Weathering..
This was assembled in haste at the dawn of my model railroading and I assembled the split axles wrong and locked them into the frame before I noticed.
A couple of pics attached.....
To salvage the model I weathered her as used yet still operable after some needed repairs.
I used the alternating application of ordinary spray primer black and primer red fogged lightly for a look of a lokie that had seen a lot of use, yet wasn't completely ready for scrapping yet.
A simple method yet effective.
Even all these years later I remember how much fun it was to get the project this far.
I think I'll return to completing it in the scene I had in mind for her. It's supposed to be on rails that vanish into tall grass with some abandoned rail cars scattered nearby, all in weeds with a hint of ballast and rails buried in the field of grass and brush.
Best to ya...
Mike Bauers
Milwaukee, Wi, USA
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On Sep 10, 2013, at 11:01 AM, Sean Naylor <a69mustang4me@...> wrote:
Thats pretty cool Kent.
Only wethering advice I could give would be to study some old photos or new photos of old locomotives and try to duplicate some (not all) of the key weathering points.
"Some (not ALL)" means that in the case of weathering, often less is more! There are also articles and web page blogs available to see some examples. Just google it.
Sean
"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!" - Mario Andretti!
From: "nvrr49@..." <nvrr49@...>
To: trains Yardbird <yardbirdtrains@...>
Sent: Sunday, September 8, 2013 8:11 AM
Subject: [yardbirdtrains] 2-4-4-0 static roundhouse kitbash
See my blog for some pictures, . I am looking for some weather ideas. Thank you for looking.
Kent Hurley
