What are good ways to weather boxcars? I have paints, chalks (but no Dullcote), and shiny boxcars. I model BNSF in the Northwest around the mid 1990s. Any ideas? Thanks
May I suggest this URL…
http://www.therailwire.net/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=13
They are predominantly an N crowd… but many of the tips and techniques can be utilized in any scale.
Or there’s this one:
http://www.modeltrainsweathered.com/forum/
On that one guys mostly show off their work - but my friend Jeff recently did a How To posting on a hopper you might find of use.
Mike
http://www.mrhobby.com and scroll down to weathering freight cars. It’s an in-expensive
idea.
Black color is not a good color to fade with this process.
July MR has an excellent article on weathering. Explains how, what colors, and what materials from drybrushing, washes, chalks to air brushing.
Bob K.
check this thread:
http://www.nscale.net/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-1300.html
look for tutorial from mrg76
he is the man!!!
his website: http://www.griffsgrimeshop.com/
hope this helps
You can buy dull-cote or another flat finish in spray cans. It’s very hard to get the pastels to stick to a bright shiny surface, pluss getting rid of the shine is half of the process. Nothing says TOY like a bright shiny boxcar.
Which year?
This year, 2005. It talks about weather older freight cars, but some of the techniques could be applied to newer cars.
Noah
I just got the July issue yesterday. That IS a pretty good article.
Use a lighter color then the color on the car. Just thin out the paint some and apply a light coat to give the decals a faded look. I used a brush and my box cars came out ok. Good luck
I’ve switched to useing Krylon matte finish spray overTestors. It’s about a quarter the price. ($3.50 for an 11 ounc can) and I think it looks duller and doesn’t rub off as easy as the Testors. Haven’t had any problems with decales wrinkleing so far but be careful.
Pastel chalks stick to it pretty good.