Wagon A or Wagon B? A bit of fun...
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2020 9:13 pm
Evening all,
I've had the work on my Airfix/High Level 48xx on hold for a few weeks. I've returned to my first love - wagons - doing a load of research on the 1880 to 1910 period, and restoring some of my earlier attempts and rescues from the Bring & Buy/eBay.
In the context of which, a bit of fun for those who want to participate.
I've been finishing a pair of part-built GWR diagram O5 4-plank wagons, based on Coopercraft kits. These are being finished in pre-1904 livery, but without the cast plates found on some vehicles in that period.
Musing on the commonly made statement that you never see pure black (or pure white) in nature, I thought that there had to be a better way of representing the black underframes, So I had a couple of different techniques in mind: one which I'd used before, and one which was an experiment.
So which underframe looks more convincing: Wagon A or Wagon B?
All pictures were taken under natural light, with under a minute or so between them. There is not yet any additional weathering on the underframe, such as rust, grease, brake block dust, etc.
Let me know your thoughts
Cheers
Paul
I've had the work on my Airfix/High Level 48xx on hold for a few weeks. I've returned to my first love - wagons - doing a load of research on the 1880 to 1910 period, and restoring some of my earlier attempts and rescues from the Bring & Buy/eBay.
In the context of which, a bit of fun for those who want to participate.
I've been finishing a pair of part-built GWR diagram O5 4-plank wagons, based on Coopercraft kits. These are being finished in pre-1904 livery, but without the cast plates found on some vehicles in that period.
Musing on the commonly made statement that you never see pure black (or pure white) in nature, I thought that there had to be a better way of representing the black underframes, So I had a couple of different techniques in mind: one which I'd used before, and one which was an experiment.
So which underframe looks more convincing: Wagon A or Wagon B?
All pictures were taken under natural light, with under a minute or so between them. There is not yet any additional weathering on the underframe, such as rust, grease, brake block dust, etc.
Let me know your thoughts
Cheers
Paul