Steve

O9 Diesel Loco: Painting, Weathering

Continuing with the latest O9 loco build, I’ve been splashing paint around…

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I masked to chassis to keep it black.
Unfortunately I’m a messy painter and should have used broader masking tape.
After a little repainting it looks better.
I experimented with oil paints for the weathering.
White to create faded paint.
Here I applied too much.
After some more work we have a weathered loco.
Driver painted and ready to go.
The coffee stirrer seat was aged and stained.
Now I just need to bring the parts together
The finished loco.
The 3D printed body is nicely detailed and the weathering has worked well.
I like this loco.
It’s a good addition to the fleet.

This is the first time I’ve used oil based paints to weather something. I was inspired by this video from McKinley Railway.

The advantage of oil paints is the slow drying time. This allows you to remove paint and move it around, until you have created the effect you want. I can’t do this with the quick drying acrylic paints I normally use.

The disadvantage of oil paints is the slow drying time. I left the model to dry for 5 days before varnishing it. The driver, painted in acrylics, was left overnight !

An unexpected benefit was the smell. The lovely smell of linseed oil filled the room as the paint dried.

I think I will be using oil paints again. I like the effects you can create, the way you can rework it … and the smell 🙂

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    • Thanks Annie. For some reason I really enjoy painting figures. I know some people hate doing it, but not me.
      I start with the lightest colour and work through to the darkest colour. That way it’s easier to paint over any mistakes I make 🙂

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  2. Enjoy figure painting! Using oil paints to weather! I can see you becoming a military modeller Steve! On a more serious note I have been military modelling for less time than railway modelling but I really picked up a lot of ideas and techniques regarding building, painting and weathering models that still seem not to have perculated through to the railway modelling World. The results, as you have demonstrated, can be stunning!

    Woody

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    • Hi Woody, Yes, I think railway modellers could learn a lot from military modellers. The pre-shading techniques they use are expecially impressive. I haven’t tried that yet !
      When I was a teenager I made military models. Airfix and Tamiya kits made with stringy plystyrene cement and painted with thick layers of Humbrl enamels. Ah, such fun 🙂
      Steve

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  3. Hi Steve, really enjoyed following your build and have order this loco from Pankott Models. I particularly like the colour transition of the green body post weathering. I believe you use Citadel paints and wondered if this green was from their paint range?

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    • Hi Simon, I’m pleased you enjoyed this build. It’s a nice loco and pretty straightforward to build. I’m glad you brought one too, I think you will enjoy it 🙂
      The colour… good question, I didn’t make a note of the colour I used! Looking at my paint pots I reckon it is a matt Revell Aqua Colour called Leaf Green (number 36364). I buy my Revell paints from Hobbycraft (if you are in the UK) as there is a shop a few miles from where I live.
      I rather like this colour and I’ve used it a lot. https://009adventure.blog/2021/06/19/pug-conversion-a-lick-of-paint/ and https://009adventure.blog/2023/05/13/boxomise-paint-your-wills. You can get quite different effects depending on how you weather it.
      If you find it easier to get Citadel colours Warpstone Glow is close.
      Hope that helps. Let me know how you get on with your loco build. It’s always good to hear what other people are doing.
      Steve.

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