1. Always research, there are plenty of photographs in books or on the internet. If you can’t find the exact subject, look at stock from the same era2. It is much easier to add more weathering than try and take some off. 3. An airbrush isn’t always needed, realistic weathering can be achieved with brush painting and powders. 4. Weathering powders will need a matt surface to adhere to. A light coat of matt varnish from a rattle can will help them adhere as a factory finish is generally too smooth to keep hold of the powders. 5. Weather the interior of open wagons first, then the sides and ends, then the underframes. 6. Fade the paint first on the wagons by drybrushing either a lighter colour of the livery or a light grey or beige. 7. The chains were picked out with MIG Track Brown weathering powder. 8. There is a lot of information to be had from the internet. Youtube has many videos and RMweb is a treasure trove of inspiration and help. I also look at what Aero and Military modellers do - they get stunning results although it is a different subject, so some methods are not always necessary for railway modelling. 9. I would always say do not be afraid to try - get low-cost cheap rolling stock from a show or toy sale or even use Plastikard and practise different methods. Even basic weathering can lift a model to something unique and there is a lot of satisfaction looking at your weathered model and thinking, “I did that!”
