10-01-2021, 11:00 AM
That's an interesting technique, Glen, and some good-looking results.
I used cardstock to make paint masks for weathering freight cars, and labelled them to ensure that I used the proper one for each particular type and maker of car...
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..and some results...
...while these were used for random weathering of details on many car-types and brands...
This one, made with sheet styrene, works on pretty-well any rolling stock or locomotive to create the effect of wheel-spray on the car's ends...
...like this...
Your technique is certainly better for creating the grime under the top chord of that gondola, where rain is unlikely to remove it, and alongside the upright bracing, too, as it allows you to remove, or leave, the amount of weathering that you want.
Wayne
I used cardstock to make paint masks for weathering freight cars, and labelled them to ensure that I used the proper one for each particular type and maker of car...
[attachment=37113]
..and some results...
...while these were used for random weathering of details on many car-types and brands...
This one, made with sheet styrene, works on pretty-well any rolling stock or locomotive to create the effect of wheel-spray on the car's ends...
...like this...
Your technique is certainly better for creating the grime under the top chord of that gondola, where rain is unlikely to remove it, and alongside the upright bracing, too, as it allows you to remove, or leave, the amount of weathering that you want.
Wayne