Melangoose Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 My father has ordered one of these little beauties, when he saw it in the Bachmann catalogue. As we were impressed by the weathering, with the rusty runs (typical of the “End of Steam” look). However the pictures now on the Bachmann website give the loco a different and less weathered look. Why? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPinza55 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 they did similar with the B1, very much simplified it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Emily Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 The recent release of the weathered 16t minerals were also simplified from the original shown images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo009 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Just picked mine up today. Looks great in the flesh. The judicious application of rust weathering powder should be an easy mod to make this look more tired and world weary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w124bob Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Whilst I appreciate the effort Bachmann have gone to, particularly as it attempts to copy the real 82018 it looks a little flat, a common airbrush issue. The real loco in period(1966) looked even worse! One advantage however is that powders adhere better to this finish. My additions would be dry brushing an artist oil mix of white and black. Use card as a pallette to draw out excess oil and aim for a very pale grey, then dry brush streaks down the tank sides. For powders I use just two, black and a dust colour, by doing any powder work in a plastic tub with a lid you end up with a nice dirty mix sitting in the box , generously applied over the model the excess fulls back in to the tub for reuse. I know this is not a Standard 3MT but you can get an idea of what can be achieved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 On 21/06/2022 at 21:32, JPinza55 said: they did similar with the B1, very much simplified it. Which along with the B1 being old tooling, is probably why they are languishing on the model shop shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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