Thanks Gentlemen ie. Jim, Roger and Bill
I think I might try the oil paint and turpentine, but will likely try
the burnt umber flavor. Like Bill I had debated the weathering powders,
but the excess is hard to control, I thought about the India ink thing
too with some of the same problems. In my time period these engines
would be fairly new so I didn't want to have to weather the whole set of
engines to makeup for a botched start.
Besides the nice article by Brooks in the NMRA magazine there is a nice
article regarding weathering with oil paints that might fit in here.
Also there is another worthwhile article on using the static grass
techniques. I actually planted an area and touched up a couple of prior
attempts with what I learned over the weekend. It looks like that
magazine as turned out to be good for modelers who model. I used to
generally pass on it when it was endless discussions on the organization
itself (I guess that's what lists like this are for...).
Bob Werre
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On 5/1/13 1:02 AM, Roger Nulton wrote:
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Bob,
Jim has it right. I use a my favorite wash of oil paint and
turpentine. Of course, the model is laid on its side until the wash
sets up. I did the grills on SHS #13 switcher this way.
Roger Nulton
*From:* Jim & Cheryl Martin <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Tuesday, April 30, 2013 3:48 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: {S-Scale List} technique to F-3 screens
Hi Bob
What I did with my SHS SW-9 was brush some thinned black acrylic craft
paint from the dollar store onto the grills. I then cut a short piece
of square strip wood to a 45 degree chisel point. When the black
paint was still soft, but dry to the touch, I worked the sharp edge of
the strip wood over the top of the grill screen, exposing the factory
paint. The effect is pretty good. If you don't want to risk your
loco to an untested low tech approach, you could practice first on
some other surfaces to see if you like the effect. I'll see if I can
scare up a photo somewhere.
Jim Martin
On April 30, 2013 at 5:07 PM Bob Werre <[email protected]> wrote:
I will be making an effort to get back to catching up with some smaller
projects that I've put off for a long time. One of those is finding a
way to putting some depth (darkness) to the chicken wire screens on my
SHS F-3's. Mine are lettered for the UP so there is an abundance of
yellow that makes those screens toy-like. Any successful attempts at
this from somebody!
Bob Werre
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