05-31-2014, 04:24 PM
Reinhard,
Interesting use of watercolor paint... Painting and weathering brick in a realistic manner is extremely hard to master.
About weathering, I found out with time that I liked more my lightly weathered cars than my overdone ones, where mistakes are easier to discern. I think a good approach is to paint trucks and wheels, fade colors, apply a subtle dark wash and a some dirt on the lower part of the body. With that, done lightly, you can go wrong. Cars still look "new" but not toyish. Fading colors seem to be one of the most effective way to enhance a model. Honestly, in my whole life, I rarely saw rust bucket, except for long forgotten rolling stock rotting on abandonned sidings.
Matt
Interesting use of watercolor paint... Painting and weathering brick in a realistic manner is extremely hard to master.
About weathering, I found out with time that I liked more my lightly weathered cars than my overdone ones, where mistakes are easier to discern. I think a good approach is to paint trucks and wheels, fade colors, apply a subtle dark wash and a some dirt on the lower part of the body. With that, done lightly, you can go wrong. Cars still look "new" but not toyish. Fading colors seem to be one of the most effective way to enhance a model. Honestly, in my whole life, I rarely saw rust bucket, except for long forgotten rolling stock rotting on abandonned sidings.
Matt
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Hedley-Junction Club Layout: http://www.hedley-junction.blogspot.com/
Erie 149th Street Harlem Station http://www.harlem-station.blogspot.com/