Weathering Model Locomotives
I ve always been a little nervous about taking an expensive locomotive right out of the box and messing it up to make it look old.
Weathering model locomotives. The features missing on the model see below are the rather complex copper pipes along the underside of the water tank and cab the doors on the cab and some windows in the cab. Therefore weathering model trains is a very important part of the modelling process. Locomotive weathering oo gauge weathering n gauge weathering weathered bachmann weathering locomotives custom finish locomotives. Gc weathering is a loco weathering company with over 25 years experience in airbrush artwork.
The colour pictures are brilliant and along with extremely descriptive text provide a very comprehensive guide to a very tricky subject. Weathering your model trains and structures weathering your trains and structures is an important aspect of enhancing the realism of your model railroad. Weathered bachmann hornby graham farish dapol. We use oil paints acrylic paints resin graphite and pigments to give you a completely unique finish.
This gp 7 was weathered with the same techniques but i applied much heavier coats of the paint. Enjoy your tour of our website and hope to hear from you soon. It is very easy to spoil an otherwise beautiful model by the. Model railway weathering detailing customisation.
November issue 175 the samples submitted for review. You can always move the weathering. I hope this lesson gives you some ideas for weathering a locomotive in about 10 minutes. Good reference photographs of the prototype whether it is the specific rail car or just the general look you re trying to capture are the best tools to help your weathering achieve a realistic appearance.
This is the locomotive as supplied it lacks glass in the windows there are no doors on the cab and the pipes as shown above are missing. When we think about our model railways we spend a great deal of time replicating the real world for the layout to look as realistic as possible. I like to think that weathering gives the model the appearance of weight and mass. Specialists in custom weathering and general shop selling anything model railways.
In weathering locomotives he covers all aspects of his craft from weathering techniques through airbrush maintenance to paints and equipment.