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Weathered K-27

Modeling
#1

I finally finished weathering that other K-27–the one that inspired me to work on TRR #10. It’s a bit grungier than #10, but then then the D&RGW was never known to have a large soap budget…

Sorry the photos aren’t up to my usual quality. I redid my photo table and haven’t gotten the lights set just right yet. That, and I was in a hurry and forgot to set the aperture. (The K-27’s owner and his 8-year-old son was with me, watching me weather it, and I wanted to wrap things up so the young-un could get home and do his homework. I’m quite sure he would have rather me take my time.)

Weathering was my usual mix of dilute acrylic paint washes followed up with Bragdon’s powders.

The paper shades just had to go. Way, way too ugly. I replaced them with cloth first-aid tape. The texture is a touch coarser than ideal, but–like really deep simulated wood grain–somehow it works in miniature, giving our eyes the information that we need to know what we’re looking at.

And here it is with TRR #10. I was hoping #453 would have been joined by her sister, D&RGW #350 which I did earlier this year for a group portrait, but next time… Later, K

#2

Beautiful job. Looks real.

In fact your weathering reminds me of a great color photo of sister K-27 452 in use on the Rio Grande Southern.

Here is a link to that photo:

K-27 #452 color photo

#3

Very nice and grungy! Hopefully grasshopper as learned enough to snatch the pebble!

(http://kara.allthingsd.com/files/2008/02/14.jpg)

-Brian

#4

Excellent job, and I especially like the sun-shades - a method I also used in my much less grungy tin K-27 a while back. Easy to replace, too, if needed. I used an old blusher brush belonging to mrs tac to do most of the work on another loco I dirtied up with pastel chalks and those weathering chalks from the company whose name escapes me.

I sure hope she doesn’t read this post…

tac
www.ovgrs.org

#5

Super job, Kevin.
Ralph

#6

If I ever get a K-27 that runs, I’m definitely doing the cloth tape windowshades–that’s a brilliant idea and looks so much better than the stock ones.

I need weathering, too.

#7

Splendid as always Kevin. Really like the way it highlights the details

#8

I feel like Schultz on “Hogans Heros” …as I “know nothing” about steam loco detail. I can say they look pretty well used and quite ballzy.
Very Cool!

#9

Nice job, shades are a great touch.

#10

Nice work as always. You really know how to capture the weathered look without overdoing it.