Weathering Oo Gauge Locomotives

There are so many variations to take into consideration.

Weathering oo gauge locomotives.

Weathering a pristine model can be intimidating but it is not impossible. The colour pictures are brilliant and along with extremely descriptive text provide a very comprehensive guide to a very tricky subject. Locomotive weathering oo gauge weathering n gauge weathering weathered bachmann weathering locomotives custom finish locomotives. If after the water dries you notice that things don t look quite right it s possible to scrub the paint again to eliminate any imperfections.

I hope this lesson gives you some ideas for weathering a locomotive in about 10 minutes. Spend some time looking in detail at a few photographs of in service locomotives or items of rolling stock and the penny starts to drop. Goods wagons for example need to show evidence of the type of traffic such as coal dust carried. You can always move the weathering effect around with the brush before you add the water spray.

Whilst some of the skills required are similar the finishes that the modeller is aiming for are different. Weathered bachmann hornby graham farish dapol. Home to weathered model railway items in all gauges we aim to offer exhibition standard weathering at affordable prices. In weathering locomotives he covers all aspects of his craft from weathering techniques through airbrush maintenance to paints and equipment.

The type of merchandise the locomotive is used for coal oil or steel can all have an effect on its weathering. Weathering rolling stock is designed to complement tim shackleton s previous book on the weathering of locomotives. Specialists in custom weathering and general shop selling anything model railways. Weathering can take many forms.

From steam and diesel locos to wagons and vehicles you can find it all here. Where the weathering service really does work. Model railway weathering detailing customisation. There are almost as many ways to recreate the ravages of time and nature.

Welcome to the weathering works. He models in oo lner and n gauge br blue diesels. Using an old hornby mainline 0 6 2 gresley class n2 locomotive i have had another attempt at weathering a steam loco as it might have appeared in the 1960 s.