Weathering
Ready-to-Run (RTR) locomotives, wagons and coaches look great when new, but real locomotives and trains are never so clean. This is where weathering comes in, the term for giving your locomotives and rolling stock a more realistic appearance. This section applies to all of your model railway: track, buildings, vehicles…literally everything can be weathered!
How to add details to a Hornby Sentinel
A massively popular model, here's how you can add detail and character to a…
18 October 2018
How to weather a locomotive using paint washes and powders
Model railway weathering does not have to be difficult or expensive. Follow…
18 October 2018
How to get started in airbrushing
A few basic skills with an airbrush can go a long way, with multiple…
18 October 2018
How to paint laser-cut brickwork
Colouring bricks are usually simple enough, until we tried some laser-cut ones,…
18 September 2018
Fast and simple detail tweaks
Any RTR model can be improved with extra detail and little effort, as we show…
12 September 2018
Fast and simple detail tweaks
Any RTR model can be improved with extra detail and little effort, as we show…
12 September 2018
How to distress wagons
This short practical shows you how to give ‘Dogfish’ ballast hoppers a…
05 September 2018
