Simple weathering

[faraway]

Four Bachmann B&M RS3 got simple weathered too.

1. Disassemble drive, shell and tank
2. Diluted brown/black over silver trucks and all lower black parts. That layer of opaque paint will not make it "brown" but take all beauties away from the factory black.
3. Black wash all over the engine until the details at the sides of the hoods look right. The shiny paint will tone down and details will become more prominent due to the black shadow.
4. Mask windows and spray dull coat from the rattle cam. Most important for the still shiny shell and the black top of hood and cab.
5. Dry brush with light gray. Details at the fronts and the trucks become emphasized . The amount of dry brush on top of the hood and the roof makes the model really look run down. It is amazing how rotten light gray looks on an black engine shell.
5. Assemble model

This is again a more technical than artistically way of light weathering suitable for us techies without artistic skills....