brush weathering - colours??

[halsey]

Hi,

 

I'm just about to start my brush "weathering" journey and am about to tackle a set of 6 Airfix LMS Stannier coaches 

 

I'm not trying to be too adventurous just aiming for a basic washed appearance on the bodies with oil and dirt on the bogies will start me off

 

What colours and which paint types should I be getting??

 

Hopefully this thread will be of use to others in the same position

 

Thanks

[Mick Bonwick]

You're about to be inundated with views, options and preferences.

 

My suggestion is:

 

Humbrol acrylic no. 72 - matt leather

Humbrol acrylic no. 33 - matt black

MIG Productions Dark Wash

Ultimate acrylic thinners for the paints

White spirit to thin the wash

Abteilung 502 ABTP033 Dark Mud pigment

 

Mix the two acrylic paints in varying proportions to obtain the main underframe colour and thin to suit before applying.

Apply the wash to the seams in the bodysides to represent the dirt build-up, thinned to help the capillary action take it into the detail.

When all the paint is dry, apply small amounts of the pigment in the places where rust might be starting.

 

Work from photographs, don't imagine.

 

Good luck and have fun.

[Mick Bonwick]

There is some information about one method of dirtying coach sides here: