Mick Bonwick

A couple of semitones be enough?

I have downloaded it through Pocketmags. It is definitely useful. If you use Pocketmags you can always access it on your PC, but it might depend on you having Internet access - I don't know.. You can print off all pages through Pocketmags.

Are you sure? It must be there. If it wasn't there someone must have nicked it. It would have been there if it hadn't been nicked. Wouldn't it? A vacuum is an absence of air. And water and earth and fire. And socks and frankfurters and cabbages and kings. Not that a pump would be of any use for those, of course. Now, where were we?

I bought some of these a few years ago, but haven't yet used them. From the instructions and quotes on the website they look as if they will work, but I can't verify that from my own experiences. Yet. https://www.dccconcepts.com/product/pickup-springs-1-5mm-axles-48-pack/

But there is a measure of filth involved.

Question : Why is Kevin so tall? Answer: Because he wears platform heels.

That'll keep you off the platforms streets for a while.

First we get nudged canopies, now we get naked platforms. I can't deal with this, it's too stressful. I'm going to go and lie down in a darkened room.

To finish off the dusty look I have continued to use the MIG Productions Industrial City Dirt. Small amounts have been taken from the inside of the lid of the pot and placed in areas where dust.would have built up in normal use. Where is that? Reference to photographs will provide the answer and I have been using Gordon Edgar's photographic books about industrial railways to help me in this task. Study the photograph below and see where the differences are between the original model (out of the box) above and the finished version. Although this account has taken several days to produce, the model was completed in two working days. Well done to those readers who have stuck with it and not abandoned the story half way through.

The cab roof has now had some MIG Productions Black Smoke pigment brushed on to represent the build-up of grot ejected by the chimney/funnel, and random applications of the same pigment and Industrial City Dirt have been made to parts of the running plate. This locomotive is to be portrayed in a quarry environment, so a layer of dust is needed to reflect that. The Industrial City Dirt is also applied to areas of the wheels, steps and areas where crew's boots would take the stone dust.

I hope the show lives up to expectations. Have a good day.

If it's the diesel and electric era you want, try Railtec.

It's Hall too much for me!

Sparmax MAX-3 or Max-4, depending on how fine you want the spray pattern to be.

Reference to many photographs of working Pecketts has indicated that there are several areas where dirt seems to accumulate more than others. I have continued to apply the dark mix of frame dirt/weathered black to areas such as the leading edge and corner of the saddle tank, the upper corners of the coal bunker and the join between cab and tank. A simple waft was all that was needed, just to hint at the discolouration. I also applied a small amount of this same colour to the wheel centres and the coupling rod joints, to alter the monotone already applied.

http://www.cmra.org.uk/diary20.html

Steve, in this case the airbrush was angled at about 30 degrees to the horizontal, so that the edge (not the full force) of the spray pattern caught the top of the saddle tank. What I omitted to say (sorry!) was that he cabside was masked off loosely with a piece of card,

I have found that answers to questions like this are best obtained by using the telephone. Sally Dodds on 01778 395035 according to the Warners Group Publications website.

What? No hands-on weathering demonstration? Shame on you!

The upper surfaces of a steam locomotive receive copious amounts of grot from the exhaust and, sometimes, the surrounding environment. This locomotive is intended for use in a quarry, so there will be some dust added to represent that. Later! To begin with, the soot from the chimney will be represented by a predominantly black mix of Railmatch Frame Dirt and Weathered Black. Application is from my trusty Iwata Eclipse SBS, with successive light coats aimed roughly at the top of the smokebox, saddle tank and cab roof. Why roughly? Because I don't want a sharp edge to the colour, but a fading away as it gets lower down the sides.

What does the beginner want to do with an airbrush?

Continuing to use the MIG Productions Dark Wash, a deliberately random application to the pipework and other equipment 'twixt saddle tank and running plate will result in a depiction of grime build-up and general dirtiness. A 'stain' has been left on the top surface of the running plate to add to the end result.

Oh! That one.

Ah, yes. But he only lists N Gauge items on there, and the OP asks for 4mm items. Still, he might be able to make contact that way.

I don't recall any shops being that close!