Athearn Blue Box SW1500 - Conrail 9615

[wheeler1963]

Dave looks very good!!!

 

[railBuilderDhd]

Well, I finished this one as far as I think but I may need to revisit it after I get feedback. I don't think I can add anything more to this one as it's as dark as it can be.

Love to hear what you think.

Dave

 

[wheeler1963]

Dave, looks very old and rusted!!! The back handrails coming out of the cab are on the wrong sides. They need swapped around is all.

 

[railBuilderDhd]

Now I have that and the bell to fix on this one. I tell you if I ever see this one again will be to soon and I have 2 more of the same one yet to weather. Not today!

thanks
Dave

 

[BN8002]

how did you do the flaking paint effect on the cab roof?

 

[jasonelki]

how did you do the flaking paint effect on the cab roof?

X2

Very nicely done.

 

[railBuilderDhd]

For the cab roof I first painted it a rust color (Rustoleum brown spray paint - don't have color name or number here). Then I let it dry a day and then coated it with hair spray and let it dry for 1 hour. When it was dry I painted it white paint and let it dry for 20 minutes or so. When that was all done I got a tooth brush (best to use someone’s you don't like) and wet the roof and scrubbed off the white with the toothbrush till I got the look I wanted. When it was dry (das) I added some rust (oil paint) spots.

 

[BN8002]

For the cab roof I first painted it a rust color (Rustoleum brown spray paint - don't have color name or number here). Then I let it dry a day and then coated it with hair spray and let it dry for 1 hour. When it was dry I painted it white paint and let it dry for 20 minutes or so. When that was all done I got a tooth brush (best to use someone’s you don't like) and wet the roof and scrubbed off the white with the toothbrush till I got the look I wanted. When it was dry (das) I added some rust (oil paint) spots.

awesome..thanks...

when you uysed the toothbrush and re-wet the surface, what did you use to wet it?

 

[railBuilderDhd]

Oh yeah, for that it was just H2O.
Dave

 

[Chris Roy]

Good looking model - the roof and darkened panel lines all look great. And I can't wait to try your hairspray technique.

 

[wheeler1963]

Dave, any updates to this one??

 

[Larry]

Years ago when I was in the Model Car building phase I used enamel paint(flat) dark as the 1st coat & then sprayed over that w/flat lacquer lite color. The enamel w/bleed thru the lacquer & the paint would bubble up. Dave is doing basically the same thing. I only used a fine wire brush w/no water. made the vehicle look like it was all rusted out. Then where the rust was real bad I would take a blunt hobby knife & scrape away the undercoat to make it look like rust had taken over. You have to do the sprays just befoe they dry to get the paint to bubble-up. Then let it dry overnite before you do anything else. I also used a small paint brush to do just spots like the bumpers, around the bottom of doors, around the back & front windshield. It's amazing what you can do w/lacquers & enamels. The hairspray would be a lot cheaper.