Here's one I weathered a couple of years back, still one of my favourites. Its a re numbered model which has had DCC sound fitted plus lights, firebox glow etc. Weathering was done with my airbrush, to get the chassis well and truly grimed up, then once the wheels were cleaned up I set about it with some weathering powders that I made up. There are plenty of photos on the internet to copy the effects from, and I'm really pleased at how well it came out, although as Gary has said before, you need a bit of courage to put that much paint on an expensive model. I would suggest that like Gormo suggested this week re weathering wagons, try it out on an old model first to get the technique and effects your after right before starting on the expensive stuff. I have a couple of old tri-ang body shells that i practise on. Tim Shackleton's videos and books are a great source of inspiration and help as are the one's Gary has done on this site.(and yes, I have just spotted the loose handrail, amazing what a close up will reveal)
You've done an excellent job of that Kimbo. As you say practice ........ And courage. Well done. Toto
So here's another one done nearly three years ago now, seems that dust and the smoke fluid have added to it a bit in that time. This is a standard class 4MT in BR black lined late crest, again fitted with Zimo sound, smoke lights and real coal. You can also see this one working on my YouTube channel at :- https://youtu.be/3t72hGHf8DUPossible one of the best sound files around at the moment from Paul Chetter. Now this is a loco in 7mm o gauge I would love to own
Very nice jobs on both those locomotives, Kimbo. The WD looks suitably filthy while the Standard 4 is much more subtle - a well-cared for locomotive with a dusting of dirt accumulating. http://www.click
Both of your models look great. The ash below the smoke box door on the WD is a very nice touch. Cheers, Gary. ps. Toto, courage comes first, then practise, practise, practise. That is before plucking up the second wind of courage to tackle an expensive loco !
Thanks for the kind comments lads http://www.click. Last one tonight is my personal favourite both in real life and model form. Not everyone's "cup of tea", but I think theres just that something about them that makes them interesting to look at. Again this one has had the full S & D treatment (SoundnDirty). After completely re wiring it ready for DCC it has again had a Zimo sound decoder fitted to it with a large base speaker in the tender. Smoke generator, firebox flicker effect, real coal, and some tender water spillage.....might be to much weathering for some out there but I have pictures of them in a worse state than this one.
More fantastic work there Kimbo. The last loco ( a Q something or other, excuse my memory loss ) is something I like as well. Just a little out of the ordinary. Some may say ugly but I think not. It looks like a no nonsense grafter. Thanks for posting. Superb work. Cheers Toto
There all great Kim I like a dirty loco or two The Q is the business Not a big fan of the smoke any more. I have a fan forced diesel smoke unit, whilst it looks very effective as the engine revs up the smoke units fan speeds up smoke bellows out and then as it backs off the smoke reduces etc, but the train roofs all ended up with a oily film so I don't switch it on now, unless running out side and there's a bit of breeze.
Kimbo, the Q1 may be you're favourite, but if there is a chance you don't really need it any more, I'm sure it could find a nice home on the east coast...! (I'll send you my details shortly...) Beautifully weathered. The staining inside the coal bunker, the water near the filler, the rust under the smoke box, well what can I say, the overall appearance is just magic. Cheers, Gary.
Yes, the pool of 'water' near the water filler is a particularly nice touch. I like the Q1s: I have three, two Hornby (one fitted with Howes' sound) and one K's (the latter will probably never be DCC'd). Generally, in service the Q1s were filthy, with no running plates or splashers to prevent the road dirt being thrown up all over the body. There is at least one nice photo of a freshly outshopped Q1, where the blacks look almost black, and there is a thin layer of rust around the wheel rims - obviously it had been standing for some time - but this seems to be very much an exception in the photographic records of Q1s. Very nice, Kimbo. Keep 'em coming.
http://www.click lads.Chris , yes they do tend to spit out a bit of oil, but its not caused any problems re the paintwork, in fact it tends to add to the effect in most cases......Gary please send details as it needs a new owner soon. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Now for two more of my personal favourites (starting to sound like a record now) At one time I owned 6 9F's and 2 Crosti's (kit built body, rtr chassis's). Just have this one left now and the 2 Crosti's. Bachmann 9F, ESU V4 sound, Twin smoke units, lights crew real coal load etc etc. This used to look superb on my old oo gauge layout Quatford junction, with 30+ mineral wagons in tow. Plenty of smoke from these two seuthe smoke generators. This is built on a Railroad 9F chassis, the other one I have which is still being worked on is built on a Bachmann chassis. Zimo sound in this one.
Once again, very nice! Don't forget to liberally weather the driver and fireman in the Crosti - they were renowned for filling up the cab with smoke and steam!
Gary wrote: Sounds like you have a new loco Gary & If Gary dosnt want it I'd be interested, Kim "edit" cancel that just got another model, that I've been after. The Q is one missing from my collection it's always been a favourite We have one in O scale Now that would make a good display on the P1 promo Gary, OO one with O next to it anyone got the N scale one.
