The itch got too bad, had to do something while planning the layout so I can start construction…decided to try weathering keep in mind this is my first attempt at it.
this is my first boxcar I weathered. I tried the dry brushing technique. Still need parctice tho. But you know what they say…practice makes perfect.
looks good! welcome to the wondeful world of making new things look old and cruddy!
Randy Johnson
Great first try[:D], just keep doing it, they’ll get better each time you try the next one.
“The Harven”
…looks rusty …old…grimy…and by the way… GOOD
Awesome, it looks absolutely crummy, which is good in this case![:D]
Looks nice and rusty!! [^] How do you like the Dry-Bru***ech? Never used it myself, as it doesn’t exactly go with “wood in the desert”. Personaly I have used powdered chalks, with a little dullcoat sprayed as fixative. I prefer “desert dust”, and litle more - as old-time stuff usually was spiffy. If I am building with wood, I use light wash and stains. Do have a wood-side shanty that looks like it has been out the the wind and sun and rain some. May get some pictures some day.
randybc2003
Not to worry…anything goes with weathering, just look at the real things !
Try using all acrylics, ( see my article- Paints ) under my profile. Acrylics dry faster and set up better with being dried with a hair dryer set on LOW heat, a poor man’s paint baking process. I use acrylics on all my hobbies which include 1/35 scale WW2 military and WW2 Navy aircraft.
They also work better on scenery and will mix with all the forms of scenery material
that I know of…i.e. Woodland Scenics, common Plaster of Paris, and several others.
They airbrush on very smoothly when mixed with windshield wiper fluid, and the blue tint of the wiper fluid will not change the color tone. Also if you want to deaden the colors to absolute flat, mix in colored billiard chaulk, tan, grey and black seem to work wonders at flattening paint. Experiment with the possibilities and get back with me if you have the inclination.
johncpo