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Paint Your Wagon

ScottW

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A few weeks ago I decided that it was time to start painting some wagons. After all, one of them has been waiting about sixteen years for a lick of paint.

 

The wagons in question, three in total, are all Caledonian Railway and have been scratchbuilt from Plasticard. Two are mineral wagons to dia. 22, one of which has been converted to a coke wagon by the addition of extra planks above the main body. The third wagon is a four plank open to dia. 24. It is this wagon that was built sixteen years ago and is one of my first S-Scale models.

 

There is still a little way to go to finishing the wagons, not least a bit of weathering to remove that pristine look.

 

Scott

 

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Ian Smith

Delightful!  I like the wagons with the cupboard doors.

 

What colour have you used to represent the natural wood?

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ScottW

Ian, I applied a thin coat of Humbrol matt 110 to the inside of the wagon. Once dry a thin coat of Humbrol 93 was applied over the top, by applying a thin coat of paint the colour underneath shows through. After leaving the paint to dry for 24 hours a couple of washes using a mid grey was applied, I used Humbrol 106. To finish off a black wash was applied, the two mineral wagons received a few extra black washes to represent the residue left from the coal and coke.  

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