Where do I find Bragdon products? Bob Nicholson _______________________________________________
--- In [email protected], Robert Frascella <frascerj@...> wrote: > > 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 <bill@...> 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/
