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Post by fishbelly on Apr 8, 2021 9:02:36 GMT -8
This car is not my own idea. It is a modeler here on this forum. I saw his car and just had to have one. I sent an email and he was very kind and sent me the artwork. I asked him if I could change it a little and he was perfectly fine with that. Modifications include: 1. I changed the data font to be more railroad like. His was more like a type writer font. 2. I added the ownership tag in the upper left corner. 3. I changed the car number. Still in his car number series though. 4. I omitted the blue moon logo on the right side of the door. The car is an Accurail PS-1 Boxcar. Paint is Tamiya Flat Blue. Decals are printed by Precision Design Company. Trucks and couplers by Kadee. I find that Kadee wheels do not roll very well. They roll smoothly, just a tad bit of friction there to keep them from freely rolling. I need to find replacement wheel sets for Kadee trucks because I do like their trucks. Weathering done with washes and pigments.  |
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Post by Christian on Apr 8, 2021 9:24:48 GMT -8
Nice adaptation. Kadee axles are a point of friction. (haha) Kadee's combination of metal sideframes and plastic axles was hard to beat for decades. But trucks and wheelsets have moved on.
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Post by riogrande on Apr 8, 2021 9:47:53 GMT -8
The weathering color on the boxcar looks to be a yellowish brown, but what looks more realistic to me is the dirty light coating of dark grayish tones like what Mark Hills and others use.
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Post by lvrr325 on Apr 8, 2021 10:13:58 GMT -8
What would be sneaky doing these cars would be to make the car number the date of an actual blue moon, EG say we had one June 20th 2018 the car number is 62018.
Car looks good, dusty, a little rusty, it's been around a while.
Now do you stop to eat between these builds? You turn out a ton of great looking cars. lol
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Post by fr8kar on Apr 8, 2021 11:06:53 GMT -8
The weathering color on the boxcar looks to be a yellowish brown, but what looks more realistic to me is the dirty light coating of dark grayish tones like what Mark Hills and others use. Where a car spends its life has a major effect on the colors of dirt, dust and grime on it. What also plays a huge role is the color of the surroundings you see it in. When you see a car in desert scenery the colors that surround the car will affect what you see and impart their tones to the car. When you see the same car in the kudzu covered southeast the car will look completely different. Same is true for cars in the city. |
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Post by fishbelly on Apr 8, 2021 11:16:26 GMT -8
What would be sneaky doing these cars would be to make the car number the date of an actual blue moon, EG say we had one June 20th 2018 the car number is 62018. Car looks good, dusty, a little rusty, it's been around a while. Now do you stop to eat between these builds? You turn out a ton of great looking cars. lol This car took me all of about 2 hours to weather and that is because I had to wait for the first slug wash to dry and then wipe it off. I just finished decaling my first Cairo Port Terminal & Chicago boxcar and it is ready for weathering. |
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Post by riogrande on Apr 8, 2021 11:25:41 GMT -8
Where a car spends its life has a major effect on the colors of dirt, dust and grime on it. What also plays a huge role is the color of the surroundings you see it in. When you see a car in desert scenery the colors that surround the car will affect what you see and impart their tones to the car. When you see the same car in the kudzu covered southeast the car will look completely different. Same is true for cars in the city. Sure. I'm far from a weathering guru but I guess I prefer that gousch type grayish/blackish light weathering that seems to ubiquitious. |
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Post by fishbelly on Apr 8, 2021 11:39:44 GMT -8
The weathering process for this car was fast.
After decal work, I applied a protective gloss coat. I waited until the next day so the gloss would have a chance to fully cure. While it was still glossy, I gave the entire car a slug wash of AK Interactive wash for wood. It is just a dark brown wash and next time I will simply just use artist oils. I removed the slug wash leaving buildups in around details. This slug wash also slightly altered the color and gave the car a used look. When all that was done and dry, I gave the car a clear flat finish. I followed this with a scrub down of dark earth pigments followed by a scrub down with a kneaded eraser. This took off all the pigment on the flat surfaces and left it around the details and in recesses. The underframe was loaded down with pigments of various colors, scrub in and the excess removed. Using a bit of air from the airbrush, I blew off a bit more. I then coated the entire car with a light mist of pigment fixer and it was done.
Trucks, wheels and couplers are all weathered with pigments and pigment fixer.
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Post by csxt8400 on Apr 8, 2021 14:44:28 GMT -8
The subtle weathering really wraps up your cars well. What pressure do you find works best with Tamiya acrylics?
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Post by fishbelly on Apr 8, 2021 14:50:22 GMT -8
The subtle weathering really wraps up your cars well. What pressure do you find works best with Tamiya acrylics? Thanks. My process for using Tamiya is as follows. For thinner I use Mr. Leveling Thinner. Works great with Tamiya. For gloss colors I thin 1:1. For flats I thin 1:.5. That is 1 part paint to .5 parts thinner. Just make sure you are putting the paint on wet. If it goes on dry, especially flats it will look like sand paper. I shoot between 15 psi to 20 psi. For a gloss clear coat I use Alclad Aqua Gloss. It is an acrylic gloss. I shoot it at the same PSI. |
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Post by wsor on Apr 27, 2021 0:23:38 GMT -8
Trucks and couplers by Kadee. I find that Kadee wheels do not roll very well. They roll smoothly, just a tad bit of friction there to keep them from freely rolling. I need to find replacement wheel sets for Kadee trucks because I do like their trucks. I have one Kadee car that I put Intermountain wheelsets in. Need to make sure the insulated wheel is on the same side for each truck. A drop of light oil in each journal, and they roll better than the Kadee wheels. |
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Post by tom on Apr 27, 2021 1:38:00 GMT -8
Nice adaptation. Kadee axles are a point of friction. (haha) Kadee's combination of metal sideframes and plastic axles was hard to beat for decades. But trucks and wheelsets have moved on. Kadee has moved away from their metal sideframes and the unrealistic real springs and for quite a while now their sideframes are made from a hard, dense plastic. Their old metal trucks are still available but the freight cars come with the plastic sideframes and these are also available separately. |
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Post by Christian on Apr 27, 2021 5:09:08 GMT -8
Kadee has moved away from their metal sideframes and the unrealistic real springs and for quite a while now their sideframes are made from a hard, dense plastic. Good to know. I'll give them a new try when I next buy trucks. |
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Post by es80ac on Apr 28, 2021 10:54:32 GMT -8
Good looking ballast.
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Post by grabirons on Apr 28, 2021 16:20:29 GMT -8
Kadee should consider selling their trucks without wheelsets.
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Post by fishbelly on Apr 28, 2021 17:33:48 GMT -8
Kadee should consider selling their trucks without wheelsets. But then you need to find wheel sets that properly fit. I have not come across any except for the Jaybee wheels that are no longer available. |
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Post by thejadefog on May 4, 2021 7:58:48 GMT -8
Very nicely done Fishbelly. I like that look.
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