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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HEAVY METAL PART TWO: 'N' gauge steam locomotive weathering

Less is usually more when it comes to creating effective weathering effects in the smaller scales. Having gone for broke with a battle-scarred ‘WD’, TIM SHACKLETON opts for the subtle approach with a further selection of heavy freight locomotives.

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‘N’ Gauge Heavy Metal Part One

Weathering in the smaller scales hasn’t always received the attention it deserves. TIM SHACKLETON tries different approaches as he weathers a selection of big freight locomotives in 2mm scale.

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GOING NUCLEAR

Nuclear traffic provides ideal train lengths for layouts of any size.TIM SHACKLETON looks at some simple techniques for weathering these short freight trains of recent years.

VIDEO: Weathering a Class 37

Tim from the Scrap Line YouTube channel demonstrates his techniques for fading and weathering on a Bachmann 'OO' gauge Class 37/0. Join Tim here for his video guide.

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VIDEO: Building and weathering quarry buildings

Walthers' New River Mining Company plastic kit forms the basis of Topley Dale's new quarry scene. In this guide Mike Wild shows what goes into building this impressively sized kit as well as demonstrating powder weathering techniques on video.