???weathering???

[earthqu8kes]

when using dull-cote and chalk, do you spray the whole locotive and car...i would think it would be hurtfull to the loco in some way. i will try on a cheap car first. i got 2 Brand new cars on eBay for $6.00, i have 15" track and one of the cars is a 50 footer. if it cant turn on my track(wich it probly cant) i will try wethering that one.

[Anonymous]

Look at these two threads: http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=45957 , http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=59430

Also, http://www.modeltrainsweathered.com/forum/ .


Matt

[Anonymous]

I have just started my first weathering jobs. I did a few of my buildings, then did my rolling stock and a little on my locamotive. I am really pleased with the results on my first attempt on railroads. I have been doing scale R/C warbirds and plastic models before, but I found the most challenging part is researching pictures of trains and buildings to see how they accually weather so that it looks right. I stole my kids pastels and rubbed the different colors on. I used white, orange, brown,and black. I also used Testors model paints that I've had laying around.

[yanipy]

Try watered down acrylic artists colours, Iam a landscape artist and try all sorts of combinations. Use a cotton rag to rub and streak the paint and just rub off the excess. Mixing is really cool with the earth tones w/rust colours- have fun while your at it, but practice with any older car first. I like to use oil paints also, but diluted quite a bit. Parallel brush strokes can also look like the movement of the car on the.
Greg Vail

[Medina1128]

I use all of the above, including acrylic paints. You can get a small bottle for 97 cents at Wal-Mart. Stick with the earth colors, sienna, raw and burnt umber. To use the chalks, I spray the car with Dull-cote, then while it's still tacky, I rub a makeup wand (the kind ladies use to put on eye shadow), into the chack and rub it onto the car. I used to apply the chalk first, but when you sprayed the Dull-cote over it, it would dilute the weathering, requiring multiple applications of the chalk. The most expensive thing on this list is the Dull-Cote ($3.49 a can).

[earthqu8kes]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Tukaram
My next attempt will probably be my airbrush but that may not be a good option depending on your budget.

how much are they? i probably dont have enogh but i could ask my parent for some extra work...right now i have $27, not much for model railroading...hehe

im focusing on mainly my loco and caboose. remaining caboose's now a days look like rust heaven.

[pcarrell]

This is a good introduction to weathering;

http://www.nmra.org/beginner/weathering.html

[Anonymous]

I know a lot of people use chalk pastels but I have not tried them myself. They would be pretty cheap though. I have tried dry-brushing mud & rust colors on a couple freight cars but have not been happy with the results.

My next attempt will probably be my airbrush but that may not be a good option depending on your budget.

[Th1nkG33k]

Eh. For my first weathering jobs, I bought some model paints, (can't remember what type) and put them on my cars using q-tips. I then smeared them with q-tips and paper towels to produce dirt/rust streaks. It cost me about $5 total for a few bottles of paint, and produced a fairly realistic effect. I haven't done much weathering with buildings yet.

[earthqu8kes]

wut materials do you need for weathering and wut are some ways to weather locomotives and cars???and plz try to estimate the price as i am on a budget!