Hornby W1 Loco Weathering - Byford Model Railway

One of Hornbys latest releases is the W1 Loco. This was a unique one-off engine originally designed by Sir Nigel Gresley to investigate the possibilities of a high pressure boiler. When development was stopped on this project it was rebuilt as a streamlined loco resembling the A4 in some respects but still retaining its 4-6-4 wheel.
Here we see it going through my weathering works before entering service on the layout

[@locoLocotrains]

Glad I found this channel ! :)

[@beeble2003]

Really nice job. Your video appeared in my feed. I'm not personally interested in weathering steam locomotives (diesel guy, sorry), so I won't be watching the video. But I did want to leave a comment, as the thumbnail really caught my eye as a great piece of work.

[@davestrains6816]

Outstanding job. looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing. Dave

[@byfordmodelrailway786]

Thanks very much for that, glad you enjoyed it. Richard

[@cameronpatterson1045]

Great Job I have a class 37 and it really dirty thanks for the video 📹 👍

[@byfordmodelrailway786]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it, Richard

[@julieannejones8709]

I was horrified 😢 to watch you muck it up.....but I get it now. A lot of work to do that. 😮

[@julieannejones8709]

And get you - coal from Peru!!

[@railway187]

Very interesting tutorial 👍👍👍

[@byfordmodelrailway786]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed although I must admit I haven't got a set routine for weathering just a drawer full of weathering paints and powders. So, I try something slightly different with each loco so that they don't end up all looking the same. Regards Richard

[@48firefox]

Nice job Richard, I prefare them slightly weathered in real life they did not stay clean all that long, I think Hornby over do it on some of their locos, I've cleaned my black 5 and 8F up a bit. Ian H.

[@byfordmodelrailway786]

Thank you Ian, Yes I think sometimes I over-weather locos there always seems somewhere on the engine that needs a touch more, but I don't use enamels anymore only acrylics for spraying so at least it can be removed if needed. Regards, Richard