had time to harden before the next stage.
Then, BR numbered using LMS style digits and retaining its LMS lettering on the tanks sides it looked rather too much like ex-works condition. The next stage was to try to get it looking more like its 1951 condition as seen, for example, in the first post of this thread. Those who have followed earlier entries in my blog will know that I'm still something of a novice when it comes to painting. I've done a little weathering on wagons before, but this was my first attempt to weather a loco.
I started with an overall wash of Railmatch acrylic weathered black. This was followed by contrasting some parts, such as the smokebox and cab roof, using Lifecolor weathered black. The former has a bluish tint whilst the latter has a greenish tint so together they can be used to give some variation. The remaining work so far has been done mostly by dry-brushing using several Lifecolor rust tones and Vallejo chalk white for the water staining.
Overall, I'm quite pleased with the results, though I think I might have overdone it in places. I anticipate a final light airbrushing of dust from below once the frames are done, unless anyone has any other suggestions in the meantime.
Nick
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