I have had this Peco O gauge wagon for many years, in fact it is my first O gauge anything, I was never really happy with the finish so when Gary started his weathering tutorials I thought I would have a go, I have used paint and powders to get the effects plus a product called maskol by humbrol but I will come to that later.This is quite photo heavy so bear with me, first the victim wagon. My first job was to rough up the paint and decals. Next using Railmatch rusty rail enamel paint I blobbed patches at random on the body. I took the opportunity to paint the wheels and axles at the same time. Once the rust paint had dried I used the Maskol, it is designed to mask areas you don,t want paint to get on, it dries quickly and feels like rubber, I dabbed it on top of the rust paint. Once the Maskol had dried I painted the whole body, taking care to leave the decals clear, with light grey, a closer match to BR freight grey. Next after the paint had dried, where the Maskol was I peeled the grey paint and Maskol off. One of the effects by doing it this way is that the paint lifts in the same way as the real thing, and the rust looks more effective, ideally I should have started with an unpainted body, cover it with rust paint of different shades, but I used what I had. Sorry for repeating a pic.Next I used a dye to give the whole body a dirty wash. After the wash and while it was still damp I dusted it over with weathering powders. I gave the chassis a light weathering though I might do a little more to it, one will see. I still need to do something with the inside yet, but it needs a lot of weight so I might give it a fixed load with some lead under it. Thats it for now, cheers, Pete.
I would sell that wagon Pete before it collapses completely, even with all that rust a scrappy is bound to give you something for it.
Hi Pete, Nice how to. I will invest in some of the liquid masking stuff. A great product and an excellent result. Very nicely done kind Sir. Cheers Toto
Thank you chaps, Tany, I reckon with steel prices so low at the moment I might have to pay the scrappy to take it away! . Pete.
Hi Pete great idea using the masking 'thingy' the wagon looks great, its used a lot in watercolor painting, never occurred to me, the idea should also go in the tips section. Ian
Hi Pete Looks good, I've seen youtube video's using hairspray for similar effects, but recommends an airbrush for best effect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwr61o2Hp_k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0f1MVUb5TA&ebc=ANyPxKqhm3Q3KznDBBY-cQiZQXX0Y4Ei53FSRcusM8LV3COMou07MN8iPv_Zb0HhCMVLDycSCzC9twmWSWNdUlg-56u-V6j7yg Paul
Thanks Steve, if I was to do it again,(and I probably will, I like these all steel minerals) I would go for Parkside Dundas, the Peco wagon is very nice but I have had to put a lot of lead inside to get all 4 wheels to sit on the track. Pete.
Hi Pete What weight are you aiming for in your wagons, hopefully my Dapol 7 planks will arrive soon, so will need to aim for a certain weight, then see if the 4F can pull them Paul
Hi Paul, to be honest I don,t weigh them I just put "some" lead, either inside or underneath, and the amount that feels right, I think for OO around 25 gms is recommended, so I think 50 gms would be about right, this particular Peco wagon has built in suspension, springy axle leaf springs but they don,t sit equal on the rails so I put slabs of lead flashing inside until all wheels sat on the track, I put 4 layers inside the same dimensions as the wagon floor! it is flippin` heavy! Pete.