I am working at the bench today. I posted a couple MOW hi-railers over on that thread but have some rolling stock to show below
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The ARMN reefer I dirtied up and rusted the roof up. Getting ready to throw some hand drawn graffiti on this car. I did add 1 tag if you can find it. The reason I decided to change my mind on this car was I had some orange peel from airbrushing. I had to remove the peel by using mineral spirits and cotton swabs/buds. That left the car very faded. So I added slight rust to the roof and some dirt spray to the side panels and ends.
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Now onto 2 cars that have me completely baffled.
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I like all 3 of these tank cars and am really happy with the weathering.
I had faded these 2 previously and then of course got sick. This morning I added the Pan Pastels for both the start of the rust from the dome down both sides. Based on prototype pictures rust is mainly confined to the center panels but there is some rust elsewhere. I was extremely happy and shot both cars with a Matt clear coat. After drying I again added some more Pan Pastels and more Matt clear coat. Let it dry. Walked away to do a few chores had a small lunch and reported back to the bench. Not happy…
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Even though I am only showing one car, they both have white spots or I really think flecks of Matt clear. I always shake my mixes up usually my vortex mixer but these guys are spotted. Before I took this break I decide to play with the car not pictured. Not 100% sure what happened and waiting for a return SOS message to a good weathering friend.
The fun of weathering isn’t always fun
I will return later