After a hard day at work I haven't managed to get any work done on the tankers this evening, however a search of the web found this....
quite an interesting watch and maybe a good way to avoid buying the decal paper. I did also think that the end effect with the fade etc would be a good weathered effect. I shall be giving it a try on some plastic first to see the results. Just need to buy the varnish.
Thank you to
@njee20 on the little note about the real things not been white. Looking at the tankerI have made up on the layout tonight I released that the model is just to white! I watched a rake go down the settle to Carlisle at work on Wednesday and was trying to get a grasp of the color. I did say white but after you have said grey it seems to make more sense. Very light grey i'd say with a good weathering of the cement and general railway dirt. Thanks again to all involved so far, I have a busy week ahead (work/pleasure trip away) so hopefully will be back to the tankers late next week and lots of pics to follow.