Weathering with ink and weathering powders - O Gauge Ruston 48DS

[dave_long]

There are a number of colour photos on Flickr. In my opinion there's too much contrast in your rust colour, it almost gives off a glow.

[The Stationmaster]

I used a couple of  photos of another Scot - I didn't have one of The Old Contemptibles in colour with me at the show. They are from Gavin Morrisons book on Leeds Holbeck shed.

 

I try to make use of colour plates of particular stock to help with weathering.  Major problems are caused by the lack of decent shots of the top of locos and coaches as well as of the insides of mineral wagons.

 

edited to include book details

The last 'Scot' I saw (and travelled behind) makes yours look  like an exhibition finish, the only bit which was almost clean was the cabside number!

[Barry O]

There are a number of colour photos on Flickr. In my opinion there's too much contrast in your rust colour, it almost gives off a glow.

What rust colour?

These locos may have a bit of road dirt but other than around the tender filler cap there is no rust colour on this loco as per the photos I used

 

 

The last 'Scot' I saw (and travelled behind) makes yours look like an exhibition finish, the only bit which was almost clean was the cabside number!

Mike

the photos I have used are from 1961 ish so the loco isn't too filthy - I do have a nice photo of a filthy Scot at Holbeck but it was taken in 1964 - too late for me

Edited February 1, 2015 by Barry O

[sjrixon]

I've been playing a little on an old Hornby closed wagon.. Do people use a smaller brush to get some grime along the edges? I think everything I've been using is a little big to get into the corners. 

 

 

I'd post a picture, but the weather is so horrid that it's impossible.. 

[Barry O]

I use various sized brushes for the application of powder. For teh ink/water I use sponge to spread it everywhere.. currently I use makeup wedges and little makeup sponges on sticks.

 

Hope that helps

[sjrixon]

I need a smaller brush  

[sjrixon]

Ok, probably not the best picture to put up for review.. But it was all I could get in the low light this morning..  I tried to simulate the run off the roof with some fresh ink after the main weathering, but I'm not 100% sure it worked. I also tried to add some more around the doors, again not sure.. 

 

[Barry O]

use a little ink/water delivered by brush along the edge of the roof/side join. Then, let it dry a little before using either a wide flat hard brush (nylon bristle make up or paint brush) to drag the mix down the van side,make sure you use a good colour photo as a guide.

 

 

does that help?

 

Baz

[sjrixon]

Yes.. I think I let mine dry too much! Had a picture, but mine didn't look like the picture when I finish☺

 

Still, I think it looks better than when I started ☺

[Barry O]

If you get a weathered finish that you like stick with it! Others may not like it but if its for you that's fine.

 

My clients are specific about what they want and I weather their stock to how they want them.

 

Baz

[Barry O]

Been busy with some bits for clients but also some for me!

 

Baby Scot

 

 

O4/8

 

 

Ex Geoff Brewin Crab

 

 

 

[Barry O]

a bit of work done over the last week..

 

A 3/4 nose on view of a Class 40

 

 

and a quartet of Heljan Dogfish

 

 

a Bachmann Mk1 BG

 

 

and.. more vans

Baz

 

[NHY 581]

Any suggestions as to the best way to replicate an oily finish on coupling rods. The sort of golden brown colour we often see in photos...

 

Rob

[Metr0Land]

My preferred way is Modelmates Oily Brown (either direct from them or model shops)

 

http://www.modelmates.co.uk/product/oil-brown-2/

 

It takes a little while to dry so if you've put too much on you can wipe away.  Alternatively build up several thin coats.

[Mick Bonwick]

AK-Interactive Engine Oil (AK084) is a good match.

[Barry O]

use a bit of gunmetal paint mixed with a   browny colour paint  as a base (match the colour to the photo colours ) then wash over it with ink and when its still slightly wet add some powders  then, using a stiff brush drag the powder across the rods to get  a little bit of texture to the rods.

 

Baz

[Barry O]

Caprotti 5 - loco built from a Comet Kit by Steve Haley, fitted with a Zimo sound chip and gently weathered by me.

 

Edited April 28, 2015 by Barry O

[Barry O]

Duchesses - I love them!

 

Four completed for a client. These are from a variety of Builders and painters .. all are DJH kits and all are EM. Two very heavily weathered, two lightly weathered

 

Duchess of Abercorn - light

 

 

King George VI - heavy

 

 

City of Sheffield - heavy

 

 

and finally Sir William Stanier FRS - light

 

 

The two heavily weathered locos cover up some blemishes in the paint work.

 

And just for something different a 2P..again a kit built and painted by someone else - I am just weathering it.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 15, 2015 by Barry O

[Barry O]

And now for something completely different.. some On3 American Box cars...

 

Two of the five Box Cars..

 

 

One is D&RGW one

 

 

the other is a Colorado and Western one

 

 

These are RTR items and are very nice if somewhat larger than the On30 equivalents from Mr B. Achmann.

[ess1uk]

Just been reading through.

I would be interested in seeing how the tank wagons came out if you got round to them.

[Barry O]

erm which ones??

 

Murgatroyds

 

 

ex Airfix Esso Type B

 

ex Dapol square tank

 

 

 

ex Esso Petrol - O Gauge

 

 

not sure what I meant by oil tanker.. sorry

Edited May 25, 2015 by Barry O

[Barry O]

Due to other commitments I have not managed to undertake a lot of weathering recently ..but I have started to work through the backlog today starting with 10001.

 

This is a Bachmann model regauged to EM by Mike Edge. I have  fitted a Legomanbiffo 37/0 sound chip and then weathered it.

 

 

end three quarter view

 

 

and t'other side

 

Baz

[Barry O]

Been busy with a bit of sound fitting and weathering over the last couple of days.

 

First up a Caprotti 5 from a Comet Kit built and painted by Steve Haley  Graham Varley.  (correct builder identified) I fitted a Loksound V4 (sound from Digitrains) chip in the tender and 2 sugar cubes in the front frames (isn't EM gauge wonderful sometimes?) and then weathered it.

 

Question - were any Caprottis ever kept clean?

 

 

 

Tender close up

 

and for something different a Heljan CoBo - re-gauged by Mike Edge to EM. I fitted a Loksound V4 (sound from Digitrains) chip in the body and two sugar cubes in the fuel tank. 

 

and the other side

 

 

I replaced some of the Heljan pipework as it is too flimsy to survive very long.

 

Back to steam

 

A brace of Duchesses - these have Zimo 646 decoders fitted under the cab area and sugarcubes fitted between the frames under the chimney. They have both had the rods weathered (City of Carlisle hadn't when the photo was taken) and that was it. Except City of Carlisle has been polished a little - both built and painted by Graham Varley.

 

City of Carlisle 

 

and City of Birmingham

 

 

and to round it off another diesel

 

a Heljan BRCW type 2 (Class 26) in Green - sound fitted with speaker in fuel tank

 

 

This loco is gently weathered for a reasonably new, looked after diesel. Again its been regauged to EM by Mike Edge

 

Baz

Edited July 29, 2015 by Barry O

[Barry O]

More weathering completed today.

 

Another Black 5 not sure who built it - its in EM.

 

 

and a B16/3 - from a PDK kit built and painted by Graham Varley

 

 

a close up of the tender

 

 

and something for me

 

a pair of LNER Grain Wagons

 

 

enjoy!

 

Baz

 

 

[Barry O]

Been re-gauging/fitting 3 link couplings and weathering a number of wagons this week.

First up examples of a group of unfitted vans,

 

Not sure about the "W" number on the  van on the left as its a SOuthern Railways/BR design.

 

Next up some fitted vans

 

 

looks like both are Parkside kits.

 

A Gunpowder van (Hornby Dublo body on a Parkside chassis) and chalk marked Parkside van

 

 

and finally a Hornby Bogie Bolster A

 

 

Baz