Spitfire2865

Outside body? Weathering powders on a fine brush. Lightly dust it and slightly rub it in, then blow off excess. A final rub with the brush should be good. I did slight rust on most metal bits and general grime everywhere.

Well after letting this sit for a few days I figured I should post it. Be somewhat active and all. My LMS open has gotten some (very) light weathering and a newly painted interior. As of now, the only thing that hasn't been repainted on this is most of the black ironwork. The inside was painted and heavily weathered. In the close up photos, I do really like the tiny scratches which do somewhat (in my mind) look like wood grain. In the next few days, Ill be taking on the challenge of my first stick and tissue plane. Dont worry Im not giving up on trains, i just want to take a break and let my funds build up for some new kits. I still have the PO wagon to finish and I have some micro sol coming in the mail so I can do a bit of that as well. Maybe in my next post Ill include a picture of the plane which will also be occupying my time.

Yeah wagon tarp, although prototypical, is a great dodge for bad painting or lettering.

Is that a Bach porter?

Ok then. No change in lettering, but I did repaint the frames, matching body colour. Aside from this tidbit of work, I did revisit my first kit, a cambrian LMS open. Originally I built it without any decals so the lettering was carefully hand painted. Not the best in the end, but it was covered in a tarp so no one would notice. Today the tarp was irritating me. Im not sure why but I couldn't stand how it sat. So I cut it off, and ended up repainting the entire wagon and re-lettering it. I wish I thought to photograph the wagon pre repaint. Now for the Before And After I may repaint the interior if I get a chance. It still needs weathering and a tarp covered load. This time I want to try a different technique and maybe an odd shaped load. Im now a little stuck. I have no kits to build due to budget, I have no micro sol so I cant do the PO wagon lettering, and the only unfinished model is the brake van which is only missing weathering, but since Im a tad heavy handed, I don't want to risk ruining it. All I can do is finish this 5 plank and then Im left with gluing bits of wood together. If anyone has some wooden bodied wagon diagrams or drawings with measurements, I would greatly appreciate it.

Hello. After an evening of working, Ive done everything but what I wanted to. Mostly due to the decals refusing to obey my will. I wish I had some press-fix. Heres the lettering so far. I ended up scraping off the original letters and sprayed a matt spray in hopes they stick something better than plain paint. And while being bored and sick of decals, I gave my MR 3 plank a load. Thread is a terrible thing to work with. Its too springy and annoying to tie in small knots. But once its on it stays. The entire wood load is loose, which does give me the option to remove it all if it doesnt please me later. I remember reading somewhere that if a covered van developed a leaky roof, they would throw a wagon tarp on it. Would it be normal sized or would it be folded over or something to allow continued use of the doors till repairs were made?

Hmm dont have any gloss varnish. And cant get out to get some...

Hello. Just a quick update. Lettering has begun. It will read R. A. Young & Co The decals are a pain. Anyone have any tips on carrier film hiding?

Wouldnt the headstock get the colour as well? And I was going to try to avoid the ironwork anyway due to my planning to use waterslides, so the diagonal strapping shouldnt be a problem.

Im back again. Now with a newly painted wagon. A little bit of a jump there due to a day of work and forgetting to post anything. I tried to do rivets with glue dots. Some came out nicely (corner bits) and some came out blobby(everything besides the corner bits). While painting I was interrupted by 2 fire alarms in my dorm...someone probably burnt popcorn or something... The walls came out a little crooked, and its really noticeable in a couple pictures and in person. I may have to figure out how to fix it. I was originally going to do an all black livery but last minute I decided to try a deep blue with black ironwork. I think the blue looks good with the black solebars and ironwork. I still need to add the end bits which is why I have refrained from painting the ends. The lettering is going to read R.A.Young Coal Merchant No 65 (location yet to be determined) I already have some white waterslide letters which would fit nicely, hopefully Ill have no issues with the wood and glue mixing with overall wetness. The inside is going to get the usual treatment of multiple coats of browns and tans and will be heavily dulled with weathering powders and charcoal. The end result will hopefully be a good looking wagon. So yeah. In a few days or so I may have another update. Not sure if anyone is really reading this thread, but if you are, thank you.

Wow. It looks amazing

Im liking the wood effect. I assume you painted each plank individually. They look really good.

So yes, after a busy week, I finally got some much needed modeling time. Ive continued on my next wagon, which Ive decided to create my own livery to remember my grandfather who was the reason I love trains so much. What Ive done so far is paint almost everything. The headstocks went on easily, and once again I thank Slaters for making such an amazing underframe. I cant think how you could screw it up. Maybe non square axles but the headstocks mostly take care of that. I was originally going to do an all black body but Im thinking how I could add some color to it. Something along the lines of London red or maybe a sea blue. Any ideas are welcome.