Skills Week 2023 - Day 4
Weathering
Ready-to-Run locomotives, wagons and coaches look great when new, but the real thing are never so clean. This is where weathering comes in, the term for giving your locomotives, rolling stock and even buildings a more realistic appearance. Day 4 of Skills Week is 100% dedicated to the art of weathering.
Weathering wagon interiors
Phil Parker has a go at an often overlooked topic - mucky wagon interiors, with some simple techniques for improving your models.
Weathering road vehicles made easy
A great easy-to-follow guide to help you weather your road vehicles to give them a more realistic look. Phil Parker is your expert!
Weathering a loco
Watch as Phil Parker provides a step-by-step guide to weathering a diesel locomotive for your model railway.
The TMC Weathering Workshop
We take you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the TMC Workshop at its base in Beck Hole, Whitby, North Yorkshire./p>
TMC's Exclusive Class 45s
TMC's exclusive versions of the Heljan Derby/Sulzer Class 45 Peaks take a spin on a customer's HUGE layout.
A success story: Grimy Times
Grimy Times has established a loyal following, with customers seeking its locomotives, rolling stock and weathering services. Owner Steve Johnson, recalls how his business grew to serve the modelling community.
Weathering a diesel locomotive
Phil Parker provides a step-by-step guide to weathering a diesel locomotive for your model railway layout. BRM’s very own Howard Smith uses Hornby’s Class 156 to demonstrate a beginner’s accessible upgrade technique for any item of motive power or rolling stock.
How to make track more realistic
Read how BRM regular, Kevin Phare weathers a selection of laser-cut sleepers for greater realism.
Airbrush Maintenance Guide
Read how Michael Russell, a regular in BRM magazine, services and cleans the internal components of an airbrush.
How to weather your first model
Looking to create a subtle weathered effect on your latest locomotive purchase but not sure where to start? Phil Parker has the answer with this step-by-step guide.
How to weather 009 skip wagons
When building an industrial siding, BRM’s Phil Parker needed some realistic rolling stock. Here’s how he achieved the look quickly and simply.
Peterborough North – OO gauge
Don’t miss this outstanding model made possible with a clear vision and a decade’s perseverance to closely mirror a much-altered location.
Hornsey Broadway – EM gauge
Inspired by trainspotting trips and carefree days of his youth, Kier Hardy, created this exceptionally-well observed slice of North London.
