These Walthers coaches already have window glazing. Since these old coaches were not kept as clean as modern ones, how best to weather them withoud clouding the windows. I have some powders but have never used them.
Just how much do you really want to dirty them up. Even within the period that most heavyweights ran, RR didn’t let those “prize” trains run too dirty. The Walther’s paint is already a good finish to accept weathering powders. I would only go light on weathering lower car sides and the trucks. If you want to “dull” the roof a bit, you can mask and airbrush.
Even though most of my freight equipment is weathered to various degrees, my B&O heavyweight passenger trains run rather pristine. Just a touch of weathered black/ grime on trucks/ under carriage detail and occasional wheel splash on the ends is all I will ever do.
Bruce, a little practice on something less expensive (like some painted cardboard) might help to point you in the proper direction. I weather my passenger cars, but usually only the trucks and underbodies, plus some wheel splash on the ends and a very light amount of dust or road grime on the lower part of the sides.
Wayne
When I weathered my passenger cars, I do it in phases:
- Mask off the windows with painter’s tape. Then, airbrush the lower edges and trucks with a light coat of light earth color, making sure not to overlap the tape, so you don’t get a sharp separating line.
- Remove the tape, then weather with powders, using a small brush to work between the windows. I find that Brogdon powders don’t really need to be sealed with Dullcote.