After the NMRA meet last week I was so intrigued by the weathering method Allen showed us I went out and bought myself some oil paints to give it a try. Here are some progression pictures I have taken of my first attempt.
I started with some less expensive Athearn hopper cars in case I totally messed them up.
Allen painted his own graffiti on his cars but I used some decals I had purchased at one of the recent train shows I attended. They look ok but I would not quickly use them on cars with defined ribs again in the future. Below is a picture after a dull coating and dust coloured airbrushing.
I started with some less expensive Athearn hopper cars in case I totally messed them up.
Allen painted his own graffiti on his cars but I used some decals I had purchased at one of the recent train shows I attended. They look ok but I would not quickly use them on cars with defined ribs again in the future. Below is a picture after a dull coating and dust coloured airbrushing.
Next came a wash of thinned down Burnt Umber to dirty thing up.
After a day of drying the rib edges were highlighted with a burnt umber and burnt sienna mixture to make them more defined. The paint should still be thin enough to flow down the ribs. This is a different car as I was jumping from one to the next.
Here are the final results after defining more detailed rust spots.
