Cement dust and grime weathering Part 2: ‘OO’ gauge models
WEATHERING ‘N’ gauge cement tanks required a degree of restraint to achieve a convincing effect, even for wagons where cement dust build-up covered most of the wagon barrel. Acrylic paints were relied upon for achieving the cement dust encrustation, stippled in place in several layers and with subtle colour variations to emulate cement dust build-up.
In larger scales including ‘OO’ gauge models, more techniques and materials can come into play, including weathering powders and pigments. This article concludes the two-part feature on cement tank wagon weathering and this time, a lot of dusty stuff is flung about, albeit in a (hopefully) controlled manner, including the ‘dump’ method.
Setting up the workspace
Pigment and talcum power weathering can be quite messy depending on style. Wall lining paper makes an excellent temporary workbench cover and may be rolled up with mess contained within when projects are completed. Being clean, unlike newspaper print, it won’t mark your carefully applied paint finishes and weathering!
A large tray to contain powders is a must and of course you will need some mixing dishes such as the lids from single use food containers, suitably
