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I would recommend you work from a picture, well at least for me, it keeps me from trying to go to far, I truly believe that less is more, and If I can find a proto picture of a car of the same style and paint scheme, maybe not that exact car number, really helps to rust out or weather the car you are doing. I think I read that Rich at modeltrainsweathered.com doesn't do proto, but works on an instinct, me I have tried but it doesn't so it for me. <br /> <br />As for the glue idea, it dries pretty fast so you want to have all your stuff on hand and ready. I would mix some different color chalks, I use the oil based chalks as well as the other type, the more dry chalk, not sure what it's called. I also keep separate containers with shaved chalk so I can layer the rust, have your paints squeezed out and ready too. <br /> <br />I have seen some of your cars and I think you will fall right in. Someone a while back on another topic had commented that clear cement was regular white glue, but I am not so sure. Have you tried Rich's hairspray idea yet? BTW when you do the glue, make sure you more or less drop the chalk and try not to brush it on, it will instead smear it off, I just sort of stipple or try to tap it on, then wait a few seconds, then tap the excess back in the container. Wait for about 5 minutes and it should be dry enough to paint. One thing my girlfriend had recommened when she was looking at the car, was to sand some off, the chalk/paint combo, I was cringing of course and trying to figure out how in the world I was going to "sand off" some of the rust, and she just rubbed a little and it actually looked pretty sharp, on the right hand door on the door frame is where she did this, and it gave it a more proto look of paint being gone and rust appearing, so she may be on to something. Though I tend not to let her tell me how to play with trains, and I try not to tell her how to sew [:D] <br /> <br />I plan on posting the other side, as soon as the decals dry, I am trying to get the graffitti done, and figure out how to fade the paint, without actually stripping and repainting the car. <br /> <br />
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