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I was watching a weathering video on YouTube this week looking for some different ideas and one I picked up for showing the white lettering chalking was using oil paints that are water based. I’d initially used a white pencil for the chalking but thought using the white oils looked better. I added a little of the white to a various areas of the large letters and then took a small brush and dipped it in water and lightly pulled the white paint down. I took me a couple of times to get the hang of it and if you don’t like how it came out you can use a Q-tip dipped in turpentine and remove it.
I also added a Kadee roof walk, the ACI bar code, the COTS maintenance blocks and the black and yellow U-1 stencil. The last two items brings the car up to the late 1970’s. Think I’m finished with this one…except the wheels and trucks need some attention with rust, dirt and grime too.
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