Best Of Adventures in Weathering

[DeltaBravo]

I like it    Nice work!

[chicken45]

Still alive. I'm working on finishing some reefers for the PRRT&HS convention. After that...I take on @tom mann himself in a battle as I try to replicate Item 2252!

[tom mann]

Ah yes, item 2252.  I know it well.  Sold out in seconds, they told me.

[chicken45]

So item 2252 was the BAR car from ESM. I started it with a fade on the red. I stopped to work on getting things ready for the PRRT&HS model room.





I painted this car zinc chromate. Applied decals, Future, etc. I masked off the "fresh" areas as in the prototype photo and did a fade with rust colored paint. I cleaned off the letters with a brush and thinner. Shot it with some grays and dirt. It looks like I could have just painted this light oxide red. I'm learning that weathering thees colors is tough. I don't quite know what to think of this just yet. I'm going to put some darker powders on it. Not sure what to do about the wood. It's real wood. How do I make it look old?

[chicken45]

So on another forum, I learned of white wine vinegar being used to gray wood. I may do that on my deck soon. Have to go and get some vinegar!
It's odd that we do not have white wine vinegar in this house. We have cider vinegar, chianti, balsamic, red wine, and even Sherry ($35 a bottle!) but no %#@%$ white wine. We never cook with it so I guess that's why we don't have it.

Anyways, some quick weathering on this diner car.
Trucks are the same process I've been using. Should the wheel faces be more rusty since these are roller bearing trucks?

Did some sprays of gray, dirt, and dust on the trucks, sides, and roof.









Not crazy about the roof.

[Jesse6669]

You might try hitting the roof with a sooty black chalk. 

[chicken45]

You might try hitting the roof with a sooty black chalk.

I did. It looks much better. I'm worried about fingerprints. It's the only thing that bothers me about powders.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

You know, is there an opportunity it place bets on the model room winners?

[chicken45]

It's basically "best in show."
Competition will be fierce. Claus and @dougnelson always bring their A game!

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Take the shelf. Shut it down.

[Philip H]

So on another forum, I learned of white wine vinegar being used to gray wood. I may do that on my deck soon. Have to go and get some vinegar!
It's odd that we do not have white wine vinegar in this house. We have cider vinegar, chianti, balsamic, red wine, and even Sherry ($35 a bottle!) but no %#@%$ white wine. We never cook with it so I guess that's why we don't have it.

I just use India ink diluted in 91% Isopropyl alcohol.  Use an ultra fine micro brush and you can do each board.  Vary the number of coats and you get a really nice effect.

[VonRyan]

I just build my wood decks from individual boards   

[chicken45]

So, I have black and brown India ink. It looks good. The vinegar did nothing. Research shows to mix steel wool with it. 

[peteski]

The vinegar did nothing. Research shows to mix steel wool with it.

That will produce rust (orange/brown color), not aged wood.

[Missaberoad]

So, I have black and brown India ink. It looks good. The vinegar did nothing. Research shows to mix steel wool with it.

Yes the steel wool dissolves creating a rusty mixture (be sure to leave the lid loose on the jar, pressure tends to build up)
you then simply dip the wooden object in the "stain" for a few seconds, and allow it to dry...

the results are anything from grey to brown....