Brianna, it seems, independently discovered one of the corollaries to Murphy’s Law: “There are two kinds of dirt – the dark kind, which is attracted to light objects, and the light kind, which

My two cents: 1. Richard Hendrickson's article "Vintage Dating Freight Cars" in the December 1995 issue of Railmodel Journal is required reading, not for specific weathering techniques, but the

I have even been known to use it on my Pergo floors without harm. Let us hope that J&J never tries to "improve" it in our lifetimes... -- Ken Adams Still in splendid Shelter In Place solitude, about

I hand brush Pledge as the self leveling action of the product does not require an air brush (which I can't use anyway.) I cover just the larger area the decal will go on such as the whole side of a

Clark -- Great looking build. And love the steel door conversion -- the wood-side/steel door look has always struck me as a cool combination. Bob Chapman

Weathering: last but not least, you can hide your mistakes with weathering. I’ve weathered my way out of more than one mess of my own making. Mont Montford L. Switzer President Switzer

Guys; I agree with everything you all have said, and only add that I go slowly, and look at the results of each step before moving on. The attached are examples of different processes, to get

Ray, GO FOR IT! It can be daunting to take a nice model and feel like you might ruin it. In chemistry terms, it has a “high activation energy”, but the rewards are many and the risks actually

Thanks for all the comments and information. This group is very helpful and I really appreciate it. Les Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone

Ray, Jim, Additional commentary interspersed ;) As a rule of thumb, everything goes towards a mid-tone. Brianna, my daughter, and I gave a clinic at an SER NMRA annual convention when she was the

Sweet work, Clark. Does anyone know if the GN painted roof and ends black when these cars were built? Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Ray, Take a box car you don't really care about and weather it. Build up the weathering slowly - taking a day or two between to just look at it several times a day to see "when it is enough"..

Bruce, Thanks. I will give that process a try; Future on both sides of the decal lettering. Mont Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall Creek Leasing,

Doug, I store my Future in small Floquil size bottles. It can over time get a little “stiff,” at lease in the small bottles. Distilled water takes care of that. Mont Montford L.

Ray The best thing to do is get your hands a a stack of cheap freight cars and practice Figure out processes and materials that give you the results you want There’s a large array of products out

Here’s a 2016 blog post about working with Pledge Future acrylic floor wax. http://blog.resincarworks.com/working-with-future/ Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Nice build, Clark! Elden Gatwood From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>On Behalf Of Clark Propst Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 6:20 PM To:

If you use a solvent based color coat and/or clear coat, water based weathering can be wiped off with isopropyl alcohol before it dries completely. Chalk can be washed off with water. It's best to

Clark, Great looking car; I love the subtle weathering! Jim Brewer

Decided to post this after reading comments about pledge... I am supremely unconfident about weathering cars and engines. Is there a way to apply overcoat to original finish that might allow for