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Hi Wes, <br /> <br />On the topic of wheathering. I used to do wheathering for people localy before I started Mitich Rail Limited. I decided I would not offer it because what looked like a good wheathering job to me, was never satisfactory to the people I did it for. It was iether to heavy, to light, had this problem, had that flaw. I could never make anyone happy. So when I started Mitich Rail Limited, I decided that was one service I was not going to offer, However, if you feel that you absolutly have to have your model wheathered and specificly request that it be done, I guess I could do it. <br /> <br />As for wheathering, John Pryke (spelling? He models New Haven) has a couple of very good articles in MR about how to wheather freight cars and locomotives. I reccomend you look them up. If you go slowly and are patient, I am sure you can develop an outstanding wheathering job. If you want to know what know what I use for wheathering my stuff, I just simply use one of those Crayola 32 color water color sets, and mix the droplets in little dixie cups to get the shade I need, and then follow the same principles for wheathering that Mr. Pryke spells out in his article. The advantage of the crayola watercolors. is if you mess it up, run it under the sink with some warm water and it washes away and you can start over. I have found with the Crayola watercolors, that it adhears best to a flat finish. As a matter of fact, if you could get the clear coat to "eggshell" which means it dries with a rough texture like that of an eggshell, that would be best. It gives the crayola pigments a nice surface to bite into. <br /> <br />On the topic of prototype research. If I have eneugh photos for obscure topics. In action photos are fine. What I am needing really is an idea of how the locomotive was painted and lettered. Some obscure common carrier logging railroad in Idaho would need this treatment than say, A Union Pacific Challenger in the Grayhound Scheme. (I know it so well I could probably do that one blind folded. [8D] I shold probably get a Challenger and do one sometime. Call up Bowser. Anyone know where I can get a metal centipede tender? [8D]) <br /> <br />James
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