Weathered 2-8-8=2 Mallet

[main131]

These Aristocraft Mallet's are big engines. They are in my experience reliable and represent good value for your money.
They do however look a bit shiney in the box, which is fine if you want to put one on a shelf, but in my opinion look better for weathering if you want to use them as a 'work horse' in the garden. (just as they were!)
What do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEKh-NI-VBU

 

[minimans]

What do I think?.................I think you big tease you!!
I think it's a proper yucky woo woo.or at least thats what my kids would have called it. I think it looks fantastic pulling those cars around but they need a serious dose of dirt and graphiti as well...................

 

[Tony]

I agree with you it does look a lot better,and i was a bit dissapointed when i opened the box for the first time, but if you ask me will i do it to either of mine Ermmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm not so sure !!!! watch this space
Tony

 

[CoggesRailway]

beautiful- always love your videos! How did you go about weathering it?

 

[Rhinochugger]

I agree with you it does look a lot better,and i was a bit dissapointed when i opened the box for the first time, but if you ask me will i do it to either of mine Ermmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm not so sure !!!! watch this space
Tony

Ah, the question 'Whether to weather expenisve locos?'

the answer - other poeple's weathered locos always look great

It certainly looks the bizz

 

[Richie]

Very nice weathering job Trevor does look nice in Rio Grande just need to add a dog house to the tender

 

[main131]

Very nice weathering job Trevor does look nice in Rio Grande just need to add a dog house to the tender

Nice picture Richie. How do you get them to come up as big on your posting?
Trevor

 

[Richie]

Very nice weathering job Trevor does look nice in Rio Grande just need to add a dog house to the tender

Nice picture Richie. How do you get them to come up as big on your posting?
Trevor

Hi Trevor
To get your pic to come up large first load your pic as before with the attach a file to this message then before you post message click on your pic in the attachments high lighted in blue with your image name under your message that you,ve just writtern you will see attacment=0 come up then post your message and up comes the big pic hope this works for you