milocomarty Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Latest work in progress a German boxcar 1:32.. Faded the green with airbrush using Vallejo modelcolor white wash, thinned 50 /50. Grimes are AK interactive paneliners for white and winter camouflage. Dust so far AK interactive dust deposit brown earth deposit. Roof is done with paneliner for white and winter camouflage dabbed with a make up sponge. Streaking effects with a brush moistened in an odourless thinner.. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted April 1, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2016 I note that you call this work in progress and, therefore, there might be more work to be done. I know very little about liveries and periods in German railways - is this a steam era box van or later diesel era? I ask because the roof is very clean for a steam era van if it was a British outline vehicle. I like the fading achieved with the pale wash, the grime applied using panel washes and the very effective dust application. Are all the paints used in this piece of work acrylics? Will there be more work done on the underframe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 Well Mick, the only thing I know is that these cars are build between '54 and '60. And this is a so called geratewagen, piece of MOW equipment. In my eyes they are more bleachin in the sun gethering dust and grimes as that they are on the road..dunno exactly, couldn't find much on the internet.. A bit more work done on the DB boxcar, added more dust and grimes, darkened the roof a bit more with this AK paneliner wash for wintercamouflage. And used AMMO trackwash on the undercarriage with an overall wash, adding AK rust deposit dark and medium to the springs and surrounding area..touched up the riets with rust streaaks and dark brown wash for green vehicles.. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 Well I do have the next victim on the bench. Boy this ones small compared to the German boxcar. But a boxcar again and in this case its a Intermountain produced HO one. First steps are not that exiting, just masking certain parts, fade lettering with a glass fiber pencil and give the car an overal spray with Vallejo modelcolor white wash in several thin layers to achieve this faded look. Sometimes I do think I go to far in fading and it looks awfull white but I believe the color enhances again with a wash of dark brown..and if not, I tested the paint underneath and can remove the whitewash with allejo airbrush cleaner, it does not attack the original paintjob.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Rethinking the faded effects. Tried another wash on the whitish side. Vallejo modelcolor wash rust, with some brown and white. Also mixed dark rust with brown and white and airbrushed it on to the sides to tone the white fade down but also tried it as a fade on the other side of the car. Original color shows on one piece of the data.. Faded white with a wash of rust/brown /white shows a more orange fade rust/brown/white on the original color for a more redish fade.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Spend the day painting a sliding door, still some filters and washes to do.. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 It's not only grasses and weeds I'm doing. Also a bit of weathering,something I really like.In the spare hours I'm working on a couple of projects. Having some MBW Spur 1 / Gauge 1 cars on hand I made a start on 2 of them. First coats are the fades, using a mixture of Vallejo Acrylic washes. White with some drops of the original color. Roof and additional straaks with several AK interaktive and Ammo enamel washes. Bit of Panpastels on the roof to.. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 Well a little bit about the materials used. First layer with a wash to fade the color. I do not like plain whites on the redish boxcar tone so I used white combined with dark rust.. The roof is entirely done with an AK interactive paneliner in this case the one for wintercamouflage because I do like the somewhat greenish color.. Because this car is in serice for a short time I did cut back on the fades and stick with some plain dirt and streaks..cars in service dirty up don't they. Did use the AK interactive straking grime for panzer grey this time. The tone is more brownish.. Streaking and cleaning done with an odourless thinner..AK or Ammo doesn't matter wich brand..the are much softer then the ones in the DIY shop. You could buy one out of an artist range.. What I think is the advantage this enamel products have, they dry pretty fast but the can be worked on after they are dry. Even after a couple of hours. The door for instance I didn't like the looks so I went over it after the photo shoot. You can't do that with acrylics. Oils could be used but in this case I like the faster drying time of the enamel based paints..For now I do let them dry for 24 hours before I add another layer..Didn't shoot a picture of the looks of the door yet.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 Well with a brush dipped in odourless thiiner, tipped on a paper towel to have it just a bit moist I reworked the door I didn;t like.. Pretty happy with it now..so I worked my way around the car..both ends and the other side with the same AK product.. Because of the Europ signage and the fact the car is build in 1960 and only 4 years in service before they changed it in to UIC markings I didn't wanna overdo this one. Lined it up with the "53 build car.. With AK interactive interior streaking effects I added some dirt to these aluminium colored panels.. Also pinwashed a couple of the rivets with the same stuff.. Taking AK's Shafts grease and Bearings I added some grease effect on the wheelpods.. That's it for now.. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Looking rather good indeed, AK are one of my "go to" products as well, used carefully they give excellent results Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 Thanks, AK is pretty neat stuff ! Sneak peak...0 scale. test car, the second for a fothcoming article.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Really impressive work. Do you work with the washes over a gloss coat and then give it a Matt coat before use add powders? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 Depends a bit Jonas on how much I like the washes to flow. If there are cravets to accentuated I add a gloss coat. Only for streaks I work straight over the acrylic paint..A matt coat is certainly needed for powders and Panpastel to adhere better.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 Consider the two scale 1 project done, some final thingies added..maybe I can go a bit further but you have to stop at a time.. Added some graese to the puffers, AK burned jet engine pigment combined withe the shafts and bearings grease.. The other car I used a new Vallejo product for grease spills.. this looks ok to me to, same on the puffers combined with the burned jet engine pigment.. For the rest I darkened the steel frame a bit more on this car, has seen longer service. Using Panpastel raw umber extra dark.. Well that's it for this project, have 4 more to go so I start on 2 soon.. In the mean time I'm also working on a couple of 0 scale cars, from a German company called Brawa. Very nice and detailed and the come these screw couplers you just hae to add.. Pretty much a basic coat on this one using AK and Ammo trackrust primers. Sprayed on with and airbrush. And now the pretty one, cool car but so yellow it hurts the eye. You can see the factory yellow on the inside, faded it with a Vallejo white wash Added a basic pin wash with an Ammo wash for DAK..bit on the brown dusty side.. That's it for today folks !! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Really inspirational stuff. Do you do anything on the smaller scales at all? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 Yes I do Jonas, still have around 15 H0 cars to be weathered laying around here.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Slow but steady progress, first layer on the sides is on, just a little detail to be added. Its a company car so it will be dirty but not neglected..just have to figure out what roof cover they used on a German G30.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 Simple weathering with pinwashes, used an Athearn RtoR boxcar for this that I bought cheap on an expo. Although the car had a nice green finish I'm a strong believer that paint fades rapidly oer time. So to start the fade. Step 1: Used a mixture of Vallejo wash white and olive green to mix a light green color to fade, applied it with nd airbrush in several thin layers using the air out of the brush to speed dry the wash. I own a couple of double action brushes. Step 2: Overall finish with a satin varnish (also Vallejo in this case) Step 3: Start to pinwash on al the cravets, rivets and other deeper parts with a dark wash, used Ammo wash for Nato camouflage in this case. Step 4: Remove the excess wash with a damp brush dipped in odourless thinner and dapped on a paper towel to remove the excess thinner. Clean the brush on the towel when needed Step 5: Add streaks already by using a wide flat damp brush and wipe it gently over the surface. Car is ready for more weathering steps.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 More excellent stuff. I really appreciate you taking the time to post pictures as your models develop. The faded paintwork is sublime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 Thanks Jonas ! Rust, rust, rust, well somekind of it. First time ever I used plain artist oilpaints for this. Dabbed and streaked, and well here is the first result. Paint still wet and I have no idea used to acrylics how long t takes to dry ? What I do like that it is ery forgiven like the enamels and you can create very subtile paterns with it..just used burned umber and burned sienna. Could use a bit of raw umber and some yellow raw sienna perhaps ? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2016 Those 4 colours will give you all the rust representations you'll ever need, no matter what the medium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Thanks Mick, gonna try a bit more also using powders and Panpastels.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Just had a quick look at the AK webpage...man they have alot of weathering products 14 streaking effects alone!! Where to start where to start??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Just had a quick look at the AK webpage...man they have alot of weathering products 14 streaking effects alone!! Where to start where to start??? Buy 'em all you won't be disappointed ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocomarty Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Well, guess I did have the same problem and bought them all.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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