Gene

try reducing 209 -1 at a time

 

Ray

Reduce it from 70 downwards 1 at a time? On the faster loco or the slower one??

Just downloaded the mst recent MRH and was pleasantly surprised to see a nice photo-spread of this wonderfully atmospheric urban layout. Congratulations Ray!!! Well done!!!

Buy 'em all you won't be disappointed !

Buy all?? Everything? Or just the streaking effects. ??? They have sooooo mannnny products!!!!

Try these Gene

 

CV 2=1,3=60,4=25,209=70,210=6,212=200

 

Both my S2's ran different, had to play with cv 209,210 to match them, hope these help

 

Ray

Ray...finally home...reprogrammed both locos to these values and they both run much better....one is a bit faster than the other at speed-step1.... Any tips on how to get them closer together speedwise....I assume some change to CVs 209,210 but have no clue what they control or which way to go.

Cheers

Gene

Just had a quick look at the AK webpage...man they have alot of weathering products 14 streaking effects alone!! Where to start where to start???

Try these Gene

 

CV 2=1,3=60,4=25,209=70,210=6,212=200

 

Both my S2's ran different, had to play with cv 209,210 to match them, hope these help

 

Ray

Thanks Ray...on the road at the moment...when I get home next weekend I'll try them out and let you know.

Cheers

Gene

Agree the Atlas S2 are good and the loksound 539T is cracking, but i've a tight budget, and got 2 new Bachmann sound value S2 for under £175 the pair, a few CV tweaks and they crawl like Atlas, they may not pull as much, but for my train lengths,( 4 cars) there more than up to the job.

Ray...any chance you remember what the CV tweaks are that you mention here????

Cheers

Gene

What awesome modelling on this layout

I started back in the 1970s by shaving pastel sticks into powder and using them on armour( no dedicated powders back then). I've been using mostly Bragdons Powders in recent years and also tried some Humbrol powders which I found to be quite good also. A few weeks ago I tried some Pan Pastels which were excellent and less prone to fading if clearcoated. All these products seem to work well and do the job although they each seem to behave a little differently and some people seem to get along better with some products and some with other products. One thing I did notice is that Pan Pastels, in my opinion, seem to fade alot less than other products when overcoated with clearcoat.

If you can afford it ,try as many products as you can otherwise I would get what is most affordable for you and just master it.

Dullcote...I love the stuff but if you can't get it where you are try a spray-can of automotive matt out of a spraycan.

yep, there good, but need a good run in on a layout or circle of track

Thanks. I've had very good luck with my Bachmann loco purchases, both NA and UK locos. I always give my new loco purchases a good run-in both forward and reverse no matter what brand they may be....its just my policy.

Did a couple of the smaller jobs last night, new horns, air pipes on the S2's and built, painted and installed the switch stands, well that's nearly the end of the build, just little cosmetic jobs to do, i hate it when you get to the end of a build, ideas start to drift into my head.On the up side already had a few inquiries from exhibition managers and a couple of exhibitions booked (surprising what beer can do!!!)so you may see me at a exhibition near you.2,4 s2.jpgRay

Are these Bachmann locos??

Awesome layout...gotta love rundown urban industrial!!!!!! Hope your mum is on the mend.

WOW! Just WOW! Amazing!!!!!! Awesome!!!!!!

That is one fantastic layout ....awesome modelling indeed. Really I could just blather on and on. One thing that stands out for me is the quality and realism of the litter,papers and detritus scattered about. Quite frankly I find that to be one of the hardest things to model convincingly....when it is even modelled. Very few modellers, in my experience can pull it off at all let alone as well as it appears on this layout.

Congats on a wonderful job and layout.

Cheers

Gene

Thanks Mike.

And WOW! To the weathering/aging technique...that looks fabulous......unfortunately I've never seen or heard of the Modelmates products here in Canada. But it looks tremendous!

Gene

Mike...this looks really great indeed...thanks for the clinic....its very interesting and informative. Question.....why are you doing the second coach without painting it with the Clear Gloss layer like you did the first coach. Is there a difference in the finished product????

Cheers

Gene

Oh...kaplon brushes....is kaplon some sort of artificial bristle????

Gwiwer...just reread this thread from the beginning...love your work...I find weathering lots of fun....I find its most important to be careful around the running gear, don't want to muck up the wheel treads and pick-ups. I use my airbrush,without paint to give my vehicles a good blow to get rid of excess powders that refuse to brush of...just a thought.

GWiwer....do you use powders exclusivly or do you also use paints...brush, airbrush???

Thanks Andy...ok I think I might know what a Gel Pen is and where to find them. I've been using water-colour pencils for a couple of years ever since I ran across a short video how-to about using them....its a great technique.

Cheers

Gene

Just been through this whole thread...thats some beautiful weathering indeed....very well done! Just one question...what is a Gel Pen? What are they normally used for??

Thanks Nick...I've found three different products in my local shop that could do the same thing.....now to try them as per your description...glad to know it works on completely cured paint Lso.

Cheers Gene

Another day, another wagon..

 

Same technique of huge overspray....whahey and a rescue via t-cut:

 

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What would I do without wagons & muck ?

Nick...lovely job on all the various weathering projects...but a question if you please...I can't get T-Cut on this side of the pond but I'm sure I can find a similar product, but I'm curious about how exactly you use it?  Do you apply it immediately after painting onto the still wet paint? or wait for the paint to dry tacky? or completely? and what do you use to apply the t-cut?

Perhaps a short tutorial might be in order?   

Cheers

Gene

never heard of them either, whereabouts are they George?

Jon...they are in New Hampshire,USA...

Thanx. Model Tech is a new one on me (but I expect everyone else has heard of it). You're in the UK, I assume?

 

Best, Pete.

I never heard of them either...they have some nice stuff...and located close by in New Hampshire

http://modeltechstudios.com/hoscaledetailaccessories.aspx

I always check my 2 local shops in Montreal first...then I'll go to the US stores for North American stuff I can't find locally...MB Klien are excellent as are Tonys Train Exchange and I like MicroMark for tools.

In the UK I use Hattons and Howes and if really in a jam I'll ask a certain shortlineing friend in Scotland to help me out. In Canada, for UK outline I've had excellent service from British Connection in Ontario and Britannia Models in BC and Eurotrain Models in BC for German outline stuff.

Cheers

Gene