Weathering attempts....

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OK here is my parts bin shunter. Too shiney in the first picture. So I have tried to give it some texture, satin varnish and dirty the under sides. I think it's better but not happy. Thoughts and suggestions? Better? I am going to swop a new light from the other end of the GE as it has got painty. Also do you think the original door on the cabside from the GE 45 tonner which is much smaller spoils it? - i do a bit - and what could I do about it. Just learning!
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With such a dark green base colour it'll be difficult to do much more... I would suggest the chassis looks great now, you could 'dry brush' some gun metal on the cranks and balance weights to hi-light the edges slightly. For the body, where is the exhaust? You can use an airbrush or weathering powders to add some exhaust staining and dirt. Depending on where you think the fuel port is, then that may also have some heavier dirt as diesel attracts gunge - this can be portrayed by a dark brown black thinned down mix - I use enamels (Humbrol 98 and 33) as they're easier to control, applied very sparingly at first. If you're not happy with it wipe it off quick with a moist (with thinners) cloth. You can soften the edges with a moist cotton bud. Taking it further flat surfaces tend to accumulate grime... and this can be well represented by using a grey brown colour (I use Humbrol 98).

How does that help?
 
As a general rule shunters cos of their lo speed and mainly running in industrial areas tend to pick up grime from the wheels and it spreads evenly bottom to top with a heavyer dusting on top also they tend after a few years to become dended and rusty

Hi speed locos tend to have weathering running up and back from the front highlighted on raised egdes spread from rain etc
if i was doing yours without use of a airbrush i would choose rattle cans colour/s that most suited the enviroment it works in so lets say a cement works..... white and grey and try for base colours ( that normally need laquer to add gloss) shake cans well then spray through metal flour sieve standing well back so loco gets dusted (not sprayed) letting the colour build up in turn untill it looks right.
if high speed loco do the same but spray from front
use metal sieve as it can be washed out with celulose thinners so she wont notice :rolf::thumbup: and it stops you applieing to much to quick and no large blobs
remember locos take weeks to gather dust and dirt so Take your time

Tony
 
Don't follow my weathering Ian other wise it will look really rusty :laugh:
 
I know it's the wrong word, but if you "highlight" the panel seams to make them look dirty, it should help with an overall look of being used as can be seen on this caboose.

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I must stress that this weathering was done by Don Smith (American) and it's an O scale caboose, but hopefully illustrates what I am trying to say (as in, a picture paints a 1000 words - or more :confused: )
 
Shunters on docks get very tatty in the salt air. At least they cleaned the bell. Here are some ideas for you.
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This one is a little less intense.
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It demonstrates what an effect even light weathering can have with just a finish of matt varnish.
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Cheers
 
And while i'm at it James your Mainline 09 is stunning too. It looks real. I think there is a point where this is most definately art and comes down to eye and talent.
 
Yes its a knock up job and the K-27 is built on a Connie, it's 1.22.7 in reality. So it's wrong as its over gauge by 3 inces, tsk tsk
I built it before the Bachmann Ks were made, whch are too big for me. The give away is that its an inslant cylinder arrangement.
 
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