Hello, i am currently in the process of building, accesorizing, and detailing my layout, does anyone have any good tips on how to weather box cars, passenger cars.etc?[?]
I weather autos and trucks, 1/43 scale. My preferred method is to use acrylic paints and the dry brush method. A drop of paint on a piece of newspaper, get some on the brush and dry it on the paper till it hardly has any paint on it then dab the car with the brush. I also might give a vehicle a wash with an india ink (water type) and water mixture. After I’m done I spray the vehicle with either Dulcoat or matt spray. I tape the windows or disassemble the vehicles before starting.
Tim,
I might suggest that you try your question over on the Model Railroader forum. Probably more than 90% of the people who frequent this forum have more interest in making or keeping their trains looking like they just came out of the box rather than making them look old and rundown. You would get far more people who are into weathering over there than here.
Yes, this is true. I like my cars to be bright, wonderful and glowing. I would prefer a Clifford the Big Red Dog car over any weathered car or prototypical thing.
TOY TRAINS RULE!
Hey Tim
This may sound a bit extreem but I hit mine with a peice of scotch brite. It will dull the paint, but it wont scratch it. I am sure you know what scotch brite is… If you don’t, it looks like a pan spounge reddish brown in color and about 6x12. It is used to clean copper pipes before they are soldered. You can probably get some a home depot. Maybe there is a hardware store near you where you can get just one. You can use one sheet for a long time.
Hope this helps
Angelo
I like pastel chalks or weathering chalks designed for model rr equipment. Easy to use - just scrape some off with a hobby knife and apply with a soft brush. You can seal with Dulcote (although this will lessen the effect) or just be careful in handling the weathered cars or engines. If you don’t like the results, wash it off!