Weathering a boxcar - 2
2: The roof has been grayed out representing areas
where the paint is missing and small patches of rust
are showing through.
Use light gray
paint to simulate
chipped paint
spots on the
boxcar roof
Use a more
reddish paint
to simulate rust
starting to show
through the roof
Use artist’s
pencil to add dirt
and grime along
panel and roof
edges
2
use a double action air brush since that gives the most control.
This takes care of the roof (2).
Weather the sides and ends with Bragdon Old Yellar weather-
ing powder to soften the green to a lighter green. Blue and
yellow make green, so the more yellow the lighter the green.
Using a medium bristle paint brush, scrub the weathering
powder into the green areas and seal it with matte medium.
Repeat this until the faded paint looks right to you. Avoid get-
ting the powder on the NP herald and lettering. I did not fade
the ends much as they are not exposed to the sun as much as
the sides (3-4).
Paint the trucks and wheels with a Weathered Black Floquil
Enamel Paint Marker. The paint marker makes fast work of the
painting. After the paint for the wheels and trucks dries add some
Bragdon Dark Rust with a brush and seal it with matte spray.
With the wheels and trucks on the car I made a round patch
with blue painters tape to cover the heralds on both sides,
then airbrushed the sides and trucks with dust mixture, to
fade down the paint a little more. I am a bit fussy about this.
Once the dust is dry out comes the artist pencil. I sharpen a
Prismacolor dark umber artist pencil, to a good point. The
Prismacolor artist pencils can be found at most art stores. See
Draw along the rivet line, around door corners, and places that
grime and rust may accumulate. The pencil is also handy for
“Weather with yellow weathering powder to
soften the green to a lighter green. Blue and
yellow make green, so the more yellow the
lighter the green.”
MRH-Aug 2013
