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- From: larsons@xanth.CS.ORST.EDU (Larson Shawn Michael)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.railroad
- Subject: Wood Weathering Techniques
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 02:04:47 GMT
- Organization: Oregon State University
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- I am building a MOW car from a basswood kit, and started by staining all
- the wood with an India ink/alcohol mixture (about 20-30 drops per ounce).
- The model looks wonderfully aged for such a simple technique.
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- I was wondering what you other people have used to age wood on their models.
- What stains/materials do you use, and what mixtures do you find best?
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- I've read of a "sweet and sour" stain mixture in Railroad Model Craftsman
- some time ago. The article mentioned vinegar and steel wool as ingredients,
- but nothing else.
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- I've also thought about using different colors of inks in my basswood stain.
- For instance, red ink might be used to give a barn a very weathered "red
- paint" look, or green ink could be used to stain paper roof shingles an
- appropriate color. Has anybody tried using other colored inks?
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- Shawn Larson - larsons@storm.cs.orst.edu
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