Sir Madog Personally, I´d like my locos and rolling stock a little less weathered, as I model a region and time when railroad staff took pride in keeping their equipment in excellent condition. I call that the "used, but not abused"-look.
Personally, I´d like my locos and rolling stock a little less weathered, as I model a region and time when railroad staff took pride in keeping their equipment in excellent condition. I call that the "used, but not abused"-look.
I'm with Ulrich on this one. A light dusting if you will.
Those paints are available in The Great White North at Walmart for $2.00 each. I grab a few every time I go in.I may give your method a go, but with a much more diluted brew
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Eric97123 You use a similar technique I use. The only difference is I paint it on and then take a paper towel and get the excess off and build up the layers as it also lets the paint get more heavy around the rivets and seams and in the end I get the lightly dirty rolling stock look. Yours looks good !
You use a similar technique I use. The only difference is I paint it on and then take a paper towel and get the excess off and build up the layers as it also lets the paint get more heavy around the rivets and seams and in the end I get the lightly dirty rolling stock look. Yours looks good !
I tried that too, it also looks very good. Thanks all.
sfb
Nice work! I'll have to give that a whirl when I get around to tackling the rolling stock. I was planning on the chalk method, but this is certainly worth a try as well.
Thanks for the pics!
Jim
steamfreightboy I will have to try that sometime.
I will have to try that sometime.
Well, I tried it, only forgot to water it down. The results still looked really good. I'll have pictures as soon as I figure out how. Thanks for the idea, Tashtego.
Another easy way is when you put thinner in your airbrush cup to clean it out use it as a wash to weather stuff rather then just blow it into the air.
steamfreightboy I will have to try that sometime. Looks great. where did you get the paint? sfb
I will have to try that sometime. Looks great.
where did you get the paint?
I got this paint at Jo-Ann's. It's also available at almost every on-line art supply store I've been to. Each brand also has it own web site. Mike.
I learned from an article in MRR that water colors, those paints that kids use for watercolor painting works quite well. What I like about the watercolors is that you can get a subtle look of weathering with them. I tried it on some gray covered hoppers, that would have more of a "dusty" look than an "industrial grime" look. They suit me fine; took away the "clean toy-like" finish, dulled it down and added some subtle weathering as well. What's nice about these watercolors is that you can take a damp cloth and wipe them off if you don't like the effect.
If I told my yard crew once, I told them a hundred times. " Please take better care of the rolling stock "
They never listen.
Looks like a heavily used car to me. Maybe you want to fade the lettering a little more as it looks too clean and crisp for the state of repair the car is in.
Months ago, before I had any rolling stock, while lurking around the forum I stumbled upon a post that described a very simple way to weather cars.
I wasn't looking to turn the cars into works of art, only to get rid of the glossy finish, and add some age and character.Now none of this is going to be a great revelation to the old hands, but if you're still looking to turn new cars into old ones, it might be worth a try.
The car in question is an Accurail 55 ton open hopper. The finish out of the box is dull black.
I used these 3 acrylic paints.
Mix together until you get the color that you like
Thin this mixture with a little water to create the wash, then it brush on. You do not have to be neat, just slosh it on. I try to avoid wetting the couplers. It will dry in about 30 minutes. If you don't like the way it looks, a wet paper towel will remove it. Start over. You can also add additional coats. Practice on an old test car.
The result. This works for me. A tip of the hat to the forum.