Mick Bonwick's Blog

I recon you know what I'd think ;-) I would run out of superlatives to describe the locos, especially the Peckett, love the way it looks used but cared for. It does look fantastic in the 'flesh' and sadly the photo's I took doesn't do it justice. 

What happened to the wagons you were using? could you do a blog weathering them using the washes and pigments you were using at the show.

Just a thought.

Steve.

Thank you, Steve. I don't think I have ever produced a photograph that portrays a model as it looks in the flesh. Maybe I should go on a photography course.

 

Weathering a wagon is a good idea - maybe that's what I'll do next. It won't be for a while, though, because next weekend is Missenden weekend and I've still got far too much preparation to do.

I have loved reading this blog, plenty of inspiration for when my peckett turns up! I'm not sure I could put up with it pristine but I couldn't bear to see it filthy either so to see how you've achieved this finish is marvellous!

It's impossible to describe how good that looks, I can only hope mine comes out a fraction as well

The main thing to bear in mind when aiming for this level of dirt is to only use small quantities of everything. It is easy to add more, but very difficult to remove excess. If you have any questions to ask when you come to do yours, just ask on this blog. I look back periodically to check for new entries.