Just finished weathering my first brass loco

[zoegraf]

Took a lot of time and patience, but I did it. Phew!

 

[tcmooore]

WOW...Looks amazing also love ballast.

 

[Photogdad]

Excellent job. Looks great

 

[Secondhandmodeler]

That's a nice looking loco.

 

[zoegraf]

Excellent job. Looks great

Thank you.

I will be taking shots of it later in natural light. Some of the streaks and details are not showing up in this low-lit shot.
Cheers.

 

[zoegraf]

WOW...Looks amazing also love ballast.

Thanks. I'm happier with the model now, now that the weathering has hid some of its flaws. Yes, brass comes with flaws unfortunately.

I usually wash my ballast after it dries with awash of brown colour with a large brush then dust it with chalk dust and seal it with dullcote, but since this area represents a track recently ballasted, I skipped the wash and dusted it instead since it is near a ballast quarry.

 

[Outback]

Very nice work, on both the model and your scenicking skills. What are you using for the taller green grass in the first image? It looks very convincing.

 

[zoegraf]

Very nice work, on both the model and your scenicking skills. What are you using for the taller green grass in the first image? It looks very convincing.

Thank you.

The taller grass is cut up HEKI grass matts. They tend to be a bit shinny so I dullcote it.
I make the trees from local sagebrush branches and NOCH trees. The leaves are NOCH also.

Cheers.

 

[zoegraf]

That's a nice looking loco.

I try to avoid buying brass when it comes to diesels, but no one made this CNR prototypically in plastic to my liking. Though I still think the plastic models are much nicer in regards to railing posts and other details such as lettering and numbering.

 

[ho/ttothemoss]

Looks good!

 

[MLW]

Again, very well done

Thanks for the "how to" on the weathering (other thread).

Really like this shot.

Very good as usual zoegraf. As usual because I am getting
used to great shot, great modelling and superb skills.

 

[Outback]

Thanks for the info. These long grass matts are something new since I was away from the hobby, but I can see the practicality of them. I used to hand plant clumps of cut and dyed rope to fill an area like that.... that was a lot of work. I might have to try a matt or two someday, I really like the look you accomplished.

 

[CNR Glen]

Good work on the RS-3 and and FA-1. Taller grass is something that's been missing on my layout, another project to ad to my list

 

[zoegraf]

Looks good!

Thanks. Will attempt a steam loco someday.

Cheers.

 

[zoegraf]

Thanks for the info. These long grass matts are something new since I was away from the hobby, but I can see the practicality of them. I used to hand plant clumps of cut and dyed rope to fill an area like that.... that was a lot of work. I might have to try a matt or two someday, I really like the look you accomplished.

The matts are great, but take a good look over them before buying a box of them. Sometimes they are defective with bald spots.

 

[zoegraf]

Good work on the RS-3 and and FA-1. Taller grass is something that's been missing on my layout, another project to ad to my list

Thanks and thanks for identifying the FA1; I forgot what it was; couldn't remember is it was a FA2 or FA1. I don't even know how prototypical it is.
The taller grass is nice stuff, but remember to use plenty of glue when applying it. The grass fibres can easily be vacuumed up. Also they tend to be shinny; I dullcote them.

 

[CNR Glen]

Thanks and thanks for identifying the FA1; I forgot what it was; couldn't remember is it was a FA2 or FA1. I don't even know how prototypical it is.

FA-1's have the rad shutters in the rear while the FA-2's have them slightly forward. The Proto2000 FA-1's are pretty accuarate, I have one. The Proto2000 FA-2's were pervious generation and also nicely detailed but the grabs are a bit large and the belt drive fan was more gimick than prototypical.

 

[zoegraf]

I thought I'd show the other side of the RS3 before taking shots in natural light; hopefully tomorrow.

 

[zoegraf]

FA-1's have the rad shutters in the rear while the FA-2's have them slightly forward. The Proto2000 FA-1's are pretty accuarate, I have one. The Proto2000 FA-2's were pervious generation and also nicely detailed but the grabs are a bit large and the belt drive fan was more gimick than prototypical.

How does yours run? Mine crawls a little noisy, but runs smooth with my pulse option cranked.

Thanks again.

 

[zoegraf]

Very nice work, on both the model and your scenicking skills. What are you using for the taller green grass in the first image? It looks very convincing.

By the way, how do I join The Canuck Express Railway Agency?