I think your wagon looks excellent Phil, I have no real experience/knowledge of trains and railways, but to my eye your weathering looks spot on, personally I wouldn’t change a thing, 
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G 
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Thank you for your positive feedback Rich, not sure about gifted, but I appreciate you saying so, .
The scale is 1/76ish, I’m not knowledgeable on railways, be they real or modelled, but I think that’s 00/H0 (4mm scale)? And this is only my second build in this scale incorporating a ‘structure’ of sorts, so room for much improvement…or could do better as my school reports always stated, 
…an image below of my first attempt.
As for the stonework, I undercoated with a light grey and then picked out individual stones with various shades of oil paint. I then gave the whole area a thin coat of grey acrylic to soften the contrast (see images below).
I’ve not tried using powders or chalks, but I have seen them used to good effect by others. I am tempted to try using some pastels I have to give a rust effect to the crinkly tin roof on the lucam, .
It would be good to see some of your buildings, .
Thanks again,
G
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Hi all,
A question, if I may…would all of the ‘chassis’ (not sure what the lower part of rolling stock is called, 
) be painted the same colour as the main body, ?
I know from Tom and Kosprueone that the wheels would not be painted, but would be dirty, though I presume the rims would be shiny if they were in regular use, ?
Cheers, ,
G
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I agree with G here Phil, to me that wagon looks really nice the the door fits in perfectly colour wise … nothing to change there
G-man69
The last picture posted is most excellent to the colorations I was referring to that blend perfectly…
And that brick building sits comfortably with it’s neighbor. I would never have thought to use oil paints,
but they seem to work great. I was thinking about the porisity of the walls. I take it that these walls are hydrocal (plaster) ? That brick building must have taken quite some time as with all the various individual bricks colored !
I have high hopes for you. As you attempt more projects you will gain confidence and progress.
As for my buildings, I have been considering joining this thread at some near future point. I have been scrambling the completion of my outdoor home 1:1 projects before the snow flies, but every time I finish a few projects, the wife adds three more to my list ! 
We will keep in mind…
Rich
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Gman69 - I just posted a modeling thread continuation of something I posted 7 months ago on this site. This is one of my scratchbuild models I made from start to finish.
I have no clues how to search for it, so I am posting it again here for you to see. You can find it here.
PS: If Fred (Admin) wishes to delete this entry, I have no problems with that, as I do not want to post anything to thwart the rest of you fellas’s building posts here in this thread/campaign.
Rich
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The façades are made from a product called DAS (not sure if you get it stateside) but it’s an air drying clay.
I cut the rough shape of the building from foamboard, then I cover the face in DAS, and once it has dried I begin scribing each stone/brick/cobble into it, see images below…
After scribing I prime the clay with whatever spray can paint I have to hand, in this case light grey.
The scribing of the bricks on the smaller façade took about 9hrs, if memory serves, and the painting probably about 4 or 5hrs in total.
My real weakness is doors and windows, and all the little bits that finish off a building, but I hope to improve with each new project, .
I totally sympathise with the ‘wife projects’ scenario, 
, but blimey, snow, how early does it come to your neck of the woods?
I know you’ll be made very welcome if, and when you join this thread. As a non-railway modeller I have had much support and encouragement, and helpful advice when I requested it. And, having had a quick look at your amazing build in the link provided (I will be reading it in its entirety), I know many of us will benefit from following your contributions, .
G
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Gman69 - WOW !! You are more of an amazing constructer/builder than I had originally thought. I was under the assumption that you had purchased the building walls, not scribing all of these stone yourself. I totally compliment you on your progress.
Thanks for comments on my added link, one thing I must say, as with all of our modeling, some things are done like or unlike what others do. What I mean is, with each build, we all learn new ways to accomplish what is between our ears, hidden inside are thoughts, and if one can pull out enough of these thoughts to make the fingers do the work, we have done a marvolous feat !
Carry on, my friend.
Rich
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Thank you sir! I’ve since got the traction wheel positions figured out as well and will post pics this week.
As they say, every day is a school day, and I’m not so proud as to not borrow a good idea if I see one Rich, .
Stay in touch with our happy band of modelling travellers, and I look forward to seeing your contributions in the not to distant snowy future, .
G
Hi Rich, welcome, good to see you back.
Folks, Rich is the modeler of some masterful buildings posted on this site. If you have questions about hydrocal, casing in plaster, distressing and staining woods, and weathering, here is a wealth of information.
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Hi Rich, no need to delete this - I will bet that participants and visitors will enjoy looking at your work. Plenty to learn.
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Many thanks for the welcome back Fred !
And the nice comments G !
I think you, G, could teach me a few things too.
Sorry G, you asked when does snow come here. It usually starts around the end of October at Halloween, but this year, I hope it holds off a bit. I have a long list of outdoor projects to complete yet. Once that list dwindles, I can post some of my own modeling endeavors.
Although I mostly frequent the Railroad Line Forums, this site has inspiration for me to model with other methods than those I currently use. I am referring to the paints and washes that are used by military modelers. The modeling on this site is fantastic and I spend a lot of time looking and learning. Thanks guys, all of you.
Rich
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I can concur with Fred, Rich’s work is amazing, a level of detail that, unfortunately, alludes me, . I would certainly recommend checking out the link he’s supplied, it’s a lesson in structural modelling for us all, .
G
I doubt there’s anything I could teach you Rich, but thanks for the kind words, .
Snow is the one thing I miss, even the slushy British type, 
, having moved to the South West coast a few years back we hardly even get to see frost, 
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G
Fred, some years ago I managed to optain a singel coal from a steam pumping station (nowadays a museum) which had the size of an orange. After whacking it thouroughly with a hammer, I had more than enough to fill the coal storage for 2 steam engines ( and I have still quite some left) :
Maybe there is a museum that runs steam engines (be it trains or otherwise) in your neighbourhood?
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That looks excellent Erwin, two greatly rendered locomotives, as per normal my friend, .
G .
Hi all,
I discovered yesterday that my metal bodied wagon wasn’t right for the intended era, , it’s a post war item, darn, 
! So I’ve ordered a ‘planked’ wagon kit as a substitute. I was also informed that the Pug, though correct for the era, would have been unlikely, though not impossibly, used in a Southern England scenario, . It was suggested that a ‘Terrier 0-6-0T’ be used, but alas I can’t find a kit of such a beast, so might have to exercise a little artistic license and pretend the Pug was loaned from up North, .
Had a few hours, so started on the windows, some will be exposed, and some will be boarded-up, the latter for expediency, the card wooden boarding being easier and quicker, 
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Cheers, ,
G
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Thank you very much Mr. G.
I always find it very satisfying to create things while minimizing the costs…
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I think your more than entitled to a little artistic licence G, and like you alluded to, it can’t be proved or disproved. Shame about the wagon though, sods law after you did all that work to it.
That makes perfect sense about the windows and having a certain amount boarded up, you see that all over, even today so totally realistic and not out of place. It’s all looking terrific
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