Weathered Or Clean?

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 5:13 pm

Well Following the massive response to Margaret Weathered Edition, I may be making more weathered locos in the future.

So, How do you like your locos? Sparkingly Clean, or totally Fillthy?

Post your thoughts here!

Thanks

Bruce

selsig · Post by **selsig** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 6:38 pm

I think that really you have to have a mix - I reckon that weathered locos are superb for pre-preservation or industrial uses, but then you might want to really really filth it up so that the lining barely shows (it always seems to be one of the first things to vanish on a filthy loco). However preserved locos are always kept supremely clean (with the notable NG exception of Cackler at Thurston, but I bet she was clean when she actually ran rather than being a static exhibit) so should be supplied thus.

Talking of Cackler, is anyone planning to do this rather limited design of quarry hunslet - only 2 of them, the other being Jerry M, now at Hollycombe in a rather nasty blue livery (IMHO)

John

ManxPeacock · Post by **ManxPeacock** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 6:41 pm

Personally - I like them dirtier the better (still talking about locomotives here by the way!)

Manx locomotives were always well turned out, but that was more of exception than the rule.

Perhaps, you could offer both - dirty and clean. Is it a lot more work?

David

Rfairlie · Post by **Rfairlie** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 7:39 pm

selsig wrote: Talking of Cackler, is anyone planning to do this rather limited design of quarry hunslet - only 2 of them, the other being Jerry M, now at Hollycombe in a rather nasty blue livery (IMHO)

John

Im planning to do do these two engines.

I prefer to have a bit of both i don't like super clean engines i think a bit of grime here and there adds character.

Tim

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 8:40 pm

I'm not bothered yet...
We do have no quarry's yet, so, i'd do the weathered one when a sutable quarry is uploaded. Clean ones at the moment. Magret was good.

pitleyfalley · Post by **pitleyfalley** » Fri Mar 28, 2003 10:31 am

Bruce,

What would be nice is a sort of worn livery.. Much like the manx peacocks in the 60's where they were polished, yet the paintwork was a bit patchy and chipped in places and often with things like the tops of the tanks and the cab fronts not polished.

The odd dirty engine would be good though... it look stupid having one filthy engine amongst 5 sparkling clean locos!!! So prehaps in time a good mix with some clean and some dirty.

Chris

With regards Quarry Routes, I shall have a look at mine over Easter and see if i can do anything with it, to prehaps upload as a temporary measure unitl someone builds something better....

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Fri Mar 28, 2003 11:17 am

An engine is never really clean unless it's inside the NRM, but most preserved ones are fairly well looked after - probably consistent with Big4 engines of the 20s. The last decade of steam was the only time engines appeared in atrocious condition, so most should have a slight coating of soot and coal dust on upper surfaces, water runs down vertical surfaces and brake dust stains on lower parts. Anything more looks uncared for which I'm sure isn't the case most of the time. But variation is the key. A shed full of locos all weathered to the same extent would be as unlikely as a shed full of museum quality paint jobs.

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Sat Mar 29, 2003 9:10 pm

ManxPeacock wrote:
David

Erm food for thought...well I think I'll mix and match, but mainlly clean with some weathered ones...

I will denfinally do a weathered De Winton at some point....

Bruce

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