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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2008 19:18:47 GMT
... a steam locomotive!
I've been asked by a colleague at work if I would weather one of his railway locomotives, a 1/76 Bachmann 'IVATT' 2-6-2 Tank. So, after the recent festivities, I'm into the workshop tomorrow for a spot of relaxation and the subject on the bench will be the above locomotive. Armed with my copy of 'The art of Weathering' by Martyn Welch, the first step will be to remove the plastic body, and give it a coat of Vallejo Matt Varnish in preparation for weathering. As usual, I'll photograph the engine first just to show what it looks like in case I ruin it ... just joking!
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Post by Lonewolf on Dec 26, 2008 21:05:17 GMT
Ayup, I did an engine once. Get a bit of coal and hammer it to bits then leave a few fragments lying around. Looks the business!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2008 21:51:40 GMT
Ayup, I did an engine once. Get a bit of coal and hammer it to bits then leave a few fragments lying around. Looks the business! I intend to do a bit more than that Wolfie ... |
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Post by Lonewolf on Dec 26, 2008 22:21:36 GMT
I meant just for the coal bit  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2008 22:36:04 GMT
The weathering brief is fairly simple, do what I think would be reasonable to portray a locomotive in the last days of steam. I'm not going to be too radical, as too much will ruin the effect. I intend to keep it simple, dust and soot, a little rust, steam and rain stains.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 15:48:22 GMT
Here's the first shot and the start of the process ...  I removed the body and sprayed it with a mist coat of Vallejo Model Air (71059) Matte Varnish in order to give a base for the weathering, and then force dried it and set it aside. As this loco is to be portrayed during the last days of steam, one of the first jobs was to spray out the red bands on the top of the boiler as these would be covered in soot, to achieve this piece of vandalism, I used Vallejo Model Air (71057) Matte Black. The smoke stack and door of the boiler were given a thin mist coat and set aside to dry. I don't intend to go crazy with the weathering process, merely give an indication of dirt and associated lack of cleaning to the loco. The sides wll show most of the weathering, especially the collection of dirt around the rivets. To achieve this, I'm using MIG powders, and one in particular, (P039) Industrial City Dust, which will be used as the main medium. Right then ... let's get started ... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 17:03:11 GMT
Another quick shot ...  ... rain streaks have been applied and sealed, nothing overwhelming, just enough to give the impression of dirt. I've now got to find a way of weathering the connecting rods ... |
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Post by iansadler on Dec 27, 2008 19:05:40 GMT
Hi Nick I would leave the con rods alone , The crew took pride in the Engine even up to the very last day . The con rods were oiled so rust would not form on them . Looking good so far cheers ian
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2008 22:21:06 GMT
Hi Nick I would leave the con rods alone , The crew took pride in the Engine even up to the very last day . The con rods were oiled so rust would not form on them . Looking good so far cheers ian Sorry Ian, I have photos from several reference works that suggest otherwise. During the last days of steam, some of the loco's were very much neglected, especially on goods traffic. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2008 14:36:04 GMT
Here's the final photo ...  ... the rain staining was achieved by first of all dusting the sides with Vallejo (P039) Industrial City Dust, and then running a wet flat brush vertically along the full length of the side, this was then force dried and once I was satisfied with the result, I covered the whole effect with a misting of Vallejo (71059) Matte Varnish. This is just enough to give the effect of rain on a dirty locomotive, and at this scale, it's enough without going over the top. I dusted the connecting rods with a mixture of city dust and black, although with a little practice and more time, I would have opted for thinned ocre oil paint, but that's for another time. The coal in the hopper at the rear of the loco was given a dusting of black pastel and sealed immediately with turpentine. I hope the photos and description above have given you a little insight into weathering. |
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