Been a while since i last posted. I have been busy with lots of things including commissions but I have managed to get some time for some weathering of my own stock (more commissions are imminent!)

I repainted a model loco Black 5 I had bought last year and gave it a wash over with ink/water mix.

Now, armed with a suitable colour photo I have returned to finish the job

and in a view from above

I wonder if they grey on the footplate of the original photograph is the ash spread on the footplate to give a bit of extra grip for the locomen when walking along it?

Baz