m sharp wrote: Question for MrKLUKE and AGGRO: What wheels are you using on those freight cars. They look great. Is it only? because of the weathering, or are they special wheels? I'll hang up now and listen for your answers. Thanks.Mike
Question for MrKLUKE and AGGRO: What wheels are you using on those freight cars. They look great. Is it only? because of the weathering, or are they special wheels? I'll hang up now and listen for your answers. Thanks.
Mike
On those Athearns, they are Athearn's RTR metal wheels, for the most part. The intermountain cars have IM wheels. Nothing really special. Guess its just the nice weathering.
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gear-jammer wrote: jep1267 wrote: gear-jammer wrote: My husband, Larry, had fun with this one.SueHow long did it take him to fish it from the bottom of the lake. Looks great, very realistic.J.P. J.P, Sometimes the water coming out of the sky could be considered a lake. The color rusted very well. Thanks, Sue
jep1267 wrote: gear-jammer wrote: My husband, Larry, had fun with this one.SueHow long did it take him to fish it from the bottom of the lake. Looks great, very realistic.J.P.
gear-jammer wrote: My husband, Larry, had fun with this one.Sue
My husband, Larry, had fun with this one.
Sue
How long did it take him to fish it from the bottom of the lake. Looks great, very realistic.
J.P.
J.P,
Sometimes the water coming out of the sky could be considered a lake. The color rusted very well.
Thanks, Sue
In all seriousness (sp?) the box looks great.
Ok, hopefully I'm not too late but here is my submission. I haven't done the trucks yet...
Done with pastels and not flatcoated yet...I'm hoping the flat coat doesn't mute the effect too much.
I just can't seem to get the rust effect like Aggro's fantastic work. Every attempt I make just looks like paint splotches...enjoy.
Bob grech wrote:Here is a picture of one of my boxcars I weathered using a combination of dullcoat, alcohol and Ink, and a mix of earth tone pastel chalks.
wow
AggroJones wrote:
Those are some of the best weathered box cars I have ever seen bar none...
Excellent work
Driline wrote: AggroJones wrote: Those are some of the best weathered box cars I have ever seen bar none...Excellent work
Ok, mine isnt as good as all of yours but , for the first time I'll say it's a start.Everybody here has some great talent.! Aggro you need to make a how to video, love the rust marks and Rust spots on those cars ,dont guess you would give up the secret?
C.C.
Nice work everyone! Here is my detailed & weathered N scale Athearn SD75M... the weathering actually shows up rather muted in the photos, it is a bit more intense in-person.
The last image shows the model next to a similar, out-of-the-box model.
Love all the models I've seen. Aggro, I hope to be like you some day. Until then, here is my first attempt at weathering. This is also one of my "from undecorated" projects.
TONY
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More of Larry's work.
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Here's my first attempt
t attempt.
Would any of the weathering masters share a secret?
I'm trying to seal the model with clear coat (high handled piece) to prevent the weathering powder finfishes from rubbing off. BUT applying a clear coat completely 'dissolves' the applied powder efect... is there a way to protect the powder finish with ANY sort of clear or other means?
Any help would be great!
Here is a Red Caboose coil car from a while back.
Keith
bportrail
GQ,
You can "overapply" the powder expecting to lose some (with dullcote). Or, powder it up and use Acrylic flat, It won't dissolve the powder as much.
One of my recent favorites..
One of my trainshow bargains,
I thought I had posted long ago, like on the first page. They're only a hundred years or so apart.
Chip
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gqelements wrote: Would any of the weathering masters share a secret? I'm trying to seal the model with clear coat (high handled piece) to prevent the weathering powder finfishes from rubbing off. BUT applying a clear coat completely 'dissolves' the applied powder efect... is there a way to protect the powder finish with ANY sort of clear or other means? Any help would be great!
The dull coat must be very light and does tend to dissolve some of the chalk, but using an airbrush for the coating in very small amounts preserves the chalk. I then add more back to the areas that need highlighting.
No one said this was easy.
M'kay. I don't use powders out right rubbed though. I only mix it into a wash, or mabey some oil paint or gouche. BUT I tell you.....some of those 'light powdery' looking effect made using chalk can be done with drybrushing. Its a very useful skill to master. Plus drybrushing don't disappear when over sprayed with anything.
jasperofzeal wrote: Love all the models I've seen. Aggro, I hope to be like you some day.
Love all the models I've seen. Aggro, I hope to be like you some day.
Thanks!
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dano99a wrote:
Ahhhhh. Dirty steam. Nothing else quite like it.....
Before....
After....
Here is one of my husband's latest projects.
Aggro,
Wow! You never disappoint. Thanks for sharing.
Sue and Larry