WEATHERING & DETAILING OO LOCOS 

Thanks again Philip, your comments are always welcome. I wish you well with your retirement and your railway modelling ... David

Thanks David.

Hi Gerry - apologies for delay. Not much help to you I am afraid. Love the soldering iron tip (pardon the pun). I have a couple of spare irons - such a good idea - thanks - David PS I expect you have dived in with the wreathing by now - hope it went well.

Many thanks for comment. I have weathered 6 old loco bodies to date - the first ones looked too overdone. This one looks more subtle but there is always room for improvement, glad you found it useful and good luck with the move. Best Regards, David

Very nice comment - thanks

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Thanks very much for your super comments. Very much appreciated. ... David

Sorry for the delay, I have had some work commitments that have kept we away from my railway for a while. Many thanks for your comments. I am shortly doing another airbrush video for the crane, so I hope that will help. There is no real right/wrong way with weathering. Use some dullish natural colours (earth browns, greys red-browns) and some white/black to lighten/darken etc and go for it. I always 'refine' the airbrush stage with some washes/powders applied with a brush. Best to get a couple of old cheap trucks and have a go. - Good luck. Cheers David

Wow!, thanks Peter, praise indeed. Many thanks.

Many thanks Buddy ... David

Thanks Nigel

Thanks Colin, much appreciated 👍👍👍

Many thanks for your comment and apologies for my late reply. So glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful. .. David

Thanks Tommy, really appreciate your comments and many thanks for subscribing. Regards, David

Thanks Denshen, much appreciated ... David

Thanks Jason, appreciate your comments. ... David

Thanks very much, appreciate your comment - David

Hi Jim, The liquitex matt varnish is an artists water-based acrylic varnish. I always used it, very successfully, on my model aeroplanes. The water doesn't evaporate as quickly as the alcohol or lacquer acrylics so I used the hair dryer to speed up the drying/multi coating. Hope this helps, thanks for the comment, Regards, David

Thanks David. ..👍👍

Yes, exactly. Always the case. Less is More very often.

Thank you very much!

Thanks flyboy. All steam locos looked filthy by the end of steam in the UK. It was sad to see Pacifics hauling coal trains. This loco has red boiler bands. This, in 1950s/1960s, indicates it was to be used for passenger train duties. By the end of the era they were used for absolutely anything. Yard shunting engines or 'shunters' we call them perform similar duties to your swith engines. They certainly had a hard life ... David

Many thanks, much appreciated ... David

Very Kind of you Steve. Appreciate the comment. Regards, David

Hi and thanks for your comment and apologies for my late reply. Welcome to the world of model railways. Glad you like the weathering, I think it makes the models look more convincing, especially if you want to photograph them. I have only been railway modelling for a few years but I have painted and made models for most of my life. If you have access to the magazine 'Railway Modeller' out there there is a three part feature running on an exhibition laytout (N gauge) called 'The Spirit of Swindon'. I weathered all the locos, freight wagons, coaches and buildings, so, yes, I enjoy weathering. Good luck with yours. Try out on something cheap and don't overdo it. .. David

@@davidhyde4329 thanks for the reply I will look into the model railway magazine

Thanks Doug, much appreciated 👍👍

Hi, looking back, I agree, it is quite heavy weathering. Yes I remember the last days of steam it was quite shocking to see the obvious neglect. Thanks for your positive comments, and thanks for the tip about the brass smokebox door dart. This would definitely improve the look - too late now for this model but a good tip for the future ... Thanks ... David

Thanks Ian

+kevintregunna Many thanks Kevin. Appreciate the comment. Regards, David.

Thanks Paul, Appreciate your comment;.

Hi Tony, thanks for your comments. Good luck with your N2 - David

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Thanks again ... David

You are very welcome Onno, glad you liked it .. David

That should be “turned out” not ruined, I think auto correct or pre-emotive text beat my observation there 🤣🤣🤣

Hi Bruce, no problem. I have weathered many aircraft kits over the years but this was my first attempt at a steam locomotive. Many thanks for you kind comment, much appreciated.

Hi, I am sorry the sound does not come over loud enough. I will set higher sound levels on my next video. I would be grateful if you could let me know if it gets better. Thanks for your comments, very much appreciated - David

David Hyde you are welcome its probably me going deaf!

Hi Andrew, thanks for your kind comment. Had a quick look on google. I knew Hornby released a more up-to-date version of this loco which is DCC ready but I was not sure about a sound decoder. Anyway I found this link - it may help you - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p68AfYLkaZ4.html - David

Hi, Thanks for your comment. Go to Modelmaster (online) they have a great range of decals for wagons,coaches and locos (brass nameplates too). I think their prices are more reasonable than others (like Fox). I hope this helps., ... David

Hi, many thanks, appreciate your comment. There are other ways of pronouncing many words. Most people I have come across in the UK pronounce 'decal' my way - I hope it didn't spoil the video for you. Regards .. David

its fine , the video was great anyway

Many thanks .. David