Motor Rail G-series: weathered...

I've begun to bring the G-series to life with a light weathering to reflect a battered but well loved and cared for locomotive...

This means there are scratches and chipped paint on the edge of some panels, grease around the hinges and moving levers, worn paint on the cab floor and wear on the coupling faces...

...still to add is some exhaust staining on the roof. She had a trip up the railway this afternoon, and looked very yellow, bit quite at home. The glazing in the windows and the driver really give it a feel of realism, and I can't wait to give it a proper run over the weekend.

With it nearly completed, the Dyfrdwy Tramway now has three locos and three distinct eras, post Great War (Andrew Barclay steam), post WW2 (Simplex 40S) and preservation in the 1990s (G-series). More soon...