Three - Finishing Touches

A little light weathering has now been applied to SMR No.3, just enough to be a work-a-day miniature railway machine, especially one that has seen recent workshop attention! 

Most of the focus has been on the underframe area, starting with a wash of black/brown to get into the detail and provide a base for the dry-brushing that followed. The dry-brushing started with various muck shades, gently introduced over the details and also over the vents and grilles on the body. The springs were treated to an application of gunmetal to bring out their details further and give a metallic sheen. The same colour was also used on the footplate under the cab door to represent wear to that area as drivers clamber in and out.

A lighter dry-brush was also applied in places, as a highlight to edges such as the bufferbeam and axleboxes. I also included some much thrown up from the wheels at the base of the bufferbeams, a very subtle but effective trick and representative of a pattern of muck often seen on miniature stock with low clearances at either end.

With that work completed the overhaul is completed and I am very happy with the result. Will there be any further re-workings of older models? There are no firm plans but time will tell...

Colin