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Having just spent several hours watching trains on the old Pennzy main in Latrobe Pa. <br />I must say there are as many differant weathering types as ther are cars passing by. <br />The hardest thing to get right is the rust markings. <br />I use chalks and first spray car side with dullcoate then apply chalks with stiff bristle brushes. If you overspray this you will loose some of the coloring. The chalk will be imbeded into the dull cote and not rub off after dry. <br />If you can match the lettering color you can, using this tecnique , make the lettering fade and run down the side of the car. <br />The more you practice the more fun it becomes. <br />A light spraying of light gray along bottom of car simulates the road dust. but not too much of this. Ends af cars need sprays of light brown to simulate wheel throw-up of dirt from tracks. Starting from bottom to the top, getting less as you go up end of car. <br />Keep up the good work B.
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