RMweb Premium Crepello Posted April 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 11, 2021 I'm considering pigments rather than masking and spraying; has anyone found the right colour (brake dust/mud) from the jar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37501 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 My preferred method is a wash of Humbrol enamel Matt Black with a hint of Matt Leather, thinned with white spirit and applied with a small brush. Any excess is easily removed with a cotton bud dipped in white spirit. No need to mask. I do use my airbrush as part of the weathering process but start with brushed on washes. John 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted April 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2021 Unless you want all your diesels to look the same, I wouldn't recommend using just one colour. Do a search for BR Blue on flickr and you'll see what I mean straight away. If you want to try pigments for this task try a combination of dark grey (not quite black) and dark earth shades. Several modelling pigment manufacturers produce shades that are suitable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted April 13, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thank you Mick. I bought a jar of MIG tracks wash from you at a show where you were demonstrating. In the absence of any replies prior to yours, I tried it on some spare bodies this morning--it seems ideal and is nicely subtle for my N-gauge diesels. I've used it on the side grilles and might track black or dark washes for the roof grilles, possibly mixed with the track wash. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted April 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2021 Aha! Washes are my first choice for grilles, so it's good that you have found that out for yourself. Slight variations in colour are good for all weathering tasks, where ever you are working on the locomotive body. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRUNFOS Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I use slightly thinned Tamiya XF69 NATO black on side grills. Seems to work OK. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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