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- From: myoung@mail.boi.hp.com (Matt_Young)
- Subject: Re: Engine weathering
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 16:54:16 GMT
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- Organization: Hewlett-Packard / Boise, Idaho
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- A couple of people emailed me to ask for more information. I thought I'd
- post it so we can get input from others too...
-
- About "fixing" the chalk in place. I use Testor's Dullcote in the small
- spray can. I have heard several people say that they tried different
- brands and settled on Dullcote -- I've never used anything else.
-
- About chalks disappearing when sprayed: I use a paintbrush loaded with
- chalk and lightly drop the chalk onto the model where I want the weathering.
- Then I go back and rub it into the paint. Usually, it's stuck so well that
- it won't come off even if I wipe my finger over it. When I spray it with
- Dullcote, I make sure to spray a light coat -- just enough to seal the
- chalk. I have noticed that the weathering is minimized slightly, but it
- definitely doesn't disappear. My guess is that if you don't rub the chalks
- in, the aerosol spray blows the chalk off before the Dullcote can fix it to
- the model. I have noticed that dark colored box cars tend to swallow up the
- chalk (make it invisible) more than light colored cars. That's probably
- because of the smaller contrast between the car color and the chalk color.
-
- By the way, the chalks I use are "Sanford" brand and I use the set called
- "Earth Tones". They are commonly available at art and craft stores and
- cost $5-$6 (in Boise anyway). Another set that I know people use is the
- set of gray shades.
-
- I would be interested in hearing from someone else that has successfully
- used chalks in a different way than I have.
-
-
- Matt Young Idaho Midland Modular Railway (HO)
- myoung@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com Hewlett Packard Network Printer Division
-