My first commission! Well proud I am!
So a friend of mine saw my work and though, "By jove that's good" I don't know why though, I always seem to find something I could have done better. Well anyway a brief conversation ensued followed by delivery of the package.
The package turned out to be a second hand Wachy Bachy 87xx Pannier in post war GWR livery. The task was To give it a worked in look ,noot too dirty but must have looked like an engine in use. So I set about ruining his poor model.
Here are the results.
All the work was done using Humbrol paints, metalcote and gloss cote. I've described bits elsewhere in my other blog so I'd be generally going over what I've done before. Only I've given the engine a novie fireman who needs to learn how to use a water crane!
Unfortunatly I didn't take a photograph of the represenation of the inner frame which I had painted red (humbrol 60) and washed with black & leather mixed together.
The fireirons (which you can get for tank engines...and I didn;t use in my wisdom!) are from springside (and provided by the client) and painted the leather and black mix followed by a dabing of almost driend leather from a cotton bud. Wooden bits such as handles and most of the broom are painted revell 87 (I tell a lie I used a revell painted too!) and washed in the said mix. the cab wasn't provided nor was a crew but the client knows best.
If you have any specific questions please don't hestate to ask.
Now back to job searching
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