Thursday, May 29, 2008

Weathered chassis


Y7 chassis
Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker.
I'm trying an experiment with the Y7 locomotive chassis. One it had been cleaned with Hob-Brite and then etch primed I hand painted it with Humbrol matt black. Then weathered it before any of the gubbins went back in.

This way I can get behind the wheels to get an oily sheen. I'm not sure if this will make a difference to the look of the finished model much but it's worth a try.

The colours used were tank grey followed by a rusty red and then dark earth. All were dry brushed on with an old, large, bristly brush to try an impart a bit of texture as well as colour.

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