Carfloat Paint
First step
With the construction complete it was time to do some painting. I intend the create the look of a carfloat that was used hard and put away wet, which, of course, they all were.
To start, I decided to use a similar technique to what was used on the fascia of the layout. That starts with a coat of light rust coloured spray paint. Once dry, a few wash coats of a purple/redish/grey are painted on and blotted off with a sponge.
This is as far as I have got so far. Its a good start, and created a nice base on which I will add some weathering. Will work on that more tomorrow.
Its a bit blotchy, but that will be toned down when I do the next step of weathering.
On to Next Section
-T.
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I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!
Posted by: Tim | 11-27-2008 | 11:11 PM
Posted in: Benchwork Construction | Latest Posts
The technique looks great, it really adds allot of depth and realism, I just may try it when I have a project that it will work on.
Wonderful paint job! This is actually the most interesting model train blog that I know. Keep it up!