Yes, I'm back with more of my adventures with wagons and paint to try and acheive an realistic and artistic outcome for me and my hobby!

 

Also you'll get to see bits of the new layout at my club as well as the last few pics I took with the old one sad times.

 

 

 

First off, I've some a few more Bachmann vans, and had a crack with some Bauxite. The techniques I've used have been previously explained in previous blogs.

 

 

 

 

Next up is the bogie bolsters.

 

 

so far I've simply weathered two, with hopes to modify two more as BR variants. The deckings were a humbrol 187/147 & 64/87 mix respectively. Washed over once or twice with a humbrol 33/98 mix. Dragging the brush along the planking to represent a grainy weathered wood effect. The same mix was used to the body then wiped away and metal work was picked out with humbrol 160... I may need to give the body work another wash to tone down the rust... not too convinced about how I've done it on the sanctions.

 

 

 

 

 

The chassis was humbrol 33/98 followed by a wash of tamyia XF-10 then dry bushing humbrol 160 to give texture. Finally the oilly bits were humbrol 27004 (gunmetal) burnished when dry.

 

I've also added some individuality to the wagons through the bolsters as you can see

 

 

I am working on a coal train, for this I have bought/found some Bachmann 7 plankers.

 

 

First off was to rub at the bodywork and paint with a fibreglass pen (a real genuine pain in the a***)

 

then a wash of humbrol 33/98

 

planking was done using a variation of humbrol begies/browns/greys and whites.

 

the chassis was tret the same way as before. The metal work was 33/98 (not a wash) followed by 160 which was dabbed and rubbed away

 

The unpainted wagons was oringially bright red and was apart of the brightly coloured digital train set.... until I got hold of it. the lettering was completely rubbed away and was primered white.

 

Once this was done transfers were added before a second wash of 33/98. I plan to run these loaded but I have described wagon interior previously.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have unfortunatly rubbed some of the rivet work away! and dont worry if they looks crap before finished... they look great afterwards

 

Finally the well wagons.

 

Generally the same as the bolsters but with more empahsis on the humbrol 160 rather than the 33/98 mix.

 

I picked out the rivet on the base as well, which wa s apain in the hole... they were then lightly wiped along the lengh of the wagon to represent weather beaten rust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh and before I go... I've added lamps to my brake van! they were unpainted Spriangside white metal ones, sprayed with halfords white primer (humbrol was way too thinned) the lenses were humbrol 60 with a tiny dab of 33. secured with some UHU and given a light wash of 98/33.

 

 

Please let me know what you think.

 

Thank you.