This Hornby Bulleid Q1 has been renumbered as Guildford Shed's least
glamourous No. 33019 and is midway through my non-airbrush weathering.
I
used to airbrush weather all the time, but now favour pigment washes and
drybrushing, these giving me giving far more control and a slightly more random
effect like the real thing.
In time the upper surfaces will receive a little
matt varnish misted on from above to suggest fallen ash (Testors
Dullcote from an aerosol), otherwise I favour the slight sheen of a
working engine, remembering clambering
around mucky working engines in Poland in the very early 1990's. Working
steam has more of a warm smeared sticky Christmas Pudding look than
pure Barry Island rust often portrayed.
I tend to weather in stages, splitting into different sessions over a few days rather than all in one go, I can them appraise the result in different light including that of the layouts it will be running on. It also allows the paints to set well between sessions.
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About Me
- Chris Nevard
- Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
- I've been into photography, railways and modelling them in miniature for 30 or so years. As well as creating the personal projects showcased on this website, I also write about model making and undertake photographic commissions for the UK based Model Rail Magazine, associated publications and books. Other interests include vintage motor cars, fine ale, having a good moan, social and industrial history. Find out more at www.nevard.com
Is this the ugliest steam engine ever? Undoubted though your artistic skills are, Mr Nevard, you can't make a silk purse........
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