Anyway, here it is, and it's a bit of a beast....
Fully four feet long and great fun to put together and paint. And retailing at £20 delivered from ttcombat it's a real bargain. As it covers the length of the table, there is no need for track.
I decided on a Green colour for the wording and final arrows. The train is heavily weathered as I figure a cargo train isn't going to get much cleaning.
This is one of the power cars and you can just about see the hazard stripes that I decided it really needed to finish it off..... but of course, I didn't have any long enough, so I had to go and find an image on the internet to print onto my transfer/decal paper. Here's a better picture:
The decal/transfer paper is one of my best purchases but it is a fair bit thinner than most commercial decals and my home printer doesn't lay the ink on as thickly so it can sometimes be a little translucent. I think it works in this case as it shows wear and tear without me weathering it :)
And the thing that took the longest for me to do? Junt suggested that each train needed it's own identifying number.... and try as I might, I couldn't shake the feeling that until I added them, it wouldn't be completed. so here is a close up of one.... you can also see it in one of the pics above to prove each is unique...... I'm now looking forward to getting a game in on it! Just need some cargo for it.....
Lovely stuff. I think the weathering looks excellent and the hazard stripes are a really cool touch.
ReplyDeleteI think the green on the arrows and big letters could probably do with another quick coat tho'.
You're right.... I told myself that it "helped it looked weathered". I told you I was rubbish at having the patience for multiple coats! Will do another coat this week.
Deletelooks good, glad I could inspire some accuracy :)
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