Great video! Am considering buying a PRR one and removing the PRR and relettering for the ARR, who had a car very similar to this one. But, I didn't notice any mention of how to achieve/weather the wood deck part?
Nice! Do you weather or paint wash the wheel sets face and axles? I have found various results on my freight cars doing this. Gets rid of the shinny chrome look. I have not tried TrueColor on the axles or wheel face. Usually I have used Scalecoat 1 (which is now gone) ☹
Hi Stephen thanks I learned a lot do you have other videos?? and you said the panel liner was rust but the bottle said brown did you add or remove it to make rust??? again thanks
You mentioned the Testors dullcote was 50/50 mix. What did you mix the dullcote with? I have an airbrush and Testors dullcote but haven’t been brave enough to use it. Thanks! Great video!
Hey George - I use 24 to 28g wire that I got it from the big river store. I think it was wire for tying a paper tag to an item. Watch out for 'floral wire' - it has a green coating making it useless for this application. I'd also not suggest using 'piano wire' - it's very stiff and it will ruin cheap wire cutters...know anyone who wants to buy some boogered-up wire cutters?!!!!? And if you use "Chart Pak" tape to simulate any banding, try to find 1/16th or even 1/32nd width. Yes, it's difficult to work with but the results are great. Also note chart tape comes in either glossy or flat - just know which one you want. I use both, depending on how weathered my project is. Hope this helps. Ghost of the SP
Love vids like this, very cool😎keep them coming
You should explore the virtues of weathering with pastel chalks. You can achieve some amazing results with them.
He has. I've been there when he used pan pastels for weathering but just not in this project 😊
Still waiting on an update about the GP40's ClassOne announced almost 2 years ago. Inquiring minds want to know.
Thats a Yuuuge Load !
Great video! Am considering buying a PRR one and removing the PRR and relettering for the ARR, who had a car very similar to this one.
But, I didn't notice any mention of how to achieve/weather the wood deck part?
The video seem to have stopped abruptly. Is there a follow up video to this?
Nice! Do you weather or paint wash the wheel sets face and axles? I have found various results on my freight cars doing this. Gets rid of the shinny chrome look. I have not tried TrueColor on the axles or wheel face. Usually I have used Scalecoat 1 (which is now gone) ☹
Hi Stephen thanks I learned a lot do you have other videos?? and you said the panel liner was rust but the bottle said brown did you add or remove it to make rust??? again thanks
Great tips, thanks. What do you thin the Dullcote with? Straight up paint thinner? Mineral spirits?
Dull Coat is a lacquer so I thin with lacquer thinner.
I may have missed it in the video, but what gauge wire are you using for guy wire?
You mentioned the Testors dullcote was 50/50 mix. What did you mix the dullcote with? I have an airbrush and Testors dullcote but haven’t been brave enough to use it. Thanks! Great video!
Xylol/xylene. it is available at Home depot etc.
Another request for the gauge of floral wire, please.
Hey George - I use 24 to 28g wire that I got it from the big river store. I think it was wire for tying a paper tag to an item. Watch out for 'floral wire' - it has a green coating making it useless for this application. I'd also not suggest using 'piano wire' - it's very stiff and it will ruin cheap wire cutters...know anyone who wants to buy some boogered-up wire cutters?!!!!?
And if you use "Chart Pak" tape to simulate any banding, try to find 1/16th or even 1/32nd width. Yes, it's difficult to work with but the results are great. Also note chart tape comes in either glossy or flat - just know which one you want. I use both, depending on how weathered my project is. Hope this helps.
Ghost of the SP
Dull coat is 50/50 mix . . with what?
But who won the well-weathered giveaway?