jonas' N gauge Blog

Hi Steve,

The Farish 08 is lovely, isn't it?! Yours looks just the job with those Dutch wagons - could you explain a little about what weathering techniques you used please?

cheers

 

jo

Hi Jo,

 

Thanks for the compliment! I mostly use Games Workshop / Citadel acrylics, making a suitable muck colour our of chardon granite (dark grey), graveyard earth (light brown) and black, which I slop all over the underframe. This is also thinly washed over the bodysides.

 

I then use a sponge to dab on a dark rust colour mixed to taste very lightly, which simulates chipping of paintwork - a technique stolen from military modellers! I then sharpen a matchstick and pick away at the rust spots to make sure none are too big, especially on the handrail type bits which tend to weather differently. A quick dust of Mig powders, a rub of pencil lead over the springs and buffer ends and that's about it.

 

There is a fair big of trial and error involved, and a lot of it is about removal rather than application but I hope that helps. I'm off to a toyfair tomorrow on the lookout for a couple more dogfish and / or seacows so I will try and get some photo of the techniques if it helps, depending what the weather is like when I do them!

 

Cheers, Steve

Looking good Steve. A lot of railway modellers don't tend to look to military modellers for weathering techniques.

 

Look forward to following the blog...

 

 

 

Dave

LOL, I've been lucky enough to see this stock in the flesh... The weathering is second to none!

 

Good to see you have finally gone public with some pics! Hope this means we are getting closer to a layout scenario!!!!

 

Keep it rolling!

 

Lee

 

 

Thanks guys.

 

I quite often peruse the forums of military, aviation and wargaming modelling for techniques. There are many good ideas out there, I just pinch the ones I like!

 

Don't worry Lee, all this is leading towards a layout, I promise...

Hi Steve.

 

I agree with the others, you have made a great job on weathering that rolling stock. The track really does look 'chunky' though, have you ever considered using the 2mmSA 'Easitrak'? Its the best looking 'proprietry' track you can get currently.

 

Missy

Missy,

 

Cheers! I know what you mean about the track, to be honest it was a random length I bought just so I had something to put my wagons on!

 

I've just had a dig on the 2mmSA website - I'm very impressed with what I found here. Definitely worth a look I think. I do find the idea of building turnouts frankly terrifying, but it's something I think would be worth the effort.

 

Thank you for pointing that out, I may be sold!

 

Steve

So steve, I reckon there are wagons weathered that you've not shown us yet!

 

 

 

Must be time for an update!

The weathering is very nice. It is interesting how you are planning a small shunting layout, yet you are also interested in Hereford yard (refer to my blog: Marsh Lane Sidings). Look forward to more of your work.