Airfix mon amour

Dapol produces some kits from the olds Airfix moulds. A real cult for aged modeller... like me 😳

Despite the years the kits are well done and with few money you can reach a good result. Here I propose a brake van.

The original box

The other model is a seven plank open wagon "Perfection soap" Crosfield (Dapol 00).

The model, painted and ready,  is very nice but too elegant for me.

This type of wagons were used to charge and transport coal and ores. For this reason they were often damaged with substitution of planks. They were composed by wood planks and riveted. Simple to build and cheap.

Both models are weathered with brush, pigments and acrylic colors.  👋

This blog...

After many years working on military models and figures, I felt the need  to change area. Trains.

In particular way the weathering,  the art of making old what is new.

So, here, you won't find tips on layouts, comparison between locomotive's brands, etc. but only my works on wagons, boxcars, hoppers, tank wagons, tips on weathering etc.

I'm not a blog's expert and the blog is still "work in progress", next time you could find some changes, please be patient. 
You may follow my works on Instagram too.

OK, Welcome. The first post is over.  Stay tuned

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