04-16-2016, 08:30 AM
It's done... I finally completed my more or less prototypical CN woodchip gondola today.
The weathering was a little bit experimental since I didn't have any oil paint at home at the moment. I decided to try Mike Confalone recipe by fading the paint with pastel. I used regular pastel, so the result is quite subtle. But that's OK because these gondolas were relatively in good shape back in the late 80s. Only by the mid-90s did they start to turn into rust buckets.
Several other shade of pastel were also used to give depth to both car ends: gray, tan and black. To be noted, to make sure the ribs would stand out, I took the pastel stick and directly rub it against them. It was quite garish, but once covered with the final dull finish, it would blend correctly I guess... And I was right.
I didn't want to use Dullcote on the model. I put several coat on it yesterday and it never really killed the shine on the model. So I decided to use Swanny's trick with Future. To get a very flat finish, you mix 3 part of Future and 1 part of Tamiya Flat Base. To be honest, the result is excellent. Not only the model got a very flat finish but it also slightly made the color to fade a little bit, which was the result I was looking for.
Unfortunately, I learned quickly that alcohol react nastily with the flat finish by whitening the finish. And unlike Dullcote, you can't make it disappear with a second coat of finish. So I had a lot of fun trying to hide my mistake. Lesson learned!
And now, the big question. Will I build 10 other cars?
I don't know...
![[Image: IMG_0535b.jpg]](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Yu3mTlV-Fw/VxJE3Je1etI/AAAAAAAACZk/7q-GI_CEayUt2Vby6gRqRwkUR13o8DKSQCKgB/s1600/IMG_0535b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0537b.jpg]](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kWz49BD_PbM/VxJE3n-k0NI/AAAAAAAACZs/q7M4e53Fb04iLDA7goYnbW0x2f4xxhM7QCKgB/s1600/IMG_0537b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0540b.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L6weSRxnry4/VxJE39OVzDI/AAAAAAAACZw/WUqlyJmzJF4H-CJ_wFz4PLtvYJ8hi6fXQCKgB/s1600/IMG_0540b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0542b.jpg]](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bw9wPeFzots/VxJE4FUyfqI/AAAAAAAACaA/sEwpZzJ8wZg4r3cyp6Qe1Twquwirta4gwCKgB/s1600/IMG_0542b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0536b.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y-EwCeR8ww0/VxJE3bpq8yI/AAAAAAAACaA/6vvvCtt7PAQDC-ABjJeuJwsKMs6bnyJlgCKgB/s1600/IMG_0536b.jpg)
And some progress on the layout:
Some asphalt freshly applied at Donohue:
![[Image: IMG_0512b.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P_QuxnSllac/VxEqaMB2L8I/AAAAAAAACYs/lhrLKi8PR2Az6orAWquXgV5d2afFDUNzACLcB/s1600/IMG_0512b.jpg)
New ditches and a shopping center parking lot (final dimension TBD):
![[Image: IMG_0525b.jpg]](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SdGe2w-tqC4/VxEqbfL6CsI/AAAAAAAACY4/Gyor8hyu3BYSH_O6-OFK69Es46y8hpR_QCLcB/s1600/IMG_0525b.jpg)
And some new signs here and there:
![[Image: IMG_0514b.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jGjdP3G7crA/VxEZVNr6VBI/AAAAAAAACX8/idanj-6eRIQMmZ6k6QyCw_C8BBWtiDUwQCLcB/s1600/IMG_0514b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0516b.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YI3HvcNP6ls/VxEZUj00-eI/AAAAAAAACX0/azvuV_vvZQ8c-mTvg5ylQnZmA8nowTpGgCKgB/s1600/IMG_0516b.jpg)
And a general view of Clermont "yard":
![[Image: IMG_0520b.jpg]](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mQ4mALtVUbg/VxEZViUshaI/AAAAAAAACYA/YMUV4laGkbkZvsphvVQMlXFAaCNq8LN_QCKgB/s1600/IMG_0520b.jpg)
Matt
The weathering was a little bit experimental since I didn't have any oil paint at home at the moment. I decided to try Mike Confalone recipe by fading the paint with pastel. I used regular pastel, so the result is quite subtle. But that's OK because these gondolas were relatively in good shape back in the late 80s. Only by the mid-90s did they start to turn into rust buckets.
Several other shade of pastel were also used to give depth to both car ends: gray, tan and black. To be noted, to make sure the ribs would stand out, I took the pastel stick and directly rub it against them. It was quite garish, but once covered with the final dull finish, it would blend correctly I guess... And I was right.
I didn't want to use Dullcote on the model. I put several coat on it yesterday and it never really killed the shine on the model. So I decided to use Swanny's trick with Future. To get a very flat finish, you mix 3 part of Future and 1 part of Tamiya Flat Base. To be honest, the result is excellent. Not only the model got a very flat finish but it also slightly made the color to fade a little bit, which was the result I was looking for.
Unfortunately, I learned quickly that alcohol react nastily with the flat finish by whitening the finish. And unlike Dullcote, you can't make it disappear with a second coat of finish. So I had a lot of fun trying to hide my mistake. Lesson learned!
And now, the big question. Will I build 10 other cars?
![Icon_lol Icon_lol](https://bigbluetrains.com/images/smilies/extra/icon_lol.gif)
![[Image: IMG_0535b.jpg]](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Yu3mTlV-Fw/VxJE3Je1etI/AAAAAAAACZk/7q-GI_CEayUt2Vby6gRqRwkUR13o8DKSQCKgB/s1600/IMG_0535b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0537b.jpg]](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kWz49BD_PbM/VxJE3n-k0NI/AAAAAAAACZs/q7M4e53Fb04iLDA7goYnbW0x2f4xxhM7QCKgB/s1600/IMG_0537b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0540b.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L6weSRxnry4/VxJE39OVzDI/AAAAAAAACZw/WUqlyJmzJF4H-CJ_wFz4PLtvYJ8hi6fXQCKgB/s1600/IMG_0540b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0542b.jpg]](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bw9wPeFzots/VxJE4FUyfqI/AAAAAAAACaA/sEwpZzJ8wZg4r3cyp6Qe1Twquwirta4gwCKgB/s1600/IMG_0542b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0536b.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y-EwCeR8ww0/VxJE3bpq8yI/AAAAAAAACaA/6vvvCtt7PAQDC-ABjJeuJwsKMs6bnyJlgCKgB/s1600/IMG_0536b.jpg)
And some progress on the layout:
Some asphalt freshly applied at Donohue:
![[Image: IMG_0512b.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P_QuxnSllac/VxEqaMB2L8I/AAAAAAAACYs/lhrLKi8PR2Az6orAWquXgV5d2afFDUNzACLcB/s1600/IMG_0512b.jpg)
New ditches and a shopping center parking lot (final dimension TBD):
![[Image: IMG_0525b.jpg]](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SdGe2w-tqC4/VxEqbfL6CsI/AAAAAAAACY4/Gyor8hyu3BYSH_O6-OFK69Es46y8hpR_QCLcB/s1600/IMG_0525b.jpg)
And some new signs here and there:
![[Image: IMG_0514b.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jGjdP3G7crA/VxEZVNr6VBI/AAAAAAAACX8/idanj-6eRIQMmZ6k6QyCw_C8BBWtiDUwQCLcB/s1600/IMG_0514b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_0516b.jpg]](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YI3HvcNP6ls/VxEZUj00-eI/AAAAAAAACX0/azvuV_vvZQ8c-mTvg5ylQnZmA8nowTpGgCKgB/s1600/IMG_0516b.jpg)
And a general view of Clermont "yard":
![[Image: IMG_0520b.jpg]](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mQ4mALtVUbg/VxEZViUshaI/AAAAAAAACYA/YMUV4laGkbkZvsphvVQMlXFAaCNq8LN_QCKgB/s1600/IMG_0520b.jpg)
Matt
Proudly modelling Quebec Railway Light & Power Company since 1997.
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Hedley-Junction Club Layout: http://www.hedley-junction.blogspot.com/
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