I have had a package of Bragdon Weathering powders sitting here since June and I finally decided to try them out.
This is the subject of the experiment. Nothing I really cared if I messed up.
Besides the powders and some washes using some body putty to fill up the nasty holes in the deck.
For a first attempt I don’t think it is to bad but the last picture really surprised me. It was getting dark and I did not want to take the time to set the lamp up.
There is no light in the building. It is a lucky accident. A reflection of the camera’s flash.
Pic is a bit fuzzy when enlarged, but I can see it well enough to say [tup] Some “cinnamon” and maybe “burnt umber” on those trucks and wheels, and on the couplers, some black wash over the decking, and yer in business. Maybe a brown/grey wash over the decking first, then the black wash.
It takes nerves of steel and determination to take that first weathering job and get at it, but with patience, and no fear, you can work miracles. Good job!
Well you did better than I did on my first try at weathering. Unfortunately my first attempt was made on a brand new Broadway-Limited HO steam locomotive.[:I]
Crandell
Thanks for the encouragement. I think I went a little heavy on the powders. There is some brown under all that powder. I am a little concerned about the way it built up in the castings on the trucks but after watching a few trains go by today I realize that it is not completely prototypical.
Redneck
Thanks. I hope you can salvage the Broadway-Limited. This is one of my “better” cars. The flanges fit my Code 55 Atlas track but those hideous holes in the deck had to go if it was going to be on the layout.
first time weathering bukwrm, NICE JOB! keep it going!
For a first time, that’s good. The trucks could be better, but I still struggle with those…so I can’t say much. The overall weathering is good. The deck turned out good too. Remeber, decks are usually wooden.