SERIES 5: 1960s railway weathering

Welcome to a brand-new series from Key Model World covering weathering techniques for 1960s era goods wagons, passenger rolling stock and locomotives. Part One launches Friday August 18 at 8pm here on with Parts Two-Four launching each Friday exclusively on Key Model World. Part Two is FREE with a member account on Key Model World while Parts Three and Four are part of the Premium Subscription package which includes full access to our previous series as well as our archive of more than 6,000 modelling articles, page-turning back issues of Hornby Magazine and Airfix Model World, new and exclusive features and much more.

SERIES 5: 1960s Weathering guide

 

1960s Weathering - the series

Visit the Key Model World Shop to see our latest weathering product releases.

Key Publishing.

Railway weathering guides

Feature Premium

Modelling Tyne Dock Class 24s in 'OO' gauge

TIM SHACKLETON goes for a high-fidelity weathering treatment that squares with the level of detail on a matched pair of Sulzer Type 2s.

Weathering a Diesel Brake Tender in OO gauge. Feature Freemium

Weathering Diesel Brake Tenders in 'OO' gauge

With a new selection of Key Publishing’s exclusive ‘OO’ gauge diesel brake tender now available, TIM COOPER shows how some gentle weathering can really bring this model to life.

Feature Premium

Weathering EFE Rail's SEA and SPA Wagons

Looking to add EFE Rail’s recently released ‘OO’ gauge SEA and SPA wagons to his fleet, DAVID DOLMAN took to the workbench to improve their outof-the-box appearance with a realistic, weathered in-service makeover.

Feature Premium

STEP BY STEP: Paint fading techniques

You can almost taste the tobacco smoke and touch the threadbare upholstery as TIM SHACKLETON evokes the unique character of carriage stock from a bygone age using simple weathering techniques to fade the paint on a series of Hornby Maunsell carriages.

Feature Premium

Enhancing Hornby’s Colletts

The quality of ready-to-run carriages is outstanding today, but can they be made even better and more realistic? MIKE WILD says yes, with simple painting and additions.