Martin it's looking great... You know my love of 08/09s - and this is a superb example. Hopefully I can show a few more of my model of 09007 in the new year once it's published - I'd be interested in your opinion on that

Simply stunning pugs!

Hi Martin,

Stunning as usual! I'm watching closely as I've got a couple of gronks to do. For some reason I just don't seem to be able to get up the will to do them - I think it's the underframe weathering. I can cope with the fading ok, just, but there is something about that greasy look. Perhaps this is the kick up the backside to get at least one of them back in the paintshop, and hope the techniques scale well :-)

jo

Hi Martin,

 

Stunning as usual! I'm watching closely as I've got a couple of gronks to do. For some reason I just don't seem to be able to get up the will to do them - I think it's the underframe weathering. I can cope with the fading ok, just, but there is something about that greasy look. Perhaps this is the kick up the backside to get at least one of them back in the paintshop, and hope the techniques scale well :-)

 

jo

 

Sorry to jump on to Martin's post, thought worth encouraging by sharing the underframes are quite straight forward.

You need:

Matt black, matt tan, matt grey.

Regular gun metal

Metalcote gun metal (or gloss black)

Black weathering powder

Basically using a prototype photo as a guide start with the matt black, slightly thinned - then add a slight hint of the tan and grey to add variation. A touch of regular gun metal also adds some hilights but be careful as it can really lighten the effect too much. Observe where things look greasier and gunkier and add some metalcote gun metal (or a touch of gloss black). Then flick over some black weathering powder and work this in, adding a touch of tan or grey if it all becomes too dark.

The key is working quickly and without too much accuracy. If you're working to a photo it should turn out pretty well - and is a huge improvement over just weathering the chassis with paint brushes on or an airbrush.

Hope this helps provide a secondary kick up the arse - I've done three and they get better every time!

Only the cutting mat gives away the fact it isn't the real thing. (And I certainly recognise the phenomenon of an awful lot of work but you don't feel you've built much)

Thanks chaps B)

Jo - Yes, the techniques should scale down OK, you'd probably want to go easy on the talc in N, otherwise you'll end up with far too much texture.

James - Looking forward to seeing your 09. Now worries about jumping in, it just goes to show that there's more than one way of doing these things, and that different materials can be used to get the same effects. The colours are pretty much the same though, with the exception of the gunmetal.

Thanks guys! good to know there's more than one way if I do mess it up! I think a trip to buy some paint is a little overdue

I just love the greasy look to the rods you've achieved on the 09 Martin - perfect to try and aim for on my EWS livery gronk

Very inpsiration I must say! Im tempted to renumber or repaint my EWS gronk into one that is like this condition albeit it less worse hah!

keep up the good work Martin

NL

Thanks Nick. If you want to do one that's nicely weathered, but a bit scabby, Brian Daniels' Fotopic site has got some really good photos here:

http://briandaniels.fotopic.net/c1757981.html