Weathering

[DolwyddelanLightRail]

I've recently been trying to weather some of my spare IP Eng wheelsets and also the inside of my waggons to get rid of the "clean and shiny" look, and this is the results so far:





I'm hopefully going to try and get all the insides of all the other waggons like this! and the job after that is dulling down the gloss paintjob on the outside of it

[Hancockshire]

Nice rusty look there. I had weathered my open wagon accidentally. I was spray painting the underside black & some of it seeps to the sides & ends. I thought that it looked good & gave it a light spray on the floor. It looks mega if I don't say so myself

[taliesin001]

i have weathered some of my wagons. The key to this is to understand what happens to them in the real world. For example rain will wash away some of the dirt but the parts it can't get to are dirty, rivets for example will usually have dirt on the underside and less on top. Use a grey, not black paint thinned down and brush on, using downward strokes. Another way is to dap it on with a cloth and rub away the excess in a downward direction. If you look at low running coaches and wagons there is usually two stipes of rust above the rails from where the coach in front has had brakes applied, leaving dirt from the rails and wheels to be applied to the one behind.

[DolwyddelanLightRail]

Thanks for that! I may have a go at that when i next get the chance, but i primaryily did this as a little test so see how it would come out, and i'm quite pleased with it!

[taliesin001]

Also have a read of this, it's where i got my info from. I also rusted some Ip wheels, although they are now under one of my bug boxes so not much point really!

http://isleofwestland.webs.com/weathering.htm

[Sir Clothem Cap]

I have never been a fan of weathering, if you go too far then people assume the models are wrecks but then If I was running LGB of some other pristine plastic I'd do it to give a look of realism.

[DolwyddelanLightRail]

I have never been a fan of weathering, if you go too far then people assume the models are wrecks but then If I was running LGB of some other pristine plastic I'd do it to give a look of realism.

hence why i wanted to weather then cause they were all shiney etc on the inside so i wanted to look like they are used

[Sir Clothem Cap]

why not give them some slate loads for instant realism of your area.

[DolwyddelanLightRail]

why not give them some slate loads for instant realism of your area.

Cause they were originally made for granite at the "old" railway (which was a granite line at the North Wales Coast)