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Site updated with new Roster pics! AC4400CTE & SD60M

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Site updated with new Roster pics! AC4400CTE & SD60M
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:53 AM
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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:30 AM
Great job! [:)][:D]

The variations from locomotive to locomotive look great too as far as the weathering and body details.

[1] What techniques did you use for your weathering?
[2] What brand did you use for detailing parts? (Details West? Cannon?)

It was a good idea posting these photos. Other modelers can use these as a guide as well! [swg][tup]

Peace out and God Bless!

"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"

 


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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:50 PM
thanks you,

I use Pastle chalks, and Poly scale paints, but 90% of it is all Chalks.

i use Mostly DetailsWest, but i also use D.A., Cannon,Utah Pacific,A-line, ll are great parts to use, the grabs on the Kato unit are all custom bent Metal ones, i can stand plastic grabs, the only ones i seem fit to like are P2K's.


thanks again!
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Posted by Martin4 on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:15 PM
Very nice job !
I never tried chalks to weather but I think I should now give it a try.

Martin
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:13 PM
yeah the chalks work great, but take time to get use to. and they wont hurt the paint if you ever want to wash it off.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 8:33 PM
Very nice, 9899!!!! Wish I could learn how to weather like that. I give it 10 thumbs up!!!!!![:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:09 PM
thank you 4884!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:21 PM
Did you use anything to keep the chalks from wiping off?
like hairspray or somthing?
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 25, 2004 1:07 AM
I never Dullcoat them, because i never know if i want to wa***hem, or weather them more.
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Posted by Nieuweboer on Thursday, March 25, 2004 9:10 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by JCtrain

Did you use anything to keep the chalks from wiping off?
like hairspray or somthing?

I have been using chalks for wheathering for ages and in my experience they get fixed rather well to the surface of the locomotive/car provided it has been cleaned thouroughly beforehand. I found that spraying afterwards almost oblitarates the chalk. I never touch the chalked locomotive/car with my bare hands. I have a pair of white cotton gloves that I use when chalking and these have become so saturated with chalk that when I use them picking up a locomotive/car there are no touchmarks visible.

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