SouthernBlue80s Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 This is my fleet so far. I start with a base paint of rail dirt on the bogies and buffer beam and matt black on the roof Then I detail with weathering powders. Some need revisiting especially the front end of 31270. The camera always highlights the nasty bits All photographed on my photo plank - Rather unimaginatively named Depot 08375 25190 - I am still working on this, so not shown, renumbered, domino headcodes on,need to make handrails for it 31117 31270 - The front ends need a bit of work 33045 - My first attempt 37034 47076 - Needs better handrails 47285 47436 50037 56001 - Bit has fallen off damm! Pictures here I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction with this http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/117370-help-needed-Hornby-class-56-jumper-cable-replacement/ Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owentherail Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 All Looks good, roof of 47436 especially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrel Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 They look great layout looks great as well. Once you get a backscene fitted to it It will look like the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 All Looks good, roof of 47436 especially. Thanks. I am going to see if I can get the front of 31270 looking OK. As it looks OK on the layout but in the pics it all looks a bit clumsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold griffgriff Posted November 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2016 I think they all look nicely careworn. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Daddyman Posted November 29, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2016 Some nice effects here - well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Thanks for the positive comments I have spent tonight trying to improve them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted November 29, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2016 Time to stop trying to improve them, they look pretty damn good to me. Remember, less is more!. Let the dust settle, and the paint dry for a few weeks, then take another look. Meanwhile, try hunting down photos of the actual locos to see just how close you've got it. Best regards Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Looks excellent, always nice to see BR blue locos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRAILRAGE Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 some very good modelling there mate keep it up. Cheers Trailrage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tomlinson Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I agree with #8 above. If you keep going its all too easy to overdo it. There's a motto in weathering - "when you think it could have a bit more its time to stop!" John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 weathering is tricky for some and easy for others, I find that I try do too much, your models look bang on to me, especially the large logo class 47. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 I must say I have to agree. It is so tempting to keep going. But as Landlord said ``less is more`` What I do find is useful is to do a first pass. Put the thing down for a month and then revisit with fresh pair of eyes. What I find helpful is that I have an image of it in my minds eye before I start, after having looked at pics. So 56001 was going to have a standard dirty roof but be fairly clean 31270 was going to have all that muck up the side that they often had Have said that I did improve the front of the 31, the roof of the 50 and did a fraction on 47285. They are now out of my hands and safely away from my weathering powders....promise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted November 30, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 30, 2016 As others have said, your locos look great. The weathering is spot on and not overdone, really good. Leave them as they are and use your time and skills on some other rolling stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravensdmufan Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Really excellent weeathering - looks just right. Fair play to you. Thanks for showing us. What powders do you use please? CDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 Hi I am a big fan of Railmatch rail dirt. As a start point. As far as powders go. All the basic ones are Humbrol. I am big fan of using Sand with a soft brush...it knocks things back to make it more subtle. All the rust colours of which I have a few are DCC concepts. DCC Concepts track rust is another must for me. I will slowly stick up pictures of my stock. Inspiration from Eastwestdivide http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/image/32525-van-neg-m7-0013-interfrigo-83-fs-808-9-551-8/ My take on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanishdriver Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Very impressive pictures and the weathering to me is spot on. I shall be tackling my first weathering over the next month or so you have given me many ideas. The thing that stands out to me are your bogies. Very subtle and rather than just spraying with track dirt all over you have that oily/greasy look and a bit of shine coming through. The depot track and ballasting is very good but the long grass probably needs to be toned down as it does stick out a bit too much. Thank you for sharing your work. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Hi Gary. Yes I am going to completely redo the track and ground scenics on this, as I anot happy with them. I am going to put down some bullhead rail and spend more time over it all. I am going to do my take on weathering from ´start to finish on here soon using 25190. So that might give you some ideas as well Best wishes Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Very nice indeed SB80s. My only comment would be don't forget the driver needs to see out of the windscreen. I think I'd be struggling if I were a driver of some of those locos. It may be an idea to mask the clean areas where the wipers wipe before you start weathering a loco. I also like to highlight the grilles using weathered black/roof dirt to really bring them out. This is particularly noticeable on grey-roofed locos. Just a couple of suggestions to help you improve your already excellent weathering further! Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HealeyMills Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Hi Steve, I really like your weathering... very inspiring. It also seems many others do too with the odd helpful comment added as well. What do you add to the loco's BR blue and yellow as they seem to have that nice 'used' and slightly faded look about them? Cheers Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Yes Dave, I totaly agree, I definately need to clean some of those windows, as they let it all down a bit. I have started to mask them now on the last few I have weathered. I wish I had done so in the first place, but it has been a learning curve for me. What do you think the best stuff would be to get rid of matt varnish/weathering powder of some of those windows? Lee. To answer your question. I take a largish soft brush. I mix up sand weathering powder with some white weathering powder and just a smidgen of my general rust/muck powders and mix it with the bush so no lumps, nice and fine. I then take the brush and knock of most of the powder on a bit of kitchen paper (like if you were dry brushing). I then work the brush vertically up and down the loco, it also picks up fine power form the roof and bogies and works this in too. On 47436 on here I have used quite a bit to give it quite clean but faded look the large logo 47s often developed. And on other locos just minimal, it knocks everything back and blends things in nicely. I will try and start the 25190 thread soon, with pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted December 1, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2016 Steve Loco's and depot looks superb..... Brings back memories of my spotting days in the early 80's Once a back scene has been added it will become very atmospheric Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanishdriver Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Hi Steve, I look forward to the 25 190 project. I know that I will be getting an air brush for Christmas (as I bought it for the good lady to give me!!) but would also be interested in using powders. I have just bought numerous Railmatch paints to get me started on both the track and loco's. Living in Spain, I do not have a source of such things over here so rely on the trusty Hattons and Gaugemaster to supply me. When you start your thread/blog on 25 190, can I respectfully ask that you also give details of the products used as it would be most helpful to an 'old' novice such as me (not wishing to infringe on advertising rules as I know there are other products that will do an equal job - if you know what I mean?) Keep up the good work my friend as it appears that there are numerous people like me that have an interest. Kind regards Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Hi Steve, I look forward to the 25 190 project. I know that I will be getting an air brush for Christmas (as I bought it for the good lady to give me!!) but would also be interested in using powders. I have just bought numerous Railmatch paints to get me started on both the track and loco's. Living in Spain, I do not have a source of such things over here so rely on the trusty Hattons and Gaugemaster to supply me. When you start your thread/blog on 25 190, can I respectfully ask that you also give details of the products used as it would be most helpful to an 'old' novice such as me (not wishing to infringe on advertising rules as I know there are other products that will do an equal job - if you know what I mean?) Keep up the good work my friend as it appears that there are numerous people like me that have an interest. Kind regards Gary I will do Gary. I am just awaiting some handrail material which should be with me very soon. And then I will start a detailed step by step thread. As many have helped me on here with tips, so hopefully this thread of mine will give some tips to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Very nice indeed SB80s. My only comment would be don't forget the driver needs to see out of the windscreen. I think I'd be struggling if I were a driver of some of those locos. It may be an idea to mask the clean areas where the wipers wipe before you start weathering a loco. I also like to highlight the grilles using weathered black/roof dirt to really bring them out. This is particularly noticeable on grey-roofed locos. Just a couple of suggestions to help you improve your already excellent weathering further! Cheers Dave Hi Dave All my drivers can now see where they are going....so hopefully no more derailments at Bochester. A cotton bud and some turps did the trick. I also got the black weathering powder out. So I am really happy with them all now. Thanks for casting a critical eye over them. The Pizza Cutter wheels on my Bachmann 37 annoy me. So uncertain as to whether to purchase another. I am very impressed with the Hornby 56. So 56040 in railfreight grey may well be the next purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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