Only this time no eraser was used. My victim this time is an Athearn BN 50’ boxcar. I shaved off the stirrups (2 were already broken off) and the grab irons on the sides. I bent .020 wire for the stirrups and used .015 wire for the grabs. The first step I used for the weathering was to use a wash of white pastel chalk in water and a splash of rubbing alky. After that dried, I took a stiff bristle bru***o smooth it all out. I then applied a very light coat of Dullcote. After that dried I mixed up some acrylic artist paints and painted on the rust. I still need to do the trucks, but other than that, I think it looks pretty OK. The pictures seem to show off the rust too much (especially on the top), but in person it looks real nice, especially using the 3 foot rule. I finished it off by applying black pastel chalk to the ends only.
Hey, I see your from close to my chilhood home, Watkins Glen. I loved it there, great place to grow up. I try to get up there every year or so to visit family. It’s too cold for my blood in the winter [:)] so I come up in the summer…
Glenn
Read your post on eraser fun ,just had to try it . I have the same box car, but after 4 penciles
shot, I got to thinkin, I tried tooth paste and used the eraser as a rubbing tool, tooth paste
did the rest . Also seemed to work faster than just the eraser. And my cars are minty fresh.
jshack
Interesting use of toothpaste, I would have never thought of that. Bet it’s kinda messy though [:)] At any rate, at least you tried the eraser method. When are ya going to post up a pic?
For two cars, you’ve really come a long way. The roof isn’t all that great, though. The rust is fine, but the “alumnium” is way too shiny. Have you ever tried Dullcote?
Thanks Matt. Like I mentioned in my original post, the pics don’t really do the car justice, especially on the roof. I was using direct light like 6" above it. I dont have the equipment to bounce light off of a white board to give it that nice glow. Believe it or not, the roof got a layer of Dullcote before the rust layer. Thanks for the input, I really appreciate it.
Glenn
p.s. I have another car in the cooker, I need to get some paint first. It is another Athearn car, this time it was a Milwaukee Road boxcar that I have stripped of paint. I’m going to paint it in NS colors ( I actually found a prototype to copy ), but it won’t be truely prototypical, the roof is wrong, as is the door, but nobody but me and you know that.
