OK…I do not have the tools or living space to weather and paint with a airbrush, sooooo…PLEASE, PLEASE, can anyone tell me how to weather with chalks and have it stay on and also…can anyone tell me how to just do a SIMPLE patch job on a loco with a paint brush? PLEASE help me. Thank you everyone.
The patch job is tricky. A good artists brush, teh perfect pint and a lot of practice will do a fair job, so I am told, I can only do a poor job.
For powder, I bought one of the powder sets with adhesive built in and had very good luck almost immediatly. A stiff artist’s brush or makeup brush works for me. Those who have done this a lot can be of more help. I would suggest getting some of the adhesive/power and practice. My rule, start with too little, you can add more, it is hard to take off.
Have fun, there is a little Dali in all of us.
Regular ground-up art store chalks work best when applied to a flat (matte) surface. You then have to seal them with a clear coat. That clear coat will cause most of the chalk to “disappear”. You’ll then have to go over the same area, maybe several times. Try it, you’ll see what I mean. Once you get the hang of it, it looks great, though. Weathering powders, like Bragdons, have an adhesive in them that minimizes the “disappearing” act.
As far as weathering with chalks. Ever seen a shaving cream brush? It’ll come in handy. You will also need powdered chalk or tempora. These are available at Wal-mart in the fabrics/craft section. Get every color you think you might use, then throw in a few more. You might want to do combinations. As to weathering the model. First, darken the walls slightly with a sprayer filled fill a solution of leather dye and rubbing alcohol. The proportion isn’t important, just a little dye to a lot of alcohol. It won’t take long to dry. Now, this is how I bring out mortar lines on brick walls. Dab the shaving brush in the tempora a few times, I like to use a light grey, and wipe it across the wall, then up and down. Now wipe it off with a moist finger. Now you have beautiful mortar lines. If you want to show up the lines a little more in two or three places, like maybe the wall was patched at some point, just dab on some white chalk with your finger. To fix it all in place, just spray with dull-coat or matte-finish. That’s all there is to it. I’ve been using this method for many years.
If you are serious about weathering DON’T use chalk. It rubs off easy and you usually have to seal it. But weathering POWDER from Bragdon. It is pressure sensitive, which means it stays on the more you rub it. I have been using it for years and still have more then 1/2 left, it goes a long way.
BELOW IS THE BRAGDON SIGHT
http://www.bragdonent.com/weather.htm
BELOW IS ANOTHER TOPIC HERE ON WEATHERING
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38920
I tried weathering wit ground up chalk on a couple of cheap boxcars a fex years ago. I began by aplying regular white glue, diluted with water, on the model and then lightly sprinkled ground-up chalk on it. The result was not to bad, but I don’ t recomend it for expensive models. The same technic works extremly well on buildings however.
The newer brands of chalk do not disapear when sprayed over.
I did this last month onboard ship
didn’t have makeup brushes just model paint brushes, which didn’t put on the chalk heavy enough.
So I used my fingers
It worked
Yes Dali is alive and well
Fergie