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Thanks Guys for all the positive feedback…. Hoping to do some more weathering across other items of rolling stock……. Cannot speak highly enough of the effect obtained by applying good old soot from the fireplace / woodburner which gives a lovely grimy effect when brushed very lightly over a surface that has previously been sprayed with Matt varnish ( aerosol) and before the varnish fully hardens.
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Hi Guys,
Having recently dabbled for the first time with a bit of weathering on my class 08 repaint, I was keen to have another go and I had an old Wrenn Class 20 that I bought for £20 at a show and took the motor out to allow it to run as a slave to pair with a Bachmann class 20…… they always look so much better nose to nose and as pair.
Anyway, the Bachmann class 20 came to me already fairly heavily weathered as many 20’s were as a result of a hard life on coal and ore trains etc, and so I wanted to create something similar on the Wrenn model…………. As is the case I imagine with many inexperienced modellers it got away from me a bit and I made a couple of bad choices experimenting, which resulted in it being more heavily weathered than I originally intended, but I think I managed to claw it back to something both acceptable and fairly prototypical.
One thing that I have come to appreciate is that old models which on the surface appear to be lacking the detail of current models, actually don’t look too far adrift as weathering definitely levels the playing field.
The Wrenn model is the rear one in the consist in the photos - thanks
Having recently dabbled for the first time with a bit of weathering on my class 08 repaint, I was keen to have another go and I had an old Wrenn Class 20 that I bought for £20 at a show and took the motor out to allow it to run as a slave to pair with a Bachmann class 20…… they always look so much better nose to nose and as pair.
Anyway, the Bachmann class 20 came to me already fairly heavily weathered as many 20’s were as a result of a hard life on coal and ore trains etc, and so I wanted to create something similar on the Wrenn model…………. As is the case I imagine with many inexperienced modellers it got away from me a bit and I made a couple of bad choices experimenting, which resulted in it being more heavily weathered than I originally intended, but I think I managed to claw it back to something both acceptable and fairly prototypical.
One thing that I have come to appreciate is that old models which on the surface appear to be lacking the detail of current models, actually don’t look too far adrift as weathering definitely levels the playing field.
The Wrenn model is the rear one in the consist in the photos - thanks
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A good looking pair, Hound Dog. Love the scenery as well.
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Richard, you should see the ones I practised on to start with!
Tip: some years ago there was a railway history magazine that came with a model OO loco each month. I picked up a few of those at toy fairs for a few quid. Ideal practice models and still to be found .
Tip: some years ago there was a railway history magazine that came with a model OO loco each month. I picked up a few of those at toy fairs for a few quid. Ideal practice models and still to be found .
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Great work Richard - you have obviously now got the hang of it - expect to see lots more weathered loco's 
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