I have almost sold all my Atlas O items and before everything has gone I wanted to post a pic of one of my weathered Evans cars
VERY nice. Can you give us the "readers digest" of what you did? I'm not an O-scaler but nonetheless I'm interested in the weathering techniques. That is a fabulous job!
Great job there. Somebody is getting some good looking models. I too would like to hear how you weathered it. Greg Elems
First of all I give the car a wash with dilluted indian ink with some drops of dish washer soap you could also use the liquid they pour in the water tank of your car's windshield wipers. If the wash does not flow equally and nicely then it means that your ca then I spray the shell with a matt varnish. The chalks are brushed in just at the moment the varnish is almost dry. You have to overdo the brushing job. By this I mean you have to brush the chalks in that way that your is heavier than the one you would like to achieve. The best brushes and cheapest ones are the brushes that women use to powder their face . The best thing is buy your own set and do not use the ones of your wive Then you spray it again with varnish and most of the times you will get the result you wanted. However if you feel that to much chalk had dissapeared then you can chalk it again and varnish it again. It's only by trying that you will build up the right experience.
First of all I give the car a wash with diluted indian ink with some drops of dish washer liquid. You could also use the liquid they pour in the water tank of your car's windshield wipers. If the wash does not flow equally and nicely then it means that your car will need the matt varnish first. I always start with the roof, be careful that it does not run from the roof along the sides of the car or it will create ugly stripes. For the wash on the car sides you put the car almost in vertical position and starts from the top edge of the side and go downwards as would the dirt run in the real world. Avoid to make stripes by using a wide soft brush. then I spray the shell with a matt varnish. The chalks are brushed in just at the moment the varnish is almost dry. You have to overdo the brushing job. (because a lot of the chalks will dissappear when you airbrush the mat varnish) By this I mean you have to brush the chalks in that way that your is heavier than the one you would like to achieve. Build the colors up from the bottom of your car. Cars most dirty spaces are on the bottom. The best brushes and cheapest ones are the brushes that women use to powder their face . The best thing is buy your own set and do not use the ones of your wive Then you spray it again with varnish and most of the times you will get the result you wanted. However if you feel that to much chalk had dissapeared then you can chalk it again and varnish it again. Final weathering detail is added with dry-brushing acrylic paint. If you do not feel sure with the acrylic paint then you could use artist oil paint, as you can easily wipe it of when you are not happy with the result. It's only by trying that you will build up the right experience. [ 21. March 2003, 10:40: Message edited by: Rappannahock Terminal ]
