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I've used airbrushes for weathering quite a bit. Great for toning down the overall bright colors of a modern diesel or freight car, adding dusty shading to the undeframe, trucks and fuel tanks. I use Floquil paint for this because it dries nice and flat. I've just weathered several On30 scale steam engines using Bragdon weathering chalks. These chalk powders have a dry adhesive mixed in with them, and they state that applying the chalks by rubbing sets the adhesive and it does not require to be oversprayed with Dullcoat. I haven't had to handle my steamers much, but I do like the effect of these chalks. I rubbed down most of the semigloss black of the engine with Soot chalk, then added Dark and Medium Rust chalks as road dust and grime and not actual rust. These lighter colors also help bring out the fine details. Here's a shot of my Bachmann On30 Climax: [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/railfan/Climax.jpg[/IMG] If you click on the photo you can see a larger version. I haven't given up on using the airbrush, but see the Bragdon chalks as another medium I have available. Bob Boudreau
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