The final weathering
This is where the reference photos come into their own. I started with a finger soiled with lead pencil! I rubbed this all over the railings and other parts of the model to give a metallic sheen.
Rust was mixed from powder and white spirit and painted on sparingly – too much and the loco should be left in the sidings.
A greasy mix from gloss enamel and dark brown was slapped on over the rods closest to the valve box to give a slightly glossy well-greased look.
White and a rusty brown was mixed to pick out the areas affected by scalding water. Then the airbrush was loaded first for a dust pass – very thinned Earth Brown and white. This was followed by a rust pass, again very thin, and kept to the lower parts of the loco.
I spent quite a bit of time picking out detail. I had to work carefully as I had no desire to foul up a £1400 model!
When all this was done I prepared the track with a grey-brown for the sleepers. The rails were painted rust then I loaded my finger with Rub and Buff and ran it along the top of the rails bringing it to a shine.
The ballast I bought from a railway supplier – I think it could do with another coat of dirt over it.
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There we are ☺ It was a great departure from the norm and good to work on something large!
Julian S.
