03-14-2009, 01:01 PM
Wheel faces:
Think about the following, when choosing color/weathering:
1. The type of ore typically carried. Dust of it will adhere to the........(see #2)
2. The axle "bearings" are friction bearings, and the journal boxes would be regularly filled with lube oil, and there isn't a really great seal between the axle, and the journal box, so lube oil will coat the face of the wheel (being "spun" out from the center as the wheel rotates). Everything will mix in with it!
3. Only the tire treads, and flanges will be shiny.
4. the backs of the wheels normally won't get any lube oil on them...just "old rust", ore dust, and general dirt.
5. "old rust" is darker than fresh rust. Use the brighter "rust" color sparingly. I usually drybrush fresh rust, so it appears on raised (and vunerable to rubbing and scraping) surfaces.
In the end, you will do what you choose. Just give it a thought before you start.
Think about the following, when choosing color/weathering:
1. The type of ore typically carried. Dust of it will adhere to the........(see #2)
2. The axle "bearings" are friction bearings, and the journal boxes would be regularly filled with lube oil, and there isn't a really great seal between the axle, and the journal box, so lube oil will coat the face of the wheel (being "spun" out from the center as the wheel rotates). Everything will mix in with it!
3. Only the tire treads, and flanges will be shiny.
4. the backs of the wheels normally won't get any lube oil on them...just "old rust", ore dust, and general dirt.
5. "old rust" is darker than fresh rust. Use the brighter "rust" color sparingly. I usually drybrush fresh rust, so it appears on raised (and vunerable to rubbing and scraping) surfaces.
In the end, you will do what you choose. Just give it a thought before you start.
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Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!