Half Days!

Fridays are Great! I only need to work half a day which means I get home after 1pm.

If it is sunny this can mean a good afternoon in the shed with the airbrush, painting or weathering some models.(Depending on the family)

Today I decided on some weathering. This was to try and reduce the amount of projects I have on the go. A very productive afternoon today meant that I got about 15 wagons and 2 locos weathered. This post will feature a couple of the wagons. I have saved up one of the locos for a post of its own which is soon to come. Here is a brief glimpse of today's out come.

(Remember to click on pictures for a bigger view.)

NPJH 35611 Limestone hopper. You may remember it from a previous post.

The graffiti was done by me with a paint pen from the art shop.

Same hopper, other side. The graffiti art came from photos of other limestone hoppers I have.

NPJH 35604. The dark patches on the hopper represent repairs and repaint.
This was done with a blue nikko, also purchased from the art shop.

Same hopper other side.
The white streaks are from the previous L7 decals, which have now been covered by the new owners, freight corp. A very common theme on these wagons in service.

NPJH 35653. SRA red with heavier graffiti. Again done by hand from photos of limestone hoppers.

The other side, looking like it may have spent quite some time in a siding to have copped this amount of abuse.

NPJH 35689. SRA red again with repair patches on its sides.

Opposite side with similar repairs. Again done with a red nikko from the art shop.

FBW 1185. Another blast for the past. Finally complete!