All, I haven't used the Bragdon product, but after hearing about it, I'm anxious to try it. As for "chalk" I think that's a misnomer. I believe what what most are referring to is artists pastels. They might resemble chalk in consistency, but that's where the comparison ends. Pastels are actually raw pigment held together with a clay binder. I've used them in model railroading for many years now with mixed results. One advantage is that the color choices are limitless, but as Bill mentioned they do have attendency to come off smooth surfaces. Overspraying them just dulls down the effect. That's why I would like to try the Bragdon product on plastic and metal smooth side surfaces. But, if your weathering wood sides cars (not wood simulated plastic but the real thing) or structures, the artists pastels are the way to go. They will adhere to the wood siding and not rub off even with a lot of handling because the the wood texture has enough tooth to it to hold the pastel without overspraying. Another nice thing about pastels is that you can get it in pencil form and sharpen it to a very fine point. For example, you can weather individual boards on wood siding.
One product that will adhere to smooth surfaces with rubbing off is artists charcoal. I especially like to use that around diesel exhaust stacks. Grind some up on a piece of sandpaper and alppy it with a soft brush. It looks like the real thing! Bob Frascella Wenham, MA On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Bill Lane <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Jim, > > You are correct. Bragdon does not call their items chalk. I have never used > artists chalks - only Bragdon. They are pretty foolproof. It is all in how > and what type of brush you use to put it on. Unless you are really > **overly** careful by consistently using different brushes for each color > you will occasionally get a streak of another color that can be a nice > surprise. As previously mentioned if you think you put on much on a spritz > of Dullcoat will reduce the effect greatly, but not completely. I have > never > had a job so bad I tried to take it back to the beginning with no > weathering. That won't happen anyway. > > Easily 15+ years ago I did some O Scale cars for Larry Sokol. That might > have been the first time I really used the Bragdon system. I was totally > knocked out by the results and so was Larry. I sent Bragdon a few photos of > those cars. While at the 2006 NMRA convention in Phila I came upon their > table. I did a triple take because they had the same photos of those cars > displayed but were a bit war torn! I thought that was pretty cool they were > still using my photos for all those years.. > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 > > See my finished models at: > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > Custom Train Parts Design > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > The other members are not ALL like me! > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
