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Yes, it’s a model - 5
6b: You have to admit, this is one realistic looking HO covered hop-
per. Tomdescribes how he achieved the realistic weathering:
“I started the weathering process on this hopper by spraying an
overall faded color using my airbrush. I used very thin Floquil Rail Tie
Brown for my fading color (20% paint and the rest thinner and Dull-
cote). I like mixing some Testor's Dullcote with my thinned weather-
ing colors. My airbrush seems to spray better with some Dullcote
mixed in.
“I spattered the rust spots onto the side of the car by hitting a paint
brush loaded with a dark rusty brown color of paint against a paint
brush handle. The smaller rust spots were made by spattering with
my airbrush. I do this by barely pushing down on the air button. It
takes some practice but it's easy to get the hang of it. I did the rest
of the weathering with thinned oil washes and oil dry brushing for
the rust streaks.
“I like to spray a coat of Testor's Dullcote after each weathering lay-
er to protect it and prevent that muddy look. I finished the model
by spraying the ribs with a thinned dark weathering color (usually
Rail Tie Brown), spraying splatters on the outside hopper bays from
the wheels, and the wheel splash on the ends. I wiped the ribs
clean with a Q-Tip soaked with thinner, which leaves a nice dark
color along both edges of the ribs but not on top of the ribs.
This isn't all ... go to the next page for more from Tom 
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