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Try dry brushing it on mate, the effect can be as light or heavy as you want.

Gunmetal metalcote painted on a rubbed at while dry i feel looks best for that shiny metal look on areas handled often.

Thanks mate Yes it's a strange photo in a lot of ways. Thought it'd make a great weathering subject for sure.

Hi Daddyman. No all constructive critisims is most welcome. The photo is from Crewe Works paint shop, the Princess behind seems to be in primer. You are correct regarding the axle boxes, my intention (mostly likely wrong) was to show them not really cared for, some are oiled, perhaps there is problems with the others? Either was as i said it is probably wrong and something easily fixed. Thanks for replying mate, i hope everyone always feels free to share their opinions, people don't get better at things without any constructive criticism.

Your post actually reminded me that I've got a bottle of this grease wash in my collection! It is great stuff and I'll definently use it on my next project.

This week saw a quickish project on my workbench. This time i decided to try doing some work without the airbrush first, instead using a wash from AK Interactive, "Engine Grime" as a base coat as it were on the model. This was liberally painted on, then nearly totally removed with white spirit. Then powders and free hand brush painting were used to achieve the finish. Probably not 100% done just yet judging by some things on the photos, but i think it has come up well. This was my reference picture, used from Wikipedia, all rights etc are theres https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNWR_Class_G2A#/media/File%3ACrewe_Works_geograph-2606488-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

Looks brilliant mate.

Thanks Mike, with how Facebook is going at the moment, that won't take long lol. In all seriousness i am considering doing commissions soon. Will keep people posted on that.

Thank you.

Reflections of the evening light.

Still in Crimson Lake and basking in the late evening sun, 5520 Llandudno. Was a really badly weathered 5541 that i cleaned and started again on. Any and all comments welcome.

Wow....

So we've had red, green and blue. Surely someone has done one in black and could possibly please post pics?

Hi Dave. Thanks for the feedback. It's one of those little things you can miss but once you know they're there you can't miss them. I know the LMS had white lamps for the Royal Train and also I've got a photo of 6254 pulling empty Royal Train stock with white lamps. From now on all of my stock will have black lamps (unless i find a photo to say otherwise) and I'll eventually get around to repainting the ones already done. Thanks for the kind words about the weathering, i really appreicate it.

Humbrol gunmetal metalcote is the way to go, it can be used as a matt colour and polished to a sheen if needed. I also use a really dried up pot of it to represent grease build up in the middle of the buffers. My topic called Weathered LMS Locomotives has some pics on it of this technique.

The princess is looking great Farren. Just a quick question regarding your Rebuilt Jubilee, how did you get the firebox to fit on to the Bachmann running plate? Was it simply cutting the firebox to fit the splashes or was it something else?

Thanks Jim. My little display track is a test piece to see what method i will use when i start to make my model of Crewe North shed. This is just Treemendus "Earth Powder" spread over brushed on PVA. The next little display track i will try Chris Nevard's method of ballast then applying Das Clay to create the ash ballast look.

Thanks mate, hoping to get a few done tjis weekend, I've got a Super D and two Crimson Lake locos, a Pat and a Jubilee.

Finally got time to take some photos of my Royal engine in the sun. Besides giving the wheels a clean, all that is needed now is to put the bypass valves on her. The first 5 had these instead of cylinder drain cocks on the cylinders, i don't know of anyone that makes them currently but Brassmasters and Hornby will be making them for their kit and the new streamlined engines, though i really probably should have scratched built them, oh well.

Send Alan a email and ask. He has made bespoke details before that have gone on to the website as standard products

Looks great Jack. I've reverted back to water first too, the newer hmrs transfers don't like microsol as much as the older ones do. You should be pleased with your results.

Hmrs can be a pain to get in to those corners like that, really the best thing is to use what you are doing, microsol to soften it and then nudging it in to place as best you can. I presume the Southern sheets come with lining pre-shaped for the tenders like the LMS lining does?

Hi mate, Your lining attempt isn't too bad at all for a first go, and remember if on the finished product anything is too bad or you're not 100% happy with it, weathering can hide it. Also regarding the two different shades of paint, if the tender had a quick patch repair, the paint might not 100% match up if it was just "thrown" on it. So that's another effect you could use if you wish.

Here is my latest Jubilee, an ex work model of Crewe North's 5578 United Provinces. This was the latest Bachmann model of Madras, re-numbered and detailed, still needs Gibson bogie wheels. Tried to get the fresh oily/greasy apoearence on the motion work that I've seen in a few colour photos I've seen, probably a bit over done though. I've also 95% finished another Jubilee, 5594 Bhopal in the experimental 1946 Crimson Lake only applied to it. That and 6256 Sir William will be the next models shown most likely.

It's come up very well mate. I use microset/sol all the time on pressfix transfers making them bascially become water slide, it's great stuff. The Arthur will look great all weathered up mate, excellent job.