Weekly Photo Fun 5/22 - 5/28/15

[Sumpter250]

The weathering on that GP-15 is fantastic..!!
I've got a couple UP units that could use a little grunging up...
Could you post a quick "How to" to get them to look like that..??
I'm sure more than a few of us here would like to give it a try...

That was done several years ago, and I don't remember the exact "step by step". It was mostly "dry brush".
Mix a color to represent the "grunge", thin it down a bit, pick up the paint with just the tip of the brush, and dab most of it off before using the brush to streak the surface. Another brush with a bit of thinner only ( again remove the excess before using ) was then streaked over the still wet first application. The whole idea of dry-brushing, is to apply minute amounts of paint with each stroke. The followup with a thinner "lightly" dampened brush, makes it look more like "rain-streaked dirt"
I spent a lot of time playing with the process before I got the results I wanted, and only then did I apply it to the model.
It was very helpful to have that loco close enough to home to be able to take the model to it, to compare.

[Steamtrains]

Thanks a lot..!! I'll give it a try on some rolling stock that need it.
Once I get the hang of it, I'll tackle the engines...