03-03-2009, 11:29 AM
iis612 Wrote:I am working on the Walthers Cornerstone roundhouse. I am looking for ideas to weather the window "Glass" before I glue them in place.
My first thought was, hit them with a light mist of dullcoat, then apply some powder, with the heavier application being the celestory windows, then hit them with another coat of dullcoat. (Obviously, this is for the inside aspect) Has anyone ever weathered window glazing this way?
They are molded, clear styrene.
The outside, I am going to do a different method, involving, what I call "Spot Washing". The gist of this method is to prepare an appropriate wash, and using a small brush, place a bit of the wash on 1 small area of the window. This method, and perhaps I am too uptight about this, will only apply to certain outside aspects of the building's windows. In most areas, the rain comes from the same direction most of the time. Michigan is a Westerly state. Meaning that the weather systems come from the west, and the north. There are always exceptions to this pattern.
Any thoughts, or ideas? I am keen to hear them.
Thanks in advance,
Matt
There was a cover photo on Model Railroader a few years ago of a train with an a-b-b-a set of F-units in N.P. colors if I remember correctly where the modeler masked off an arc on the windshields to simulate the windshield wiper sweep and then sprayed the windshields with dull coat. I don't think you really need to use dull coat on the inside and then use washes on the outside. Dull coat or an acrylic flat finish on the outside of the windows will render them opaque, and then a spot wash to represent dirt over the top with a coat of dull coat to seal it after should be a very effective window weathering treatment.