Weathered Locos & Stock

[paulc]

A job I’ve really enjoyed and just completed is this Heljan Class 47.
The actual loco was loaned to the SR and used on the Bournemouth Belle.
I used the photographs my client supplied of it in the condition of its time on the SR.View attachment 221384View attachment 221385View attachment 221386View attachment 221387View attachment 221388View attachment 221389View attachment 221390

The shot of the fuel tanks is so convincing. I must try harder , i must try harder .

 

[Podartist79]

I'm trying to think of a superlative I haven't used! It's all superb and so lifelike, do you use real coal in the tender?

So kind as always Steve.
I do use real coal.
I grade it using various sieves before pouring it in and around the tender (or bunker) then fix it in place using Ballast Bond (Deluxe?).
I do though also paint it once it’s all secure, as I often feel the untouched real coal can look a bit shiny and over scale.
I give it an all over matt black with the airbrush, but deliberately don’t ’catch all’. I then use black oil paint (which carries a dull sheen anyway) combined with a little gunmetal and/or graphite powder and that seems to do the job of making it look more scale - at least I hope it does!

 

[Podartist79]

I’ve recently completed the weathering on this Minerva RTR ‘Teddy Bear’ Class 14.
A first for me was painting up some of the inside details, applying transfers (Railtec) and weathering the inside of the cab.
The newspaper was produced using a shrunk to scale front page of a ‘69 Mirror tabloid.
The tea caddy is a Modelu product, as is the drivers bag. The coat hung over the bag, I made using tissue paper.
Weathering techniques were all the usual ways I produce the work currently.

 

[steve50]

That's superb! And, as we haven't got enough to drool over already, you've gone and done the interior!

 

[Giles]

.... and the brass-work on the control desk..... perfect!!!

 

[Alan]

I'm not going to show mine

 

[Podartist79]

.... and the brass-work on the control desk..... perfect!!!

Thank you Giles,
The brass was factory painted, but I went over it with my ‘usual’ weathering mix and methods.

 

[paulc]

I'm not going to show mine

I'm with Alan , i might just go and play with my marbles instead .

 

[Max M]

I'm with Alan , i might just go and play with my marbles instead .

Is he allowed to say that?????

 

[dibateg]

Love the newspaper!

 

[Podartist79]

Love the newspaper!

Thanks Tony.

 

[Podartist79]

Another weathering job I’ve completed is a FYE Western Region Cl 47; a second from the Heljan stable.
The effects were copied direct from a main reference with other weathering details being added from further, detailed reference.
A nice thing to add were the white marks for some works exam or other(?) on the bogies.

 

[Alan]

Willyou stop showing photos of the real thing.

 

[Roger Pound]

I have run out of new compliments to pay. Suffice to say that each example is a piece de resistance in it's own right and just sit back in sheer wonderment admiring the levels of perfection achieved, .

Roger

 

[40057]

Another weathering job I’ve completed is a FYE Western Region Cl 47; a second from the Heljan stable.
The effects were copied direct from a main reference with other weathering details being added from further, detailed reference.
A nice thing to add were the white marks for some works exam or other(?) on the bogies.View attachment 225598View attachment 225599View attachment 225600View attachment 225601View attachment 225603
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Saw this loco only a fortnight ago. Currently blue, in service on the NYMR.

I remember the ‘white marks’ represented on the bogies. Never knew the cause. But that is exactly the appearance.

Amazing work.

 

[Dog Star]

I believe that the white marks are applications of a material to help in crack detection.

 

[simond]

I believe that the white marks are applications of a material to help in crack detection.

That might well be the case.

Dye penetrant is sprayed on the part to be inspected, it is then wiped off, and the white talc-like material sprayed on. If there are cracks, the penetrant will show as a red line on the white. I used this technique to inspect railway vehicle brake discs many years ago.

 

[paulc]

That might well be the case.

Dye penetrant is sprayed on the part to be inspected, it is then wiped off, and the white talc-like material sprayed on. If there are cracks, the penetrant will show as a red line on the white. I used this technique to inspect railway vehicle brake discs many years ago.

Also used a lot for testing cylinder heads and water cooled molds .