sb67 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Tried a bit of weathering on a van using powders, sealing them with Matt varnish and using the glass fibre brush taking some powders off. I do like the texture it gives although I should have dusted off some excess powder before taking the close up photo. All finished :-) Steve. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 30710836_10216945740782716_8062960392751546368_n.jpg 30742832_10216946034350055_5966106759834632192_n.jpg Tried a bit of weathering on a van using powders, sealing them with Matt varnish and using the glass fibre brush taking some powders off. I do like the texture it gives although I should have dusted off some excess powder before taking the close up photo. 30738355_10216945996869118_2540474040347262976_n.jpg All finished :-) Steve. Two minor points:- A tie-bar between the axle-guards would put the finishing touch to the van. All three would benefit from a smidgeon of white paint at the end of the handbrake lever- no matter how decrepit the rest of the wagon, this was always kept painted and clean. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Doh! I forgot about that! Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) Just a cheeky question Who were Andersons of Whitstable? And why did they have shipping wagons? Great weathering anyway Andersons were a well-established Whitstable coal merchant, founded by Absalom Anderson in the late 19th century. Photos of Whitstable harbour in the 20's/30's often show Anderson wagons much in evidence. There are useful pieces on them in both Vol 7 of the Keith Turton PO wagon books, and John Arkell's book on PO wagons in the South East, including photos of wagon no 76, presumably the livery reference for the Bachmann model and definitely side-door only. I thought it unlikely too. End door /shipping wagons were mainly used to deliver coal to the bulk handling ports like Goole. They were commonly used as internal wagons at those coal mines with river / canal side loading staithes. As originally suggested, perhaps a case of Bachman applying an attractive livery to a standard moulding. Unless anyone knows differently. Oddly enough, Andersons did have some end-door wagons- their last batch of PO wagons, Gloucester-built and purchased as late as 1944, were half-a-dozen 13-tonners with side and end door- Presumably by that date, and with wagon pooling in force, were manufacturers supplying end door wagons only in the name of standardisation? Both the Turton and Arkell books illustrate one of Anderson's end-door wagons, with comments to the effect that the company probably saw very little of them. Photos of Whitstable harbour suggest coal-handling facilities were fairly basic- harbour cranes etc., and the archaic practice of 'whipping'- hoisting baskets of coal from ship to quay using ropes and pulleys slung from the ship's spars, lifted by 'whippers' who jumped off an elevated trestle, using their body weight to hoist the load - was apparently still in use in the 1920s Edited May 23, 2018 by Invicta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bobmeyer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 (edited) I'm just doing my first one! Just a tester and still a WIP. Edited May 27, 2018 by 1bobmeyer 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 I'm just doing my first one! Just a tester and still a WIP. Looks good so far, how did you do it? Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bobmeyer Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Paint many after rubbing the lettering down with fine wet and dry.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted May 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2018 I'm just doing my first one! Just a tester and still a WIP. I would extend that replacement plank all the way across the wagon. The way the wagon is constructed, that is one long plank, unlike the lower 5 at door level. The fading looks good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 I failed to see that at first, 57xx is right, I did a bit of research and apparently the top 2 planks were one long plank. I had to correct a few wagons to get it right. Having said that there were so many wagons around, I'd love to see a photo of one that proves otherwise. steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 30710836_10216945740782716_8062960392751546368_n.jpg 30742832_10216946034350055_5966106759834632192_n.jpg Tried a bit of weathering on a van using powders, sealing them with Matt varnish and using the glass fibre brush taking some powders off. I do like the texture it gives although I should have dusted off some excess powder before taking the close up photo. 30738355_10216945996869118_2540474040347262976_n.jpg All finished :-) Steve. Texture is great on that van and the fading effect it gives is also very effective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bobmeyer Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 It's an inperfect world! Thanks for the advice I may change it..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bobmeyer Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 It maybe BR cut backs! Just replace a section of timber instead of a full length! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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