A few weathered boxcars

ModelRailroadForums.com is a free Model Railroad Discussion Forum and photo gallery. We cover all scales and sizes of model railroads. Online since 2002, it's one of the oldest and largest model railroad forums on the web. Whether you're a master model railroader or just getting started, you'll find something of interest here.


M

Myowngod

Pennsy Tuscan Red Blood
Here's a few pix of some boxcars I weathered a couple years ago. I saw the technique in Modelrailroader Mag a few years ago. If I can find the article, I'll post the date and page up. I used some Floquil and PollyS paints mixed with rubbing alcohol and also regular paint thinner. I used a brush to apply it to the sides, on the rivet seams. And a Qtip to dab it on the roof. It the alcohol cause an interesting effect to the paint especilly on the roof. It looked like blotchy rust patches.

View attachment 5607

View attachment 5608

View attachment 5609

Here's the roof tops. I'll try to get some better pix of it later.
View attachment 5610

You can also see some video on Youtube ,click on the "more videos from this user" tab to see the other videos from my progress.
 


Thanks Guys,
I forgot to mention after I applied the paint washes, I airbrushed a muted down grimy blackto the bottom edges and slightly up the ends. Don't forget the 2 streaks of mud splatters on the ends where the wheels kick up dirt.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.




Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a commision from some of the links and ads shown on this website (Learn More Here)

Back
Top