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Looking good so far.
Keep in mind...dark lays over light for increased depth.
Thats a really nice work, What kind of paints are you using???
Didn't someone around here do some youtube presentations on weathering?? By they way they weathering is looking great MLW.
wow! How did you get the rust on there like that! I'd like to give it a shot!
-Rich
I really hope that I can learn to weather like that.
Update on weathering:
Working on a batch of 40" boxcar. (Ex CN, now CFSY)
And here with the reporting mark.
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THIS ONE was an experiment. Layout lighting did not do it justice!
They sure look weathered !!!!
Looking pretty darn good!
They look great, especially the faded CN boxcars. The rust effects are getting better with each car you do.
More weathering
Covered Hopper before I put the reporting mark
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More rust!!!
On the second covered hopper I am going for a more "rusty" look
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Good looking rust, especially around the hatches.
More weathered car (minus reporting mark)
More weathered car outside pic.
MLW...those all look great!
I'd like to have something that looked like that on my RR. Mine all still look like they just came out of the paint shop.
Rotor
Thanks MLW for explaining your technique on page 5 ( the "Rag Technique" )

. You mention that you use diluted Polly Scale paints.
Could you please list the name ( or the Polly Scale number ) of the colors you were using for the CN boxcars. I'm modelling the CN too.
A big
Thank You for that tutorial.
Jacques
Here goes another attempt. Not much merit on this one.
I used a fine mist of rubbing alcohol before applying some light weathering and a wash of acrylic paint diluted in same.
Why the light wash of rubbing alcohol? What does t do?
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