Some more examples of my weathering

Weathered Rudd and SAA wagons

I had another afternoon of weathering today and tried something new. I had a small bottle of weathering powder that I bought years ago in Toulouse but never really got to grips with. I had airbrush weathered a Hornby Rudd wagon in Dutch livery and a Bachmann SAA scrap wagon but they needed a little bit more to give them more texture and authenticity - rust!
The powder is a dark rust shade and applies well either as a dry powder or mixed with acrylic thinners and painted on. According to the label it can also be airbrushed. For the Rudd though I used it dry and it adhered well to the airbrush applied weathering giving quited a realistic shade and texture that can be varied with the amount of powder applied.
With the SAA wagon I needed to mix it into a wash so that the recesses of the individual panels would be covered before rubbing the excess off with a cotton bud - lots of cotton buds! I used the dry powder after this to tone down the wagon's original livery.

The inside of the wagon was weathered previously with Scenic Rust but I am still in two minds about the finish produced with this product. Here I used the the dry powder application again and it seems to have improved the look. A final brush down all over with an old toothbrush removed any excess weathering powder.

Slovenske železnice, SŽ

I got back from Ljubljana last week and spent an afternoon drinking beer at the the Station Bar.


Ljubljana Railway Station



There is also a Railway Museum in the former roundhouse depot not far from the town centre and a bit tricky to find but worth the effort.