Weathering!

[Track fiddler]

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Same goes for sheep!

 

 

And what a perfect time to post the song Pink Floyd Sheep!

 

If you can I suggest you do

 

 

 

TF

[BurlingtonNorthern2264]

I'm a big fan of washes, especially with cheap acrylics. It works so well, and great for modelers on a budget. I'm all for texture and a more "hands on" approach to weathering so I tend to stay away from airbrushing and use acrylics, oils, and powders instead. My only problem is fading lettering and streaking it down, as sandpaper or scraping with an XACTO knife does not look too good. And never forget drybrushing, one of the simplest and most effective weathering methods out there. A bit of white paint drybrushed on a white-grey car works wonders.

[PC101]

I see no image of a ''mountain and sun'' or anything that shows ''Insert/Edit Image'' in the blue box above.

Lets see what happens here now.

Ha, I got something going here now.

Well I see it, but it was very slow to upload.

[PC101]

I have less then half an idea what I did to get this picture to show up here. I do not know how the next one will work but I'll give it a try. It's still uploading very slowly but it's a start.

[Shock Control]

I could never in a million years bring myself to weather a car.  I want them look like they did straight out of the box.

Taking scale into account, watching the trains from a reasonable distance automatically does the weathering for you.  

[PC101]

I think I'm on a roll here.

WOW that picture uploaded fast.

Now how do I get the pictures BIGGER.

Wait, now it is bigger.

Lets try two, now three, now four, now five pictures.

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[PC101]

Some of my cows, opps one didn't make it.

 

[PC101]

Somemore of my crazyness.

 

[groundeffects]

Hi Kevin,

Regarding weathering"  Yes I weather my equipment, as well as structures and other scenery items.  For locos and rolling stock, I haven't weathered all my equipment, but so far I've weathered about 40% of the stuff.

Techniques:  A little weathering goes a long way.  I like to use PanPastels for engines and rolling stock instead of chalk pastels.  The pan pastels don't seem as gritty (as chalk) and with careful applications, don't seem to affect the mechanisms or rolling characteristics of either engines or rolling stock. 

For steam engines, just a light dusting of PanPastel brown or grey on the wheels and trucks, and some diluted engine grimy black for the siderods.  For diesels, I tend to weather these a little more (but within limits).  I'll remove the engine body and fuel tank and weather these separately without having to worry about weathering powders in the motor and gears.  I also use PanPastel to weather the truck sides.  

For rolling stock I like to use brown/tan or a light grey for the trucks and the lower sides of the cars.  I do a light dusting of the the upper sides, with just enough to bring out the highlights and rivet details.  For most passenger cars, I use just a light touch of brown/grey on the trucks.  I also use black (PanPastel) on the end of the some cars (freight) to represent the oil splattered up from the rails.  For this I use a small microbrush (I model N scale).  For some freight cars I will use a thin wash  that is just a bit lighter in color to represent fading.  To fade the lettering (heralds or similar or the side of a freight car) I  use a microbrush.   I have a spray gun, but I don't tend to use if often, as I don't have a dedicated place to use it at the current time.  

For buildings I use a variety of techniques, similar to those described above.

Waste of time?  I don't think so.  I find weathering trains/structures very relaxing and one of more enjoyable facets of the hobby.  As far as potentially ruining a model, I usually can wipe off most of the weathering "mistake" if I have to and start over.  As I mentioned earlier, "a little weathering goes a long way".

Thanks,

Jeff