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

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Railway weathering guides

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TIME MACHINE

Hornby Magazine’s resident Time Lord Tim Shackleton fast-forwards a GBRf Class 66 and simultaneously backdates a British Rail Class 50 with intriguing results.

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Whatever the weather

Snowploughs, Railhead Treatment Trains and much else besides – with one eye on the weather forecast, TIM SHACKLETON looks at some of the specialised vehicles that keep Network Rail running.

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Weathering a ‘Western’

TIM SHACKLETON turns a Heljan model of Western Enterprise into a detailed portrait of a real locomotive at a specific point in time to capture the elegance of these beautiful machines.

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Steel yourself

With the recent arrival of the JSA from Accurascale and BBA from Cavalex Models, TIM SHACKLETON adds to his huge fleet of steel-carrying wagons, noting how weathering effects evolve over time.

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TYPE 1 WORKHORSE

The English Electric Class 20 has been a continuous part of the main line scene since 1957. MIKE WILD shows how to give the class a realistic finish using methods to suit ‘OO’ and ‘O’ gauge using the Heljan 7mm scale model.