@pennsyfan posted:Chris, thanks for posting your video. I’m going to try your technique on 8 unpainted hoppers which I recently got on the bay. they’re not delivered yet. They were molded red. My intention is to make them sand hoppers for the PRSL, so I’m going to paint them gray and then I thought I’d use your techniques to weather them, so after I paint them gray, I’ll letter them and then should I clearcoat the lettering before I do your process for the weathering?
Good job. I tend to use powders lately, but I may get back into the rattle-can method, borrowing some of your techniques.
As an FYI, I weathered this brass Williams Niagara many years ago (my first weathered loco, actually) using Dullcote and spray-can Testors Flat Black (full disclosure: I did paint the shiny rods and wheel rims with a brush and flat black enamel). I like the results, but some of your techniques/colors would have added to the effect - camo spray paints weren't around then! I did bounce some sort of flat "tan" along the loco wheels and tender bottom, but the drivers could use more.
The Testors Flat Black was held well above the loco and sprayed straight down; multiple light passes.
Not a great photo, but, like your video, it does show that some basic procedures can yield pretty good results.
