Ray Von Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Hello, I'm new here. I have a question about weathering service providers, does anyone have a particularly good or bad experience to share? I have two brand new Graham Farish EMU's in N gauge, obviously identical, so in the future I'd like one renumbered and then both of them weathered, but I'm wary.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Grimy Times is your man Excellent standard and service Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 Thanks for the reply, is renumbering undertaken too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 The Rolls Royce of weathering is probably Mercig. Not cheap but beautiful results and all levels of weathering and detailing undertaken. No connection, just an admirer. http://www.mercigstudios.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Not an answer to your question but possibly a more satisfying suggestion. I think DIY weathering one of the most rewarding corners of the hobby. 1 You can do it with powders (I use shaved off soft pastels from The Works 'stubbed on' with a paint brush) and if you don't like what you've done you can easily take it all off again. 2 There's loads of advice on here how to do it (including re-numbering). Some say start with a waggon; I jumped straight in with my 00 gauge G2A loco a few years back. 3 The key piece of advice is do an image search to find pictures of how real locos of the class you going to tackle actually weather down. 4 I stand my weathering efforts on the shelves around my computer to scrutinise over the weeks and have another go now and again. When I'm happy I "fix" the powders with a matt varnish spray. dhig PS Not an emu, but I've got my Derby lighweight DMU standing above me here with a first powdering applied a few weeks back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Seconded. Observation, and then practice on an old coach body is very cheap. And it is very satisfying when you get your new out of the box model to look like it has been out on the network, with the characteristic build ups of grime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Cheers guys, some heartening words and good advice. But I'm SCARED! I don't think I can trust myself to go anywhere NEAR my lovely shiny new EMU'S with a paintbrush. ...but then, that's the problem - they are a bit shiny..... :-o Seriously though, I think I'll send them to an expert when the time comes- and maybe practice on some of my wagons for now. :-) Thanks again all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 As said before, a cheap second hand wagon to start with and then lots of photos to work from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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