CME & Bottlewasher said:
Hi :wave:
Prototypical ops for the 37's then with 'runround' outside of the works boundary so trains are set back after the trip loco has worked to and then 'runround' etc. then? :scratch:
I like that
Are you making your own track or using proprietary?
CME :wave:
Thanks all for the compliments!
I am aiming for a St Austell "Ponts Mill"; Trains from St Blazey were tripped to Ponts Mill in reverse. Hence the need for the Air piped brakevan. Normally it was a Class 08 but I don't see any reason it couldn't be a Class 37 from time to time as they were used on propelling moves often, not on the mainline but on branches. I have some pictures in a book of a 37 propelling Tigers on the Cabris Branch.
http://britishrailphotosbymichaelmcnicholas.fotopic.net/p48281515.html
Trackwork is Peco code 75, as it's buried in plaster I thought I'd be wasting money by putting anything else in. Plus the possibility for disaster when pouring the plaster was high!
Phill, I will do a step by step next time I do some weathering as this is probably the best way to explain. Primarily I use an airbrush on top of a wash and some dry brushing; I find that starting with a wash gives you shading in cracks and gaps, then the dry brushing highlights the edges and finally the airbrush tends to bring the layers together and make them look more natural. I always try to avoid brush marks (or finger prints
) and when applying washes I always draw the brush from top to bottom, so any streaking is top to bottom as per the prototype not side to side(unless it's a really really fast train
). Best thing is to do a little at a time and when you think "just a bit more" STOP! Because that bit more normally ends up as too much. Also always try to weather from a photograph, A) because it'll always look more real as each loco type or wagon will have unique weathering patterns and B) so when someone says "That is far too dirty" or "They never looked like that" you can pull out a picture and show them otherwise.
Jordan, using less paint is a bonus but any errors are double the size (scale-wise) in N than in OO! So often a blemish I'd leave on one of my H0 models I'd feel the need to correct on an N scale one.
Kindest Regards,
Jack