Beavercreek day out ...the sequel

[beavercreek]

Mike - how about trying out the sort of weathering that this guy has done on the Challenger he's selling on evilBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/G-scale-M...=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item19c779e2ed < Link To http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm...mp;hash=item19c779e2ed

He's used chalks, which he says in the description will clean off if required (though I'm not sure I'd want to try to get every scrap out of all the nooks and crannies on a loco like that!!).

Jon.

Hi John

I use chalks, powder paint and pigments in isopropyl alchohol for my weathering with brushes and then fix them with Testors dullcoat.
All my stuff so far has been done with that method. I have used an airbrush for 'light' weathering but really find using brushes very satisfying.
Diesels are really like more detailed boxcars and have flat sides that are easier to apply the pigments in a convincing manner with the extra little details being added last. So I am not so concerned with the outcome on those.
I have used the fuel tanker cars to practice getting a smooth effect that would be similar to that seam locos 'rounded' boiler and smoke-box sides.
I think that I will be okay, it is just the jumping in that I need to do. So I will start on the swap C16 I got from Tony as it was a little bit of a mess when I got it!
Thanks for the encouragement lads...sometimes you just need it to feel confident in yourself....

 

[Zerogee]

Mike - how about trying out the sort of weathering that this guy has done on the Challenger he's selling on evilBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/G-scale-M...=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item19c779e2ed < Link To http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm...mp;hash=item19c779e2ed

He's used chalks, which he says in the description will clean off if required (though I'm not sure I'd want to try to get every scrap out of all the nooks and crannies on a loco like that!!).

Jon.

Hi John

I use chalks, powder paint and pigments in isopropyl alchohol for my weathering with brushes and then fix them with Testors dullcoat.
.....................

Ah, right - I can only assume that the guy on eBay doesn't use the varnish coat over the top, which I guess makes the difference between removable and permanent weathering!

Jon.

 

[CoggesRailway]

just a brilliant railway in every respect...

 

[Richie]

Fantastic photo's Mike really like those low down shots of your GP38 climbing the grade ( need to air brush some nice plumes of black smoke coming from the loco's ) .
Looks like all the gremlins have gone and your trains are running like clock work
Just need to clear my line now to get some trains running

 

[Shawn]

Mike you have an awsome looking layout. Everything looks great together. Never realised how big your layout is and how detailed the scenes ect.... are. Makes me want to to redo some things on my layout. You have done an excellent job. You should do an article for Garden Railways (US magazine)

 

[beavercreek]

Hey Shawn, thank you for the kind comments.
Risking the mutual backslapping award, I have to say that your layout is one that I also admire highly. If I had the type of garden that you have I would love to get the wonderful 'backwoods' atmoshere and the feel of a branchline that really operates as an entitiy in its own rite. My layout may look big in the plan but it isn't big at all when compared to most of the USA ones! I just pack a lot in the areas where (I was allowed) to develop. The large inclines have stopped me using low powered small locos ( mostly the steamers as deisels do have more grunt) as a single power unit except in the quarry section and even that has a bit of a slope to get from the 'basin' to the upper wall!

 

[steven large]

mike, i do really loves yr layout on the mining as it look so neat and retro as it givin me a idea from yr mining.aslo unbeliveable tht u doing all these hard works and efforts on layouts.u shud be proud wot have u done all these work.i was really gobsmacked with it.

 

[robocop1976]

realy impressed nice layout and loads of detail 5 star bud

 

[beavercreek]

Fantastic photo's Mike really like those low down shots of your GP38 climbing the grade ( need to air brush some nice plumes of black smoke coming from the loco's ) .
Looks like all the gremlins have gone and your trains are running like clock work
Just need to clear my line now to get some trains running

Well Richie, the fact that the line was cleared and cleaned in time for the open day was in no small measure down to your valued help!
I had great fun doing a re-enactment of the day and even got the car transporter fully loaded. I also put and Aristo coupler on the USAT GP9 and it and the RS-3 worked great together even though they obviously use totally different motor blocks (gearing etc).

Just for you as you asked, here is a quick photshop airbrushed smokin' and dust blown view of the 'big' freight with a little 'weathering' to front of the GP38. I might just do a bit of this on the real loco and I think, as this loco will always head up a lash-up, that I will replace the front coupler with a kadee for more realism

 

[Richie]

That shot looks fantastic Mike

 

[stevedenver]

one thing about grande motive power
you cannot overdo the weathering to the front end and lower sills

during fall and winter, often you can barely make out the paint underneath

again nice shots

 

[beavercreek]

Had a little bit of time to do a bit of steaming (not real steam though. like yours Richie )
Linked up two shays with some log cars and gave them a spin. After that had a very short time with the new Aristo mallet and a new mikado.

Cabooses or cabeese......

 

[Richie]

Lovely pic's Mike do like that Aristo Mallet that will look and sound great climbing your grade with a heavy freight would also look good pushing a freight being pulled by your ABBA F unit's

 

[beavercreek]

Hi Richie
I also had the RDC-3 out this evening with all the layout lights on and very fine it looked too slipping behind the rocks and bushes. It will be renamed 'Beavercreek Railroad' or Beavercreek Locomotion Company' as the Rio Grande did not run these except for an experiment with an early Budd type one for the 'Prospector'. But the Beavercreek RR can have its own stuff can't it.

I also ran the LGB Street car that is also to be renamed with the Beavercreek logo. Well it gives me a license to run lots of non prototypical things on a local line! The streetcar has great sound and looks the biz.

 

[stevedenver]

i like your lettering and logo -quite plausible

 

[beavercreek]

Hi Steve
Well as long as a piccy of a beaver inside the roundal is plausible

 

[steven large]

hi mike i like tht steam loco so what is it? what do u called it as u post this awesome pictures as it catch my own eyes.

 

[beavercreek]

Hi Steve
There were two shays and one picture of the 2-8-8-2 Mallet with the tender of the Mikado which is out of the picture.

 

[steven large]

Hi Steve
There were two shays and one picture of the 2-8-8-2 Mallet with the tender of the Mikado which is out of the picture.

hi mike.i like shay so where did u get them from and r they quite pricey mike?
BTW my kid name is SHAY

 

[beavercreek]

Hi Steve
The three truck shay comes with sound and is about £670 or so new, about £350 to £400 used
The one behind is a two truck shay which is not produced any more but may still be available from some shops. It should be about £375 or so new and maybe £250 to £300 used depending on what age it is. Watch ebay or even here as they pop up pretty frequently
They are cheaper if you buy them from the States but you have to add on shipping costs and 20% VAT.