Author(s): George Dent

Model Making

Once seen as a niche practice, the craft of weathering has now become firmly rooted in the railway modelling mainstream. Not simply a means of renderingmodels in layers of dirty paint, weathering involves a myriad of techniques aimed at improving realism, including distinctive surface textures, highlights and shading, burnishing and peeling paint finishes. The weatheringn process beings out the best in a model, making moulded relief or a lustrous livery really stand out. As well as replicating the real world more closely, weathering also helps a model to look at home within a scenic setting. Aimed at modellers of all abilities and eras, this book is an essential guide to creating the most realistic locomotives and rolling stock in any scale. AUTHOR: George Dent is Deputy Editor and in-house model maker at Model Rail magazine, one of the UK's best-selling railways modelling titles. He has built up a well-earned reputation as an expert in weathering techniques, producing a number of instructional DVDs and running practical courses on the subject. This is his seventh book for Crowood. SELLING POINTS: * An invaluable guide to creating the most realistic locomotives and rolling stock in any scale. * Reveals innovative tricks of the trade that have never been shared before. * Of great interest to railway modellers of varying abilities, particularly those interested in rolling stock and locomotives. * Covers tools, paints, dry pigments and washes and show how to replicate authentic surface textures and effects. * Superbly illustrated with 660 colour photographs. * George Dent is Deputy Editor and in-house model maker at Model Rail and an expert in weathering techniques. 600 colour photographs