Upgrading MDC/Roundhouse boxcars

[sailormatlac]

Thanks for sharing your work! The funny thing about weathering is that each person as his/her own prefered method. Personnaly, I often start by airbrushing a dfew washes to tne done the color and fade it. Then, I use oil paint with mineral spirit and work out most details. When this step is done, I airbrush an other layer of thinned paint to represent dirt and grine on the bottom of the car. After, I finish with a touch of pastel chalk just like you do. It can take a lot of time. I spent about 3 hours this evening and I still have some work to do.

I always felt "patine" word didn't convey the same feeling as weathering. The French word is more about the action of time (just like copper turns green after a while) while the English word means directly the atmospheric elements action. ;-) One feels like the gentle passage of time... the other one is agressive and destructive!

Matt