@Ponz posted:I've decided I want to try my hand at weathering. I bought an airbrush and a set of inexpensive matte finish acrylic paint.
The PRR body is from the Hobo Camp and the Katy is a scale Pecos River.
I've already cleaned off the Katy the best I could to redo with less weathering.
So far, I feel I'm overdoing it. Any thoughts/advice?
Ponz
IMHO, the PRR is very good - it's probably on the edge of being overdone, but it's still excellent.
The Katy is overdone to me. You have to be careful about what colors you use to weather and consider the base color of what you are weathering when deciding on which weathering colors to use. The PRR, for instance, being brownish lends itself very well to a lot of rust colored weathering. The Katy, being yellow, lends itself better to darker weathering colors like washes, blacks and browns with just a touch of rust.
It's also wise to take a step back and look at your work every once and a while before adding more and see how it looks. Keep in mind that sometimes "less is more" and it's easier to add than to take away.
