Best Of Adventures in Weathering

[chicken45]

I've created a monster

Don't you mean...a "Mannster?" Ahahahahahahahah oh? No? Ok, "monster." 

I added some Ivory Black sludge, unthinned. A PRR book lists the DB4 containers carrying lime, crushed stone, dolomite, and cement. None of those things are black oily sludge, but who cares! Ed's Law applies.
You will see the G22b in the top left.

[Santa Fe Guy]

Your weathering has turned out very nice. Well done Josh.
Rod.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Dolomite!

[Missaberoad]

Dolomite!

[tom mann]

I like how most of those streaks turned out - like how I would imagine cement powder + rain would look (and not like milk spilling over).

[chicken45]

I like how most of those streaks turned out - like how I would imagine cement powder + rain would look (and not like milk spilling over).

Which streaks didn't you like? 

[tom mann]

On this one, the second and third containers from the left:

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[chicken45]

Too thick?
Bad spacing?

[chicken45]

At Tom's recommendation, I ordered and received my black Valejo Black Surface Primer today.
It has a great texture for wheels. I sprayed the wheels black and later hit it with roof brown. I then greased the journal boxes with ivory black.


I sprayed these assembeled, because it worked. Next time, I'll be more careful with my overspray and paint the wheels first next time.
I hit it with a little rust to hide my mess up. I think it looks ok. I also sprayed down the cars with thinned roof brown to even things out.















So...let me have it! PICK THOSE NITS, ASSHATS!

[chicken45]

The more I look at some of these containers, the less I like some of the streaks. When I was doing them initially, I thought I'd put fewer streaks on some cars for more variation. They now appear to be too thick to my eye.

[tom mann]

Looking at the color photo, the streaks are more subtle on the prototype.  You can probably fix this by removing some of the streaks with 70% alcohol. 

[Blazeman]

If, for some reason I was at your place and had reason to handle the cars, I'd have a compulsion to wash my hands afterwards. Very effective.

[seusscaboose]

comment #1.  I have seen these in person and they look great!
comment #2.  I'm not sure you're not gonna get much feedback (other than from Tom), based on a "we're not worthy" situation going on

I give you props for tackling it and even daring to step into the World of Weathering.  Anything beyond chalk for me is "not worth the effort".  however, now I can see that there is a better way to do it that might just be "simple enough to do".

I look forward to trying it out myself.

thanks for the inspiration!

EP

[Philip H]

Josh,
This has been a cool thread.  Thanks for sharing.

I grabbed a set of these just cause its DKS . . . does anyone have any pics of what they looked like after they ended active freight service?  I was gonna weather them up and scatter a few around the layout in various cast off functions . . . .

[chicken45]

@tom mann - you were right. Taking time and going back a day or two later really helps. It needs to mentally sink in before I start to not like things. The oils help with that, so...thanks!
@seusscaboose - Heh. Nice. Try washes before the chalk. It's easier than you think.

@Philip H:

I found this pic from 1956.


Looks like I had some work to do!

First, I made the black less "gloss black" by adding some brown oil paint and a little bit of powder. I was going for that dried tar skin look. You know, like pudding skin, but..uh tar.



Made some of the other containers more filthy with general soot. This was with achieved with thin dabs of oil black and put some powder on it. I loaded a brush with powder and gave it a flick. I noticed how the PRR letters still showed through the grime so I used a toothpick  and some alcohol.


In context. I went back and removed some of the thicker streaks. I'll likely build up another layer. I come back to these when I've got a few minutes to spare.