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Good morning everyone everyone. Coffee and a buttered roll please.Jim and everyone- I am going to use this pic as a example of how I weather my structures.I think I already described how I did the Pennsy hopper but I can cover that later. [IMG]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u234/foulrift/Trains009.jpg[/IMG] I built this from DPM wall sections. Someone, I forget who itwas mentioned that some interest was added because the pilasters were uneven. Not so. DPM wall sections are all the same size.If you look at the photo the building is not sitting square,part of the left wall is showing which could be creating an illusion,also the rear wall is not straight-it's curved. Anyway enough of that.This method I found in an old issue of MR.Once the building is complete,door and windows installed,I paint the entire building doors and windows as well with Quaker Gray acrylic craft paint. I use Delta Ceramcoat.Once this is dry I come back with Adobe Red which I thin slightly (the whole bottle) and paint the brick work. It' OK if some of the gray shows through. It will add some character to the piece.Next paint the doors and windows however you want. Let this dry. Next,in an old dish make a dilute solution of black.Working a couple of sections at a time brush on the black (if it seems to be too thin just add more black to your solution) and then begin to wipe it off with a paper towel until it looks good to you.Continue until entire building is complete. At this point what I do is using the same paper towel I go back and add some heavier streaks of black. The towel is saturated with the black so it is ideal for this purpose. Let the buildind dry. You can then go back and add other weathering colors to finish it up. For new looking rust I use Terra Cotta and for darker rust Brown Iron Oxide. I might add that I also have the roof installed prior to starting the weathering that way you won't run the risk of getting any cement on the building. With the roof what I usually do is this- once the roof is done and cut to size I spray it with either Floquil Rail Brown or Reefer Gray. The roof gets only the black wash and perhaps some rust if it is a metal roof.If it's a wood roof how you paint it is up to you.In the words of the Myth Busters (paraphrased) PLEASE!! don't try this on one of your good buildings. Put together a DPM wall set and experiment with the technique.Remember-if you don't like the way it looks just take an old tooth brush and run the building under warm water and scrub the paint off and try again (been there-done that!) The final step once you get the building to where it looks good is to add any details you want and then spray it with Dull Coat because even when the paint is dry I have found that if you scrape it against something like a finger nail the paint has a tendency to come off. The Dull Coat prevents this. Good luck and if I can be of any further help please let me know. I'd be more that happy to help you out in any way I can.NJ Bob[:D] [bow][:D]
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