Hello ya'll. Luis here again. So I have a whole bunch of engines and they're all clean and stuff. I decided to make one pretty dirty and grimy and rusty. I airbrushed it with a very light mix of dirt as a base. Then I got some rubbing alcohol and Q tips and removed a bit from top to bottom to give it a streaking look. Then I rusted the hell out of it with testors rust marker. I also added a bit of tie brown color to mix it up a little. What do you think? what else should I do to it? Is it dirty enough? I appreciate the feedback.:teeth:
I have it's little brother working Lucky Penny Yard. Backed it out of THE Engine Shop for the photo. It's in for routine maintenance and handrail replacement. ;-)
.......Backed it out of THE Engine Shop for the photo. It's in for routine maintenance and handrail replacement. ;-)
Back when the SP was still around, we used to joke that a Southern Pacific wash rack was what everyone else called a rain storm.
Do YouGuys Think that The Same Amount Of Weathering IsAppropriate For An Sd90 Considering The Age Difference Between It And The Sd40-2 On This Thread?
Why not scan railimages for pictures of SD90s? The answer is that until very recently they were plenty dirty and as a group have never received a repaint since the 90s. Recently as in the last few months, as they go in to get the frame cracks fixed, they've been getting washed. Still old paint job, but clean. So, it depends on when you're depicting. But in general, in the year 2013-2014, Given UP uses SP's wash policy. at least out west, yes they'd be dirty...though not faded. The lettering is all still fairly intact
I would remove an access for or two and have the engine parked half way into the shop or parked out back of the engine shop. Somewhere in my photo archives I have pictures of old L&N SDs outback of the engine shop at Cumberland MD that has been in the back of my mind to to produce for my layout.
