tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720826172505985733.post4035745435308027615..comments2021-10-26T16:54:59.769+11:00Comments on Bowen Creek: GUILTY, of over weathering...Andrew Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861292344365150920noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720826172505985733.post-18908098754660699042011-03-14T11:35:28.837+11:002011-03-14T11:35:28.837+11:00Andrew
I like the look of the wheels, couplers, et...Andrew<br />I like the look of the wheels, couplers, etc.<br />Having a largish layout tends to cool down the ardour for this level of the hobby but i can certainly appreciate it.<br />You might want to look at adding vertical handrails on the ends of the louvre vans as these were on the wagons in the 60's (something I have yet to do).<br /><br />Ray PRay Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624865987062727847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720826172505985733.post-3160668915017157752011-03-14T11:17:23.531+11:002011-03-14T11:17:23.531+11:00The exception to neat-and-tidy would seem to be th...The exception to neat-and-tidy would seem to be the aluminum rolling stock--researching WHX, WX, WTY wheat wagons, these tended to only look bright shiny and silvery (as the Austrains WHX's appear) for only a short time. Oxidation, road grime, etc., gave them a dull grey finish rather quickly. I'd guess that part of the reason NSWGR chose gunmetal grey was its ability to hide grime relatively well. Certainly the PTC's blue and SRA's oxide red colors didn't stand up as well.B. Kooistrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150888384261119049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720826172505985733.post-90395803563072237872011-03-13T22:05:27.254+11:002011-03-13T22:05:27.254+11:00Andrew, I can't agree more with you about the ...Andrew, I can't agree more with you about the general overdoing of weathering. Some of the models I have seen running around on some layouts would have been condemned on the spot at the time they portray! Even into the eighties, wagons were 'scruffy' and dirty, but not 'ready for the scrap line' as many appear today. All I can do is keep suggesting <br />"weather to a (contemporary) photograph!" ;o)James McInerneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955375097542647103noreply@blogger.com