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Thanks guys... It's really an easy job, and it took me only two pairs of hours to weather this locomotive, thanks to the use of Life Color Acrylics and the new Vallejo Model Wash acrylics...

Hello there, A new model entered my workshop today. A French Fret SNCF Class 67500, n° 4-67504 (the 4 in front of the engine number indicate its "Pool", the 4 indicating it's in the "Freight" pool). The model, purchased by the ALAF, is a Piko one in HO Scale. Of course, I was asked to perform a bit of my "Magic" on it... And thus it went to Ricky's Weathering Shop... After a bit of work with both LifeColor and Vallejo Model Color acrylics plus several washes with the new Vallejo Model Wash paints, here's the result I finally got on the model as he left the workshop to head back to the Club's layout : Voila. I'll just wait your comments on this weathering. Cheers, Ricky.

Here are a few photographs of my weathering work to introduce you to my blog. I'll present later other models from my workbench in the blog, as well as I'll show you the progress on my dioramas and my future layout construction along the next few years... Let's first start with some of the Märklin I Scale (1/32) models I weathered for a friend. This covered goods wagon was weathered for a friend of mine with Vallejo Model Color acrylics. This other one was weathered with Vallejo Model Color acrylics too, and fitted with a scratchbuilt load (made out of Evergreen and Raboesh Styrene sheets and strips) This Märklin I scale wooden covered wagon, weathered with Vallejo's Acrylics, was fitted with a real floor and interior details. I went indeed as far as to make the crates out of real oak wood purchased from a craft store, and even added a clipboard with scale-printed shipping documents and a scale-printed German newspaper - the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" - on one of the crates... Yes, I know... I'm quite crazy, but what can I do about it if I like that kind of challenge ? ? ? This photograph shows a HO Town House I scratchbuilt for one of my diorama projects (put on Hold as I'm actually working on my book...). It was scratchbuilt out of styrene (mainly Slaters sheets, Evergreen strips and sheets, as well as Raboesh plain styrene sheets). The structure has been made as a "low relief" to stand against a backdrop. It was fitted with a full detailed interior. The painting and weathering was done with Vallejo's acrylic paints and with Conte soft chalks (as weathering powders). This model of a Belgian Railways water tower (prototype still standing in Kinkempois) scratchbuilt by one of my friend. He made two of them, one for our club's layout, the other one which ended in the Kinkempois Railways Museum, right in front of its "Big Brother"... I painted and weathered the building with Vallejo's acrylics, Conte soft pastels, and used "Scenic Rust" set to create the rusty effects on the metallic elements. The base is made out of Depron foam board, and decorated with woodland scenic turfs and hand painted Preiser figures. Voila. More in the next Episode of this "Saga". Ricky