flyboy2610
Loveably weird
Of course, I'm talking about the non-revenue car on the back of a train!
I've been doing a lot of research on fading rolling stock paint, and a popular method seems to be using a very light gray properly thinned for spraying. I recently acquired a new toy: https://www.harborfreight.com/34-and-3-oz-airbrush-kit-62294.html
I already have the HF Deluxe double action brush, and have been quite happy with it. I don't like using it for small jobs, though, because cleaning the airbrush can be a hassle for doing just a minor job. I decided to get a single action, external mix brush for small jobs. I got the above brush for $7.99 with a 20% off coupon, so there's not much to lose even if it conks outs soon! I have to say I've been happy with it so far. I think some of the low reviews can probably be traced to people trying to use it with insufficient air pressure. It's my understanding that a SA airbrush needs more airflow to properly atomize the paint. The first few times I tried using it were not a real success, and I think that's why. The DA airbrush I usually use at around 15 PSI, and I have good results. I had this one at 30 PSI for this project, and I think it did pretty well. The fade might be a little heavy, but that's due more to the operator than equipment!
I test faded a Bachmann Rock Island caboose, using the SA airbrush at 30 PSI, and Testors Model Master Light Ghost Gray acrylic paint. The paint was thinned 50% with my usual thinner of 50% isopropyl alcohol (91% concentration) and 50% distilled water. I did not use the siphon bottle that comes with the kit, but instead used a Badger 50-0483 1/4 oz. color cup. I bought two of these cups to use with the DA airbrush, because the color cup that come with the HF DA airbrush has a siphon tube that comes out of the cup about 1/4" above the bottom of the cup, rendering the last 1/4" of paint in the cup unusable!
The siphon tube on the Badger cups goes all the way to the bottom, so you can use all the paint in the cup. Happily, the Badger cups fit the SA airbrush perfectly!
Anyway, enough babbling! Here are a couple pics of the caboose. As I said, I think it got a bit over-faded, but that's due to the operator, not the equipment.
The top: (Yellow is one of those colors that doesn't fade very well.)
I'll keep working on my technique.
I've been doing a lot of research on fading rolling stock paint, and a popular method seems to be using a very light gray properly thinned for spraying. I recently acquired a new toy: https://www.harborfreight.com/34-and-3-oz-airbrush-kit-62294.html
I already have the HF Deluxe double action brush, and have been quite happy with it. I don't like using it for small jobs, though, because cleaning the airbrush can be a hassle for doing just a minor job. I decided to get a single action, external mix brush for small jobs. I got the above brush for $7.99 with a 20% off coupon, so there's not much to lose even if it conks outs soon! I have to say I've been happy with it so far. I think some of the low reviews can probably be traced to people trying to use it with insufficient air pressure. It's my understanding that a SA airbrush needs more airflow to properly atomize the paint. The first few times I tried using it were not a real success, and I think that's why. The DA airbrush I usually use at around 15 PSI, and I have good results. I had this one at 30 PSI for this project, and I think it did pretty well. The fade might be a little heavy, but that's due more to the operator than equipment!
I test faded a Bachmann Rock Island caboose, using the SA airbrush at 30 PSI, and Testors Model Master Light Ghost Gray acrylic paint. The paint was thinned 50% with my usual thinner of 50% isopropyl alcohol (91% concentration) and 50% distilled water. I did not use the siphon bottle that comes with the kit, but instead used a Badger 50-0483 1/4 oz. color cup. I bought two of these cups to use with the DA airbrush, because the color cup that come with the HF DA airbrush has a siphon tube that comes out of the cup about 1/4" above the bottom of the cup, rendering the last 1/4" of paint in the cup unusable!
The siphon tube on the Badger cups goes all the way to the bottom, so you can use all the paint in the cup. Happily, the Badger cups fit the SA airbrush perfectly!
Anyway, enough babbling! Here are a couple pics of the caboose. As I said, I think it got a bit over-faded, but that's due to the operator, not the equipment.
The top: (Yellow is one of those colors that doesn't fade very well.)
I'll keep working on my technique.