this is a photo of my first weathering job with chalk I have been wanting to post this for some time, can anyone give me some sugestions on improving my weathering? 
thanks, Tom Grambau - BWMRRC
Hey!! my brother lives in Port Huron.I visited there for a few days last summer. Stayed at the Thomas Edison, Nice place.BTW. Your weathering looks fine to me. You need to add a little poly fiber to those trees before you put on the ground foam though. They’ll be fuller and more treelike. BILL
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I am in no way connect to these forums, but this is what the OP is looking for.
David B
the model looks very nice perhaps you could show us a roof shot perhaps a little dark rust / oil / grime around the door tracks would make the model look a little better… ps i agree with the tree comments…david b the web site you mentioned is now invitation only i once asked about it in this forum and was banned from talking about it
You must be “invited” to that site by an existing member now. Can’t even go browse the pictures without being a member anymore.
Really nice job. I really like how the doors sag, it gives the impression of a long used and faithful freight car.
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Not too shabby. The trucks are the proper red rusty color, the lettering is nicely faded, and the “dirt” is heavier toward the bottom and looks convincing. It’s a better weathering job than I have attempted.
Did you spray Dull Cote over the chalk? Last time I did so, the DullCote sort of married with the chalk and turned it invisible, like it got washed off or something. Many folks say this is normal for Dull Cote.
Nice job, those doors add a sense of realism, and glad to see you using the number one rule in weathering " moderation". whoever saw a bright, shiny, gleaming boxcar or locomotive?
Tom.
Is this your first car that you weathered? If it is ya did a good job. I also weather with Alcohol and India Ink wash. The rubbing alcohol is the cheap bottle ya can pick up for less than a $1.00 dollar. I then put in like 30 drops of India Ink into the alcohol. Shake it good. With a clean medium brush I will paint the ink solution into the car. Letting it dry by itself, or sometimes using an old hairdryer. The alcohol will leave a dirty apperance behind and make the detail pop. You can use it with different layers of chalks. It will wash some of the chalks away buy just add more chalks and vary your colors. Mix and blend and have fun. I have been weathering my rolling stock for about 12 years with chalks and havent used a dulcoat at all. They havent faded eather. Kevin
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that car was my second atempt with weathering with chalk, this is my first, 
the method that I used is dulcoat and chalk, once I chalk it I do not spray it with dulcoat again, it gives it a richer, dusty feel, and the chalk I use stays on the model very well besides, this way if I do not like the way it looks i can still wash it off. when a local store was going out of the art busness, I thought that I could score some chalk for cheep, they were out but I got some charcoal sticks I have been useing these on black cars to dull the white lettering on the cars. here is my results with an Athearn tanker 
finaly, here is one of my worst jobs, a hooker chem car, it needs some work any sugestions? 
thanks Tom