DDalzell's 2nd offering for the Comp

Hi Guys round 2 with a much easier one.
Gonna have crack at using another method this time.Taking one of these Cement Wagons

And Turn it into something similar to this.


This will be archived with Just acrylic paints and pencils.
At this stage wont be using any powders but will see how we go.
Main Colour's are,Sky Grey Flat White Flat BlackNato Brown
Will be an easy one that you could Knock up a dozen in a weekend.

Here Goes
Dave

 

SMR CHRIS wrote:

Mate I'm always up for a bit of Fun
Only thing is this would be about the 125th NPRY that I have done so you have a bit of catching u to do
This wagon will take me no time to finish Already half done.
Those of you who haven't seen ths is the type of detail that comes on the wagonsPity half of it will get covered
First thing after removing the bogies was to focus on the underframe. this was done with a mix of the Brown and white at 4:1.

once done I dry brushed on some white to highlight the piping and areas that would have had cement dust leak over. This also shows the detail on the Piping underneath

As I'm gonna make this one as it will be around 2 monhs out of the workshops I painted a few Air tanks Blue to simulate new tanks recently added

Next the Bogies


These bogies are one of the most detailed I have seen for a while includes brake rigging and all these have just been given a coat of the same mix as the underframe for now.Once reassembled they will get a treatment almost the same as the NODY received.
Once that was put to dry the body had the logos and panels I wanted to keep covered with tape.

as you can see they haven't been covered fully as it will add to the effect of the panels in the end.The body was then Coated in a mix of White and Sky gray at around 3:1this will be the base for the cement dust effect that I want to achieve .
and once masking has been removed

That's it for now. will let the base coat set for awhile

Cheers
Dave

 

It does get repeditive after a while but its good when its only trains of 20-24 wagons ive done at a time.
Have done some White ones its abit different to do as the white paint changes the way the Dust sticks. Will have to track down the photos of the hite ones i did and stick up a photo to show you Chris Underframes are the Same as above but you would have bits of the Blue coming through the Grime more. Getting back to my one, being along weekend here ive decided to stay up and do some more to the Cement hopper, started with light washers of White paint ive slowly made the sides more of the weathered Aluminium look that they where. As seen below the difference in the colour it does bring out all the detail. the White wash was started from the very top ad working its way to the bottom n one stroke. this gave the aperance that rain has washed the cement dust down the body.

After happy with these washe i sarted to add the black/dark Gray wash to the Weld Lines and other areas around the body as on the prototype.
Once this was added i started mixing whites with greys in medium thichness washes to start blending in the colours through out the body. Again always working from top to bottem. some areas that had a patchy effect had a fine paintbrush dabbed on to that area to make it look as below. I know some of you are thinking that i should have waited till the paint drys for each layer but using water based Acrylics lets the water Bleed into the other clours giving it a non uniform finish. Below shows the body and the underframe starting to come together it shows the tanks that have been painted to represent new ones and the detail starting to stand out. Lots more to do still
As you can see above as the water Dry's it does show that effect that I was after. it hasn't been finished yet still more to com.
Cheers Dave

 

Toto wrote:

Hi Toto
There will be some rust added but only under the wagon on piping and brake gear.As these wagons are Aluminum bodies there is no rust on the main body.
Keiran Ryan Models http://www.krmodels.com.au have some good Quality Photos on his Detail Photo Page showing the underside of these wagons after a derailment in the early 2000s Which shows minimal rust on these wagons.

Woke up this morning to this....

As you can see as the paint drys it starts to look finished, still a bit to go but.
Will give this a clear coat. then finish it off

Thanks
Dave

 

Chris here are the Whte ones I mentioned earlier. the body does show more rust from the walkways and ladders then the unpainted versions plus the cement dust is more of a grey then white

ThanksDave

 

Have some here that I can put up if you need Chris
Wagon has now been done and dusted.
As I mentioned this one is about 1 month or so Ex works, so I have done more rust on this one then I have done on others. As they would have to sheck all connections I figured that the wagon would have been pressure cleaned underneath to get all pipes ready to be inspected.didn't Add tomuch more to the sides but wih a Sharp black pencil highlighted some of the Weld lines on the side just to make it stank out moreWalkway was given small dabs of a rusty brown just to give the aged effect
SO here it is

Nice quick and easy one that anyone can do.

Cheers
Dave

 

Thanks for the comments guys, took the wagons to the Club tonight to night to get some a couple of photos.
Thinks it looks more at home on the layout then on the work bench.


Thanks
Dave

 

Looking forward to see your ones when finished Chris