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  1. Whilst progress with my weathered mineral wagons is on-going I've also been busy trying my hand at weathering the WD 2-8-0 loco and a brakevan which will complete the train. The WD loco is a factory-weathered version which basically means it's received a quick spray of track colour along the chassis and lower body area before being distributed for sale. I want mine to be in keeping with the general condition of the wagons themselves; dirty, rusty and rather unkempt. So, I've started giving it washes of thinned enamel paint using a mixture of track colour and roof dirt and applied using a wide brush. I've lost count of the number of washes I've applied so far. I do have a small spray gun but it's not the weather for going outdoors and of course it's not something that can be used indoors - at least not in the living room in front of the fire. Anyway, this is what the loco looks like so far. Apologies for the photos but they've had to be taken indoors - starting with a couple of the loco itself Here's one showing the loco and brakevan.... .... followed by a couple of the brakevan, complete with rear lamps and instanter couplings And this last photo is just to show that I've added real coal to the tender, applied directly on top of the plastic coal load supplied and secured with PVA glue. There's more work to be done here but I've concentrated on trying to get rid of the plastic look and achieve something that looks more metallic - albeit of a rusted nature. There'll be lighter rust staining added to bring out some detail and there'll be coal overspill on the tender top once it's complete. It's future re-sale value has probably dropped significantly but I am much more satisfied with its appearance now and it is going to look the part at the head of the mineral rake for sure.
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