Painting and weathering

[Black Sheep]

Hi,

 

I've been building a goods shed - the ratio N gauge kit as shown in the pic below:

 

 

Its a lovely looking kit and I love the look of the stonework but have little idea how to achieve the same effect myself, My usual method is to weather buildings to death deciding that the LMS grey plastic that the kits come in works well as stone and so weathering them as though they've been in a coal dust storm in Barnsley does the job but I want to do better than my usual this time.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions on where to start?

 

 

I'll try and update with pictures as I build it (currently just got a basic shell and platform at the moment)

 

Thanks

[richard carr]

I would suggest that you get a copy of "The Art of Weathering" by Martin Welch its a wild swan publication. It deals mainly with loco and rolling stock weathering but there is a bit on buildings.

 

 

Richard Carr

[DaveyH]

Or you could get a copy of Right Track 11 - Weathering Techniques. This DVD has a section on weathering buildings.

 

Well worth the money in my opinion.

[Black Sheep]

Thanks,

 

I think the DVD might work better for me, being able to see someone doing the early stages of it with it looking odd before final work brings out the detail and makes it look great would help me know if i'm going to get the effect I want.

 

I've managed to weather my coal trucks so I'm part way there I guess

[corax67]

Where to start?

 

Here is how I would paint this model :-

 

- undercoat the brickwork in mortar colour (in this picture white)

 

- pick out individual bricks in a mixture of creams and browns

 

- dry brush the entire structure to ensure an even muted finish

 

It is not a quick process but it does give great results

 

The other option is to undercoat in basic brick colour, pick out individual brick then wash the structure in mortar colour before drybrushing.

 

A helpful technique video is here on YouTube:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPfR9JD4Zkk

 

 

 

For a bit of practical learning then you can do little better than pop around to your nearest Games Workshop centre and ask an assistant to show you washes and drybrushing - two techniques which are used constantly in miniature modelling and which cross over into railway modelling too.