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  • #5636
    mopac
    Keymaster

    This week I weathered my Blueford Shops MP caboose #13819.

    Actually, I was satisfied so far, but when I look to these pictures, I think the trucks could get some more weathering.

    Ok – the artificial light in the pictures distorted the colors slightly. They seem a bit brighter than on the model.

    #7600
    John Garavaglia
    Participant

    Wow!!!

    Beautiful!

    #7613
    peggyrothschild
    Participant

    Can you share your technique? Air brush, oil paints, military pigments…it came out great.

    #7615
    mopac
    Keymaster

    Of course, yes, Charlie. Thanks.

    First step are 4 thin airbrushed layers with Vallejo 501 white wash. After one night drying I have covered some areas with masking tape.

    Then I added 2 more layer of white wash. After drying I removed the masking tape.

    Then I mixed Vallejo 505 light rust wash and 517 dark gray wash. All without thinning.

    With this mix I added the dirt to the shell, and chassis in several layers with the airbrush.

    For the roof I used MIG oil paint. Abt060 Light rust brown for the roof struts, Abt070 dark rust for the rest.

    Then I added earth brown scraped chalk thick onto the oil paint and pound it with a short cut brush into the oil paint.

    The next day the whole caboose got a coating with matte clear coat.

    Hope it helps.

    #7616
    peggyrothschild
    Participant

    Thanks for listing your steps.

    I’ve been looking for a technique to lightly fade the Jenks blue on my GP38-2. When you air brushed the Vallejo 501 white is it already in the bottle ready to airbrush and then I’m reading you are thinning in more; what paint to thinner ratio are you using? What thinner are you using? I’ve only used Vallejos acrylics for brush painting and they are fairly thick out of the bottle so that’s why my airbrushing questions.

    Who’s matt coat are you using too, I’ve used Dullcote and Tru-Colors matt and both seem to change the base color. Tru-Color more than Dullcote.

    #7617
    mopac
    Keymaster

    Charlie,

    for the matt coat I use Mr.Color H20, thinned with Mr.Color Thinner 110.

    But be careful – if the H20 is not thinned enough it will dry with a white fade.

    Better to thin it a bit more than needed and to add one more layer.

    It will also fade a little when it is thin enough when it is applied but when it dries, the fading leaves.

    The Vallejo wash don’t have to be thinned, but you could. For thinning I like to use distilled water.

    You can see the use of Vallejo white wash on this photo :

    The bottom left unit is without fading,the 2 other ones with 5 thin layers. On #1962 I added two more layers in the bottom area.

    #8088
    mopac
    Keymaster

    GP7 #1787 and caboose #13819 on my layout

    #8089
    peggyrothschild
    Participant

    Nice layout! I see you have an electric line on the left of the picture. Can you post some more photos in the HO layout section? ‘I’d like to see more of your work.

    #8090
    bargetanika
    Participant

    I’d like to know how you did the finely textured dirt and gravel along the road, and the road too.

    #8091
    Joseph Berry
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    Joerg,

    Beautiful shot of your layout! I can’t stop looking at the track work…very, very nice!!!!

    I do hope you will continue to post more photo’s of your models and layout, they are all very enjoyable.

    Thank you for posting.

    Gary

    #8093
    mopac
    Keymaster

    Thank you all.

    I’ve posted some more pictures in the layout section – named “Indiana City”.

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