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Hi Jam, my only comment about your weathering ( and I'm no expert!)would be the wagons are usually dirtier toward the bottom, especially the underframe, rather than a uniform amount of grot.

 

HTH

 

Stu

I would halt any more scenics until all of the track is down, wired and tested. I had all of my track down on my on30 and tested it for the 1st time yesterday, only to find that there was an uncurable problem with one of the points. This was duly lifted and replaced, but I wouldn't have been able to do this if I had sceniced it etc with such simplicity.

 

HTH

 

Matt

Hi Stu, thanks for your advice, I will look into it and amend accordingly. I should really look at some prototype photos as well.

 

Hi Matt, as I have told John, everything is removable (literally!) to take allowance of the fact that it may all need to come off should I need to adjust the trackwork. Plus, being removable it is also easier to work on.

By the way, how is the On30 layout going?

I would do the roofs by inking some grime into the low spots at the end, then using a good drybrush (usually square shaped, fine brisles about 5mm wide) to stipple sooty deposits along the top. You could use this same method to do the underframes. I would also run a bit more ink into the joins on the planking. Most pictures also show more dirt on the flat ends of the wagon, often brown mud/brakedust, sometimes wiped off around warning signs or load indicators. I am no expert but I like the look of the work so far.

Thank you for that useful information! I'll see what I can do to improve it

I did think it needed a bit more on the planking.