Andrew P Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Nicely weathered Ben, I do love your Stone Walls, really good work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Cheers andy The weathering on the BR standard was done with powders & a bit of dry brushing,but as you know mate im not happy with it and need to learn how to use an airbrush and try and copy your skills! Cheers Ben 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) Cheers Ben, here's an early Railroad 9F, just done with Powder and. Dry Brushed Enamels. I cut out the Plastic Coal and made a new insert for the Tender and then added Real Coal, I cut off the front steps from the front Bogie and mounted them under the Running Plate, made some front Steam Pipes from Brass Wire, added Cab Doors from some Black Card and fitted a Crew, it ran really sweet as well. I've just got the Railroad Evening Star and so that will be treated the same way but WITHOUT the heavy weathering. Good luck and some more pics of the Layout PLEASE, hahahah Edited March 1, 2016 by Andrew P 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Great work on the 9f andy.even more so that there wasnt an airbrush used on it! That mucky browny colour looks spot on. I actually bought a cheapish airbrush & compresser last week. Ive been looking through a book by tim shackelton on weathering locos so im going to have a try soon when i get chance. Cheers Ben 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Ben, Two other good Books / Magazines are the Hornby Magazine Weathering 1 & 2, Tim does a lot in both of those and there very inspirational. Good luck, and I'm looking forward to seeing your results mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Cheers andy,much appreciated Cheers Ben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Hi Ben, just popped in to see if there were any new pics of this wonderful Layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 Hiya andy Sorry pal,no progress of late or even anything running round the loft due to me been busy with work & looking after a toddler! Hopefully i'll get a bit of free time soon though mate. Cheers Ben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Had a couple of spare hours today for once! Thought id try using my airbrush for the first time and try to weather a loco. So i picked on an old Bachmann BR standard 4mt to have a go on.... Before.... After.... Quite pleased with it,havent got the guts yet to do something more expensive though! Cheers Ben 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Ben, That's an incredible job for a first attempt, I wish I had done as good a job on my first Loco mate. Well bloomin done. :locomotive: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Cheers andy,much appreciated. Now i keep looking at that far too clean wd on the layout! Looks so wrong being clean! Cheers Ben 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Awesome job, mate! I have to make do with weathering powders myself. Cheers, William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Ben, I have to agree with Andy mate, fantastic effort for first attempt - I'm frightened to try myself! I should have mentioned the section of track either side of hangman's bridge as well. Superb workmanship along the trackside my friend, and coupled to the backscene, very realistic! I would think that the light switch could be disguised with paint or possibly cut in some off-cuts of backscene so as to make the switch virtually disappear! Kind regards, Jock. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hi jock,cheers for the kind comments,much appreciated. Yeah think i'll have to disguise the light switch with an off cut of backscene,when I eventually get back over to the real location to take some photos. Cheers Ben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Not done any work on the layout for a while,but tonight i cleaned the trackwork,and had a little play! Patriot "The Northamptonshire regiment" was having a run up to the summit... Passing the summit sign... View from the bridge.... Cheers Ben 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Apologies if some of the photos arnt loading correctly,think photobucket is playing up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Great photos Ben - did Hanging Bridge have abutments and a road off each end, or was it just sitting there like it is on the layout? I really don't know . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Hangmans bridge was built into the surrounding hillside mate and used as access for a farmer. Unfortunately dont have the space on that part of the layout to model wild boar fell,a backscene will have to be the next best thing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Pics look good as usual Ben, thanks for sharing them with us. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 As Andy said Ben, every time we look in we get a lesson my friend!, Kind regards, Jock. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwordsmith Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Excellent layout Ben - those shots up the long drag are really atmospheric - you've etched the line at just the right height to give you some scenic headroom - as you probably spotted on Waverley I don;t have that luxury s we had to get the line over a set of stairs, so deck height is really 2 inches higher than would have been ideal, You've done som great weathering - don;t forget BR pretty much stopped recruiting cleaners in the early diesel age, so filth really was the order of the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Havent had chance to do anything else on the layout recently but got another loco for it. A proper S&C loco... Fowler 4f Its the latest Hornby one,and bought it cheap,second hand. Soon it will be show the airbrush for a bit of light weathering and given a crew & lamps. Cheers Ben 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Still no progress on the layout but ive have been improving a railroad 9f i have. Removed the horrible front coupling and replaced it with screw link type. Made some cab doors from plasticard to close down the gap from the cab to tender. Also removed the horrible glazing from the cab which looks like double glazing on the model,and fiitted a crew & front lamp. Then finally weathered using an airbrush with enamels to that heavily worked end of steam look. Before.... After..... Cheers Ben 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Cheers 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwordsmith Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Lovely bit of weathering Ben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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