Tim Hale Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Rusty 16t mineral wagons Having read through Martyn Welch's description on weathering, it would seem that you need to start from square one and paint the body in red oxide then overlay with patches of Markol before a complete respray in grey before removing the latex to reveal the rust - OK, it's the reveal method. But how do you obtain similar results from RTR Bachmann 16t mineral wagons, is it possible? Thank you DesA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium zarniwhoop Posted May 15, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 15, 2011 I haven't read the book, but that sounds like moderate to heavy rust. If that's what you want to do, I'm sure the Bachmann wagons will take a rust shade. I don't have any of the mineral wagons, but I've successfully applied a different shade of 'bauxite' to their SR ply vans, as well as weathering, using enamels. Primer should adhere better than enamel, so I guess you can do the full works on RTR wagons. But, if you are modelling any time before the last days of unfitted wagons, some will only need light weathering. In the 50s and perhaps the early 60s you might even find some wagons without much, if any, rust. So, for some of them [ maybe 10% as a finger-in-the-air number ] just a light weathering . But equally, a whole train all heavily rusted won't look wrong. If that's the method you want to use, why not try it on one wagon first ? ĸen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRealistic Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Hi DesA, Just read the book myself... and asked a similar question!.... but then found it answered in the superb workshop at the end of this link. http://rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=17068 Read all the pages!!!! I think it's on 'the old Rmweb' site. Good luck! I'm 'doing' a batch myself! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hale Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Many thanks, I found the link to be one of the finest explanations of weathering that I have ever read and is a credit to the contributors - especially Ian Fleming. Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRealistic Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 That's exactly what I thought Tim. A 'How to do it' written very much in a 'You can do it' way. Essential reading for every 'would-be-weatherer' wouldn't you say? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hale Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 I have sent a short thank you to Ian Fleming, such is my admiration for his contribution. Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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