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    Thanks Ric

     

    Yeah, I had noticed it when I looked again... I might have another crack at the planking, one thing I didn't use this time was the fuibreglass pen (mainly because I could't find it). I had totally forgot I went over the strapping with my wooden effect so when I came to rub away the rusty colouring it was a bit of a shock.

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    Aww thanks guys :P 300! that is madness

     

    ! that is sparta! sorry I had to do that!

     

    missy - soon I'm going to have a crack at 2mm and try to get something similar... I'm crossing my fingers really tight for that one!

     

    halfwit - I agree, I think they do need to be rustier, dry brush some of the underframe colours and as I mentioned make the mixture a little browner.

     

    Thanks for the comment son the wooden effect though. I honestly though they were going to be the hardest bits to do...

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    Thanks guys, but can I just ask which pictures can you see the brush marks, so I can see where I went a bit awry?

     

    I must admit one side of the tender looks better than the other! I think when I come to do further models with the same glossy finish, I'll spray it lightly with matt varnish.

     

    I'm trying to avoid an airbrush as much as possible because a) I don't have one and B) unless it's a full re-livery I'd think I'd feel more accomplished in myself to learn how to hand brush weathering & c) I really can't be bothered cleaning up all the time afterwards.

     

    Im must admit if it hadn't started to wiped the weathering job off already I would have been quite happy with it however, I think a light spray of matt varnish would help.

     

    I yeah, I'm thinking of how to do the smoke deposites along the top without having to rely on an airbrush.

     

    Im going to hunt around for powders & chalk pastels.

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    57xx: Haha, great mind think alike :P well in a sense! I'm currently trying to remedy the fact that our club has no N gauge layout, I hopin I can use some of these methods to those projects :P

     

    Dr Al: I must say, I'm not always too positive about my my projects but the woodwork really impressed me. A lot of people make it out to be quite a difficult process, and it looks it, but that was my first ever attempt at it and I just stuck by what I've read in articles.

     

    At risk of repeating myself, to get really productive comments from people who I've really looked up to over the past year/years does alot for confidence and bravery. Hopefully soon you'l get to see some of my rolling stock.

     

    Thank you

     

     

    Sylvian Tennant

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    Hi guys, thank you for all the kind and productive comments :)

     

     

    Leopard1299: Yes you are very much correct, there’s loads more I want to try out but even with he plastic wagon, the black really bring the detail out.

     

     

    Jamie: The timber was my greatest feat. As for the underframe, I noticed that as well, I think it’s the gunmetal I dry brushed onto it. But it’s a work in progress… as I mentioned before I block painted Tamiya flat brown, and Humbrol Chocolate and these look pretty okay, but forgot to take a photo of it… do’h!

     

     

    The A4 for very much an anticipated project because I really want to get into weathering my locomotives now. I have to agree on the black areas. They seemed to be very thick and just slopped on.

     

     

    I’ll hunt around for Grahams Muz’s article but I must confess, it was that thread you linked me (6WTS) to that started all this off. It is very much appreciated that I can take a look though it again. Thank you.

     

     

    57xx: Cheers for that, and thanks for the tip on wooden planking I’ll have a look at Gauche :) Can I just ask, you’re a 2mm scale modeller; that is quite impressive. :)

     

     

    Chris Nevard: Thank you very much for those kind words. To get those compliments from someone whose work I admire defies words. Sorry if I sound a bit bum kissing there… but honestly, thank you :)

     

     

    There shall be more.

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    Aww thank you, I must be honest with you. I thought that was going to be the hardest job of all but it was really simple, and the variation you can do just by adding further begie/grey colours plus maybe a little black & white is just amazing. What makes it come to life is the wash.

     

    I forgot to add that I dry brush a little revell 84 on the interior saction rivets where the door is.

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