Weathered Wood

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
1

I have a web article discussing weathered wood.

The three boards on the left are styrene weathered as wood the three on the right are wood.

http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/weathered_wood/

Thank you if you visit[:D]
Harold

2

Does the styrene look better, I think so, how did you get it right??? not the same paint on both was it?

3

The styrene always looks better because it is easier to control the coloration, both pieces are painted with the same white acrylic paint and same India ink/alcohol stain.
Harold

4

Styrene does make for better wood.


These are two modified tyco plastic deck flatcars. I painted the decks with Testors “wood” and ran washes of brown shoe polish over one. The darker one got black shoe polish. Then I lightly drybrush a little Polly S railroad tie brown on both.