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Author Topic: Freight Car Weathering Step By Step  (Read 2934 times)

Offline Heisler

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Freight Car Weathering Step By Step
« on: August 29, 2014, 04:23:09 PM »
While I have number of posts on my blog about the freight cars I have been weathering I decided that a step by step version might be helpful. It was getting pretty long so I broke it into two parts:
http://wargamesandrailroads.blogspot.com/2014/08/freight-cars-for-calamity-step-by-step.html
http://wargamesandrailroads.blogspot.com/2014/08/freight-cars-for-calamity-step-by-step_29.html

It features work on a high sided gondola and a boxcar (goods car)



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Offline Black Burt

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Re: Freight Car Weathering Step By Step
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2014, 04:41:56 PM »
Very interesting, I have some freight cars I want to weather but don't want to go to a great expense for just a couple of wagons.
I will try and use the paints that I already have but follow some of your techniques.

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Re: Freight Car Weathering Step By Step
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2014, 05:18:19 PM »
Great stuff!
 8)

Pretty much what I was going to do, but with Modelmates weathering liquids before making them 'dusty'.

I think that I will give your 'ivory' method a go first, though, as I really like the effect that you have achieved.
Cheers!
 :D


Offline Heisler

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Re: Freight Car Weathering Step By Step
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2014, 09:14:26 PM »
Very interesting, I have some freight cars I want to weather but don't want to go to a great expense for just a couple of wagons.
I will try and use the paints that I already have but follow some of your techniques.

Its all about a little experimenting. If something works for you let us know!

Offline Constable Bertrand

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Re: Freight Car Weathering Step By Step
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2014, 11:05:02 PM »
Nice outcomes, the ivory wash is an interesting idea, and it goes well with the final weathering. Does the final pigments need a dullcoat to lock them in place? Or leave as is?

Thanks
Matthew.

Offline Heisler

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Re: Freight Car Weathering Step By Step
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2014, 04:49:00 AM »
The answer is "it depends". Dry pigments when mixed with alcohol would not need to be sealed. You don't need to seal the Pan Pastels either. Straight dry pigments should be sealed but for some reason they tend to disappear when sealed. The Bragdon pigments have an additional additive that makes them "stick" so they don't need to be sealed but MiG and AK don't although they have a "fixer" that I would recommend which will seal them in place. It tends to dry shiney though so a shot of dullcote might be necessary.

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Re: Freight Car Weathering Step By Step
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2014, 01:05:41 PM »
Excellent resouce  8)

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James
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