lezz01

Hi there. I use a piece of 25mm x 25mm x 2.5mm ally angle 2 meters long cost around a fiver a lump down the local hardwhare store. Sorry Regards Lez.

Hi That 22 looks real good. I got a Hattons 28 in blue from my daughter and son in law and wifey brought the sound chip for it. Its made me deside to flog all my EWS and large logo stock on fleebay and go green/blue with a bit of steam thrown in for good messure. I have just GOT to get me one of these :D Regards Lez.Z.

Hi there. I love this thread you work with more than card and paper is very very good. With regard to the state of the road if anything its far to good mate. Back in the day I worked as a courier and the road into Liverpool St red star was far worse than that. You don't have nearly enough pot holes Keep up the very fine work mate.

Hi mate. This looks promising. As for the viaduct. Look at it this way. Dissused is an exersise in scenic modeling with rusty and over grown track with perhaps a decrepid set of bufferstops and a rusty old bit of temperary corrigated iron fencing at the missing span with the truncated track used as a cripple road for rotting old stock maybe with a bunch of kiddies building a "camp" in say a knackerd old brakevan or utility van. If you model it as an in use line then its a place to park a bit of passenger stock at a red signal with the driver on the phone calling the box to find out what the hold up is. Scope here for the odd passinger leaning out of open a window to get a beter view etc. Either way has possibilitys. Look forward seeing your progress.

The progress may be slow mate but the quallity is without doubt outstanding Grats on finding a new job quickly also not easy these days

Hi. I use a fine brush and Humbrol matt 34 as the new formular seems to be more translucente than the older stock was which in this case is a good thing. I tend to apply a small blob of paint and then drag it in the direction of gravity, its easyer to do than tell lol. As with all things practise is the key. My insiration is "The Art of Weathering" Martin Welch, published by Wild Swan. I'm sorry I have no examples on hand to show you my railway modeling is on hold atm and my stock is completly inacsessable although I'm doing some millitary stuff Tanks don't tend to be steam powered so thats not much help. I hope that helps regards Lez.Z.

Hi there. That is very nice work indeed mate. This might be improved by adding white water stains/dribbles from places that would leak steam/water. For instance boiler pipe work, cylinder ends,washout plug and anywhere pipes are joined by flanges or where there are gasgets that can fail. Please do not take this as a critisum it is not intended as such but I think it would add the finishing touch to what is already a very well exicuted piece of weathering. Regards Lez.Z.