:hellosign: Has anyone had a loco weathered by GC weathering?. I have just received my re-numbered , weathered class 27 and........? :thankyousign:
Their gallery of N Gauge work looks pretty good but I suppose results may vary...
How about some pics, Tonye? :camera:
Here are 4 sides of my diesel loco weathered by GC weathering. Comments please.
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/48/4185-050217121745.jpeg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=48291)
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/48/4185-050217121826.jpeg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=48292)
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/48/4185-050217121855.jpeg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=48293)
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/48/4185-050217121925.jpeg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=48294)
Looks good to me. Nice photos. :beers:
Hi Tonye,
Looks great. Mind if I ask what it cost for the weathering?
Regards Delboy.
It looks very good indeed.
My preference is for heavy weathering so I would prefer the white making more grubby but I always was a dirty b. :-[
i think it looks good
how did they weather the bodysides/cab front?
tim
Not my era, but yep, I like that. Did they have references photos? IMO the biggest mistake a lot of weathering companies make is "generic dirt". Some operators keep their locos very clean, others don't!
Buffers look good though.
:hellosign: GC Weathering didn`t have a picture to go by, I asked for medium weathering. I had to tick the boxes on the form to let them know what I wanted , greasy buffers , window wiper marks, exhaust stains etc. In total it cost me £42.00 of which £7.00 was secured p+p one way , because I gave them my loco at a exhibition. Included in the cost was renumbering. :thankyousign:
Thanks for the info Tonye.
Money well spent IMO.
Regards Delboy.
Quote from: njee20 on February 05, 2017, 09:08:32 PMIMO the biggest mistake a lot of weathering companies make is "generic dirt"
Agreed, even with reference photos Millfield Models weathering looked very generic
As a result I disposed of these models, now replaced by Mercig Studios
Impressed by GC Weathering, I plan to use them for the weathering of some of my coaches
A big thank you to Scott at the Weathering Works for these recent custom transformations:
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/53/5526-260717121927.jpeg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=53734)
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/53/5526-260717122021.jpeg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=53736)
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/53/5526-260717122058.jpeg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=53738)
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/53/5526-260717122132.jpeg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=53740)
(http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/53/5526-260717122252.jpeg) (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=53741)
Quote from: longbow on July 26, 2017, 12:27:09 PM
A big thank you to Scott at the Weathering Works for these recent custom transformations:
Those steamers look really authentic!
Sounds like quite a good price for weathering and number changing. Looks good, certainly better than some of the manufacturers attempts. Models straight out of the box just look so plastic and wrong. Even new locos and well kept locos very quickly get road grime around the tops and bottoms.
Weathering is very much personal taste. My take is that, as a general rule, if people don't notice the weathering then it is probably about right. Diesels often had clean sides but dirty roofs, bogies and frames because they would go through the cleaning plant. Has anyone been brave enough to include the damage done by washing plants on their diesel?
In addition to greater realism I find that weathering mutes the livery variations between Dapol and Grafar locos and adds heft to the model.
Light weathering to depict well-maintained locos that have been a while out of the shops (eg the MN and Warship) is certainly a good default choice but I chose the heavy weathering on the two BR Standards to add variation to my fleet and to evoke the run-down condition of many steamers in the 60s era.