repainting hornby 35.5t fuel tanks

[carl1967]

Hi all

 

 

I am repainting my rake of Hornby 35.5t fuel tanks.

 

 

Here are the 1^st 5 done today.

 

 

Done in BR Grey and weathered with paint washes and MIG pigments.

 

 

Carl

[Sweeney Todd]

Fantastic

 

They look so much better than the plastic looking originals , great work .

 

Shaun .

[Guest Phil]

Good stuff Carl.

Surprising what a little bit of paint and powder does.

 

If you don't mind me suggesting, I'd do two things ;

 

First, i'd add a blob of milliput or similar to the axlebox ends, then when cured, file them flat so they look like axleboxes, then I'd tone the rusty colour down a little subtley. It might be the images which show the rust to be bright, but I'd be looking at a darker leathery colour for underframe grime.

 

I use Revell Lederbraun washes for my underframes.

 

Great stuff though Carl. You've turned plastic toys into models

[Waveydavey]

Try using Railmatch Frame Dirt on your underframes with a bit of rust colour on the brake shoes. I use it on all my stock and it looks very convincing.

 

Cheers

 

David

['CHARD]

These are great, it does showcase how much mileage there is in Railroad level products with a bit of care, thought, and effort. Good stuff.

 

To reiterate what others have said, the areas that attract accumulations of track dirt will tend to take on the colour of track dirt. Without wishing to get too indelicate about what the constituent substances of this are, the majority is train deposits, so brake dust, oil and other fluids, and solids expelled from under trains. Ahem. So yes, a leathery, farmyard colour is what you'd be looking at (and smelling). This is why a decent pair of protective gloves is always advisable if you're dealing with the real thing.

[carl1967]

I have darkened them down and added more weathering.

 

I have done them from photos of real TTa’s.

 

let me know what you think?

 

Carl

 

[Rods_of_Revolution]

I have darkened them down and added more weathering.

 

I have done them from photos of real TTa’s.

 

let me know what you think?

 

Carl

 

Certainly an improvement on the standard Hornby tanks! You virtually never see a rake of clean tanks in realty so the same should go for the model!

 

Regards,

 

Jack

[birdseyecircus]

They look really good. Are you going to add some decals?

 

Paul

[Sylvian Tennant]

That's some fantastic weathering, the end result I a real improvement over the originals keep up the good work

 

All I will say is... how did you carry out latter section of weathering? i.e the oil streaks and the "burnt/flaked" patches?

[big_daddy_ray]

Your original efforts work out well, but the second half of your weathering transformation is sublime, you are to be commended

[carl1967]

thanks all