under the weather...
Update - That title's twofold really.
Firstly, I lost most of last week due to some gastro which struck me down...a trip to a rather fine Indian restaurant here soon put my stomach on track...
Secondly, I got stuck in on some more weathering of the rolling stock. Again, using dry brushing techniques and a few MIG powders with a few strokes with some cotton buds too. Its not up there with Mercig's weathering by a long shot but it has given me a little more confidence to keep having a go. I also dunked some DG couplings in a shallow bath of metal black and will swap some of the earlier fitted ones which tend to stick out like a sore thumb in brass.
I attach a few photos first of the Dapol 26 and then the Farish 24. I wish the respective manufacturers in China would sit round a table and agree a common colour for BR Blue It makes it impossible for them to appear together on the layout...although on this layout I think the loco employed on pass engaged in some shunting between shifts.
Enough of this waffle...here's some photos...
Dapol 26...a little more grubbier now...
Farish 24...hopefully not overcooked...
They make a lovely couple...
This one is for Mike (PaternosterRow) who asked to see the station building...damn that platform surface needs resticking...
Side on view...
26038 awaits its next turn of duty...
Seen arriving from a small boat...
With 24113 shunting some vans...
26038 bound for Inverness...
Awaiting clearance...
26038 rearranging some 16T minerals between duties...
24113 waits to depart...
26038 idles in the sun...
I think that probably now brings a close to the recent work revamping the layout now. Although it is tempting to keep tinkering with it, I am also conscious that I don't want to overcook it with bits and bobs and I nearly ruined the backscene last week at one point.
I will swap the DG's over the weekend and take some final shots next week as the layout is set to appear in a certain 2mmFS bi-monthly publication soon. Perhaps I will post some more shots next week if peeps aren't fed up to see it now.
Thanks all for your interest in this project.
Pete
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