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Post by analogbeatmaker on Oct 22, 2014 15:49:57 GMT -5
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Post by gnsteve on Oct 23, 2014 0:02:40 GMT -5
Nick, that's a good looking set of wells. Your weathering is right on, they look like the prototype well cars and containers BNSF runs past my workplace.
Steve
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Oct 23, 2014 0:07:02 GMT -5
Nick, that's a good looking set of wells. Your weathering is right on, they look like the prototype well cars and containers BNSF runs past my workplace. Steve Thank you Steve! I'm glad they look like the protos you're used to seeing.  |
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Post by antlorch on Oct 23, 2014 8:04:49 GMT -5
Very nice job. The effects are great and are super close to that prototype. If you took so photos outside it would really be hard to tell if your car where model or real.
How did you do the weathering effects? What materials did you use? In case others would like to try their hand at weather some cars.
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Oct 23, 2014 11:40:26 GMT -5
Very nice job. The effects are great and are super close to that prototype. If you took so photos outside it would really be hard to tell if your car where model or real. How did you do the weathering effects? What materials did you use? In case others would like to try their hand at weather some cars. Thank you Anthony! First I Dullcoated. Then the fade was done using a very thinned acrylic color that I mixed to match the protos color. It was brushed on and took several passes to build up enough to be opaque. I then used a damp toothpick and very carefully removed the "fade" from the factory lettering. Once completed, Dullcoated again. The patches were then done (using a very thinned acrylic paint that I mixed to get a close color match) followed by re-lettering and any decals I needed to use. The exception being the safety stripes which were last. The grime on the cars was done with a mixture of black and burnt umber oils. I brushed it on in some areas and removed excess with Q-tips and just used a small brush to apply in specific ways in other areas. The sheet metal stamps (the barely there circles along the sides) and the ghosted MAERSK in one of the patches (which you can barely see in the pic) were done by using toothpicks and lightly removing the "grime". Once dry, Dullcoated again. The graffiti was the last paint and was again very thinned acrylics. Of course, once totally complete, Dullcoated again.  I'm a little confused by "If you took so photos outside" because I did indeed take them outside. However, my dio isn't exactly the most realistic dio and it most definitely isn't a prototypical scene for these types of cars. |
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Post by ednadolski on Oct 23, 2014 13:15:53 GMT -5
Terrific work! Everything is *very* well done, from the fading to the grime, patches, and tagging. I'm especially impressed by the lightened circle areas, not to mention the fact that an articulated stack car with containers is almost as much work as doing 15 individual cars! It's nice to see a modern intermodal car getting some love in the weathering department  Ed |
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Oct 23, 2014 14:36:43 GMT -5
Terrific work! Everything is *very* well done, from the fading to the grime, patches, and tagging. I'm especially impressed by the lightened circle areas, not to mention the fact that an articulated stack car with containers is almost as much work as doing 15 individual cars! It's nice to see a modern intermodal car getting some love in the weathering department Ed Thank you for checking out my latest effort and leaving such kind comments Ed! I agree that doing a set of these cars with containers was very time consuming. However, I had these waiting for pain to be dispensed on them and being that seeing model weathered well cars is such a rarity, I had to get on'em. As much as I'd like more of this type of rolling stock one day I already dread weathering them. lol |
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Post by enginseer on Oct 24, 2014 9:05:48 GMT -5
Very nice work!
You definately have an eye for prototype weathering.
Something few can achieve.
Thanks for posting the pics.
Always interested in your work.
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Post by lajmdlr on Oct 24, 2014 13:15:47 GMT -5
Very nice weathering! Just hate "crapetti"! AND you have all the units in the right order A E D C B.
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Oct 25, 2014 0:10:42 GMT -5
Very nice weathering! Just hate "crapetti"! AND you have all the units in the right order A E D C B. Thank you for positive assessment Andy! I appreciate you taking the time to check out my work.  I have mixed feelings on graffiti. There is some that I think just looks right on the piece of rolling stock and others are just horrendous. However, since I model modern equipment and that equipment often has it, I have to be able to replicate that. I personally think that the graffiti on those particular cars is just bad. However, I knew by replicating it my ability to reproduce scribbles and color would get practice. In the end, I prefer the non-tagged side of the model. Very nice work! You definately have an eye for prototype weathering. Something few can achieve. Thanks for posting the pics. Always interested in your work. Thank you for the very kind comments Miles! I'm glad you enjoy the work I post. |
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Post by icghogger on Oct 27, 2014 9:21:12 GMT -5
Excellent, as always, Nick, and thanks for sharing your techniques with us!!
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Post by lajmdlr on Oct 29, 2014 12:28:27 GMT -5
My layout era only has carmen, trainmen & hobo moniker "art". LOL
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Oct 29, 2014 22:46:24 GMT -5
Excellent, as always, Nick, and thanks for sharing your techniques with us!! Thank you Robert! And no worries at all on sharing technique. I learn so much on here that if I can give back a little at all then that's cool with me. My layout era only has carmen, trainmen & hobo moniker "art". LOL It's all good Andy my friend! Everyone has different interests and that's a great thing. I appreciate what you do and if the feeling is likewise that's awesome.  |
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Post by m a y o r 79 on Oct 30, 2014 6:19:01 GMT -5
Outstanding weathering!
Im with Andy, not really a fan of EDIT: grafitti (oops, not enough coffee this morning, I weather everything as well) (thats why i set my modeling era outside of the grafitti era), but yours is incredible.
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Post by lajmdlr on Oct 30, 2014 9:42:59 GMT -5
Have a friend who is an excellent modeler but NEVER weathers anything. Most of mine get some degree of weathering & a few none at all except to dull the new paint look. Haven't done any reweigh dates but do have some decals to do them. Problem is the decals are for very early dates & none for more recent dates. Wonder if anyone will ever make them w/ "patches" that those dates are put on?
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Oct 30, 2014 11:18:01 GMT -5
Outstanding weathering! Im with Andy, not really a fan of weathing (thats why i set my modeling era outside of the grafitti era), but yours is incredible. Thanks Mike! I'm glad you can appreciate the graffiti I have to replicate in order to model my era(s) even though you do not like graffiti. Have a friend who is an excellent modeler but NEVER weathers anything. Most of mine get some degree of weathering & a few none at all except to dull the new paint look. Haven't done any reweigh dates but do have some decals to do them. Problem is the decals are for very early dates & none for more recent dates. Wonder if anyone will ever make them w/ "patches" that those dates are put on? I have seen modelers who also are like your friend...and that's cool with me. I just desire my trains to look real. I don't know a lot about prototypes so everything I do is from proto photos that I study a lot and compare to my model. Also, because it seems that most trains I see in real life are beaten to crap, weathered hard and patched all over I try to pick models/protos to achieve that goal. I do also weather some in a milder fashion and just recently modeled a factory fresh piece where I even gloss coated it. They can't all be beaters! ;)You know, if you were to send an email about the decals to a couple different manufacturers one might do them to add to what they offer. Surely there are more modelers looking for what you are in need of? |
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Post by lajmdlr on Oct 31, 2014 18:08:31 GMT -5
Here's a website that has alot of the freight car markings like ACI plates, COTS & Consolidated Stencils. They are time sensitive so can help you know which eras your cars belong to, www.hosam.com/mod/rsdet.html |
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Post by tjmfishing on Nov 1, 2014 21:20:06 GMT -5
How are you doing the rust? Ie second last photo, the rust on the side of the well car???
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Post by analogbeatmaker on Nov 2, 2014 23:05:50 GMT -5
Here's a website that has alot of the freight car markings like ACI plates, COTS & Consolidated Stencils. They are time sensitive so can help you know which eras your cars belong to, www.hosam.com/mod/rsdet.htmlCool site. Thanks Andy! How are you doing the rust? Ie second last photo, the rust on the side of the well car??? Yo Taylor! The rust was done with burnt umber and burnt sienna oil paint. I applied it with a small brush and manipulated it with that brush and Q-tips. The most important part is using a proto picture as reference so what you lay down looks real. |
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Post by tjmfishing on Nov 3, 2014 16:03:54 GMT -5
I've heard of this done before. I think I am going to have to find some of this paint. Is there a particular brand I should be looking for?
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I have mixed feelings on graffiti. There is some that I think just looks right on the piece of rolling stock and others are just horrendous. However, since I model modern equipment and that equipment often has it, I have to be able to replicate that. I personally think that the graffiti on those particular cars is just bad. However, I knew by replicating it my ability to reproduce scribbles and color would get practice. In the end, I prefer the non-tagged side of the model. 
