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Location: Deep in the Heart of Texas (Houston)

Carl Hibbs wrote:

The more I look at these barrel wagons the more I think I'll have to do something with them. They just look a bit too shiny and toy like at the moment. scratch

Perhaps. But if you fill them with cidre or calvados, nobody will care how they look! lol!

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Location: Charente, France

Carl Hibbs wrote:

The more I look at these barrel wagons the more I think I'll have to do something with them. They just look a bit too shiny and toy like at the moment. scratch

I've had similar thoughts and made an initial attempt at weathering. The tanker on the left has had a brushing of dilute black/brown acrylic and then when dry a spray with matt varnish!

I'm not happy yet, but it's an improvement...

I may also look at hook and chain coupling rather than the oversize LGB

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That looks a lot better already Brian. Yes the LGB couplings are gross. I may replace the plastic wheels too with a bit smaller diameter metal ones.

Following on from Daniel's post on his Layout Momi thread.

I have now re-established the idea of train movements behind the scenes( Exclamation

) inside the building and thus fabricated 2 simple turning plates.

The line in the building is continously electrically connected across and including the turning plates so that a train can run through from one module to another as before.

Now I'll need to build some tiny locotracteurs to do all the shunting. scratch

Location: The Netherlands

GWhizz wrote:

Carl Hibbs wrote:

The more I look at these barrel wagons the more I think I'll have to do something with them. They just look a bit too shiny and toy like at the moment. scratch

I've had similar thoughts and made an initial attempt at weathering. The tanker on the left has had a brushing of dilute black/brown acrylic and then when dry a spray with matt varnish!

I'm not happy yet, but it's an improvement...

I may also look at hook and chain coupling rather than the oversize LGB

It looks a whole lot better than the shiny plastic one for sure.
The washing is actually just 1 step to a nice weathered model.
You can give it a drybrush to bring out more detail, like the rivets and barrel ties. You can do this best with a flat paintbrush with almost dry paint in lighter color than the wood. I use artist oil paints.

Here some usefull links on the drybrush. Also on youtube there must be some videos about this technique.

And,as you said, changing the huge LGB couplers will add more realism to the car for sure.

http://www.finescale.com/en/How%20To/Articles/2002/10/~/media/import/files/pdf/1/0/e/dry-brushing.ashx

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/models/tutorials/tips/drybrush.htm

http://www.scalemodelguide.com/guide/painting/

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Location: The Netherlands

BTW, this is an interesting link as well: Realistic wood

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Some good links Paul.
What we need are some miniature barrels and how to make them.

Fut, tonneau, foudre in French.

My daughter and I are making some simple plans but everywhere you look it says (real) barrels are not made from plans they are the product of many years of experienced cooperage!
scratch

Location: Aquitaine (France)

sur les foudres,tonneaux et autres récipients en bois cerclés de fer , il n'y a pas de rivets en contact avec le bois!!!!!!

on the ire, barrels and other containers with wood of iron, there is no rivets in touch with timber !!!!!!!!

http://www.google.fr/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=wagon+foudre

http://www.lrmodelisme.fr/trains/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=20309&sid=c8a7e4ef4ad741d7c5dc59d499fce43d

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A bit more progress...

Like Brian I have been wiring up...I realised why do things simply when you can do things complicated and I rather made a lot more work for myself (than I should have) in the interests of operational flexibility.
It's almost done now and I ran the first train.

Location: Charente, France

I assume the rectangular hole at the rear will house the computer screen to monitor the complex electronics

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Oui...Daniel.

J'ai deux paires des douilles bananes de chaque éxtrémité connecté continuellement. Une paire pour la voie public et l'autre pour la voie cachée.

Je peux les peindre rouge et noir si tu veux.

Location: Aquitaine (France)

c'est plus prudent !!!!!!!!

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D'accord mais c'est évident si on suit les images.

Je vais colorer soigneusement les manchons.

J'ai achété une grande boite des douilles 4mm à prix canon sur e bay mais la seule couleur dispo était jaune.... Wink

Location: Aquitaine (France)

lors des expositions , un ami serviable branche les connexions et provoque un court-circuit.
expérience vécue !!!!

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Il faut avoir des moyens de protection. Embarassed