Weathering Rolling Stock by Tim Shackleton

Author: Tim Shackleton
Published by: Ian Allan Publishing
Format: Paper back
Number of Pages: 96
Dimensions: 280 x 215mm

A guide to the principles and practice of Weathering Rolling Stock, providing both inexperienced and proficient modellers with the knowledge to acquire the skills involved when undertaking such work on pristine models.

Historically, most proprietary model railway equipment has been produced in a pristine condition; however, the reality of the railway industry, particularly in the age of steam, was that the external condition of most locomotives quickly deteriorated as operation and weather took their toll. More proficient modellers, in particular those that scratch or kit-build their locomotives, took the opportunity of trying to recreate the authentic operational condition of locomotives by the judicious \'weathering\' of the final finish. More recently, the mainstream manufacturers have gone a stage further and now produce locomotives that have been weathered at the factory... Of all the skills associated with the railway modelling that of weathering of locomotives is perhaps one of the most difficult. It is very easy to spoil an otherwise beautiful model by the careless application of weathering but, as more and more modellers seek to create an ever more authentic feel for their layouts, so information on the best methods of application becomes all the more important.

This practical guide offers valuable help and guidance on the very best methods to use to achieve the most realistic and authentic finishes. This informative volume provides the modeller with a guide to the principles and practice of weathering locomotives, providing modellers of all skill levels and abilities with a step by step guide to the skills involved and the pros and cons of undertaking such work on models.

This title is designed to compliment the existing book on the Weathering Locomotives; whilst some of the skills are similar, the finishes that the modeller is aiming for are different. Goods wagons, for example, need to show evidence of the type of traffic - such as coal dust - carried.

Following the same format as the rest of the \'Aspects of Modelling\' series, the book includes instructive text alongside over a hundred mono and colour illustrations.

Author Biography:
Railways have been a great and enduring passion for Tim all of his life; he also loves photography, medieval churches, good music, good food and Rugby League football. For the last quarter-century he has been building huge quantities of stock, track work and scenic structures without making a great deal of progress on baseboards for the 4mm layout they\'re intended for. In the meantime he built a large tinplate O gauge layout, got into present-day American HO modelling in a big way and been heavily involved with Retford, Roy Jackson\'s colossal EM gauge project where he is one of the operating team as well as officer i/c weathering effects. Tim Shackleton also edited Model Railway Journal for seven years and has written close to 100 articles for the magazine. He has also written the companion book from Ian Allan Publishing, Aspects of Modelling: Weathering Locomotives.