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[Jack L]

Hi Jack
That just gets more and more impressive. Very striking model. I'm sure you'll sort the wheel painting - just extra work.
jim

Thanks Jim. Can't believe I didn't see your cross section until This morning, now that is impressive!

It looks well mate,shame about the wheels.

thank you Mark.

Wheel paint fixed, decals added (so thin...they were tricky!!), and everything varnished. Next to begin the weathering. If anyone has any generic tips on weathering grey, please give me a shout. Never done it before. There will however, be plenty of rust, streaking, soot and grime.

[Steve Jones]

An outstanding build Jack. If I was weathering this is would probably take me longer than building the thing :smiling3: :thumb2: . For weathering on Grey use dark pin washes like Vandyke Brown, Sepia, Engine Oil, and Raw Umber. Burnt Sienna is rust in a tube and Raw Umber is dirt in a tube. Starship Filth is particularly good for streaking on grey background. Blue Patina, Off White, Buff and Dust are good for lightening grey areas. Try on a practice piece to decide which areas of the model you want that particular look for. Good luck. Should be fun

[JR]

Well there you have it Jack , and Steve's not mentioned rivets or three part camo once in this build either :smiling3:

What a great build,some very nice touches, pity they won't be seen again, but at least we and you know there are there. You could always was have a framed photo of inside the engine cab next to the finished model as it deserves to be remembered.

[Tim Marlow]

Fantastic build this! For weathering, there are lots of approaches, but looking at a real one and copying what you see always pays dividends. There are many ways a steam loco gets weathered. It gets atmospheric abrasion from sun and rain, so paint fading and streaking make an appearance. It gets fall out from sulphurous filth (a mix of Matt black and dark earth does well) falling from above generated by itself and other steam engines, so has soot and ash in appropriate places, boiler top and cab roof for soot, footplate and beneath firebox for ash come to mind. It suffers spills from lubricants and leaks and dribbles, so has staining and lime scale from oil and boiler additives in strategic places. It gets brake dust build up on the lower parts of the loco, and more importantly, on the tender end where the dust cloud is pulled in during braking. Lastly, it pulls ballast dust up from the roadbed when it is operating. All of these will best be applied in layers one over the other to get a realistic effect.
Definitely worth looking at this site for ideas and inspiration…...

https://www.martynwelch.com/

[Isitme]

Hello Jack,
Just found your impressive build (both in size and skill) and well built it is. I have the same kit lingering in my engine shed (shed) along with the Eduard sets, and when the time comes to build it will look back at your build and use it as reference.
Painting, it may be a bit late, but I have a copy of Aspects of Modelling - Weathering Locomotives by Tim Shackleton. I often browse through it and get tips for my AFV weathering.
Looking forward to the finished item.
Mike.

[Tim Marlow]

Worth getting a copy of the Martyn Welch one to go with it Mike. Shackleton is OK, used to be editor of Railway Modelling Journal back in the day. Martyn Welch is a master though. He has produced some of the best railway models I’ve ever seen.

[Jack L]

Thank you for all the kind words and advice, apologies for not acknowledging them sooner! Have been grinding away at this over the past few weeks…been a little frustrating here and there, where I get one aspect spot on, and then ruin it later on. My biggest issues has been trying to tone effects down, but then overdoing it and effectively erasing something I was happy with. Anyway…it’s getting close.

Sorry for the artificial light….but my modelling is done in the loft.

Quite a stark difference between the engine and the tender. Not sure what I feel about that yet.
The lighting doesn’t quite do justice to the amount of black pigment I used for soot. It looks a lot more smoke stained with the naked eye.

C&C welcome as always.

[Airborne01]

I am really liking that beast Jack - wish I had the shelf space and courage to go for it! Well done mate!
Steve

[Steve Jones]

Quite a stark difference between the engine and the tender. Not sure what I feel about that yet.

I luv contrast in my models. Especially on this build. It shows realism because the engine and tender would be exposed to different elements and weathering. Beautiful work all round Jack

[Steven000]

Lovely model Jack, really like it a lot! :thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

That’s looking really well lived in Jack. Excellent work.

[minitnkr]

Very well done.

[Mini Me]

Excellent result Jack :thumb2: Rick H.

[scottie3158]

Jack that is a cracking build. The difference between train and tender looks good.

[Jim R]

Hi Jack
I agree with the others - looks really good.
Jim