Weathering Black Locomotives

Here we have a selection of photos showing some of our weathering unusually for live steam models upon locomotives.

Weathering black locomotives.

Tips for weathering locomotives. Weathering a pristine model can be intimidating but it is not impossible. Posted by anonymous on saturday may 4 2002 8 57 am i have a black atlas nw c30 7. If you use the weathering powders carefully.

Weathering can take many forms. After the lusterless totally dries i work bragdon enterprise weathering powders on it. Rust grime patched and peeling paint and faded letters. Brush paint the tanks on the bottom of the loco grimy black or flat black.

I ve removed the ann arbor reporting marks in order to have it represent a private owned industrial locomotive. There are almost as many ways to recreate the ravages of time and nature. You can always move the weathering effect around with the brush before you add the water spray. Add rust streaks to the outsides of the exhaust stacks.

Member since april 2003. You won t have to replace any of the colors for a long time. According to the company the weathering powders are made from real rust and other. Weathering black locomotives 1249 views.

A black wash should be applied with a brush to all the grills and louvers. Brushing the weathering powders on a locomotive rolling stock and buildings give instantaneous results. Weathering is virtually the norm in the smaller electric model railway scales and can t understand why it doesn t occur far more in the larger models. This creates beautiful under tones that can t be made by sticking to just black gray and white powders.

If after the water dries you notice that things don t look quite right it s possible to scrub the paint again to eliminate any imperfections. I d like to weather it rather heavily since it represents an 40 year. We think it really makes a model look like the real thing. The weathering powders require no drying or curing.

I hope this lesson gives you some ideas for weathering a locomotive in about 10 minutes. A lot light rust dust bowl brown and dark rust in various areas. 302 278 posts weathering black locomotives. Then i lusterless it more.