Dan Griffin Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 i have been wanting to add some 'artwork' to my layout for some time but never got round to buying transfers, when i was in smiths the other day i found a pack of sharpie fine tip permanent markers in a load of diffferent colours , so i experimented on a Hornby seacow. what do you think of the results? it was really easy only limited by what you can think off to add to the wagon, i like it and will 'tag' some other stock when i get round to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallows Close Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Hi Dan, That looks pretty effective. Did you weather the Seacow yourself as well? One thing I have found with graffitti is that I'm no good at making it up - so when I needed some tags for an underbridge I was building I took a bunch of photographs of the real thing. I was then able to print them out and copy faithfully the tags - although I used acrylic paint. Your method seems like it would be easier to apply, and have more control over the result. I like it, Cheers, Chris. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Griffin Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 yes, just a light weathering dry brushing mainly, i had 'dented' a seacow with a soldering iron but i didnt like that too much so all my others are weathered like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zabdiel Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 i had 'dented' a seacow with a soldering iron Brave! Nice graffiti, a good tip to use pens. Is there a way of removing it if it doesn't work? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 cant see the pic yet, but gel pens can be quite useful to, need to varnish over the top tho if you want it to be permenant! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinw62 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 i had 'dented' a seacow with a soldering iron That sounds a bit risky!! I read an article once on weathering Scrap Wagons in Rail Express, they had been "dented" by using a Candle Bulb in a small light. Thought this was a good idea, and would not be as hot as a soldering iron. ColinW Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steammad Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 do you have any more pictures of the "vandalism" ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I've used gel pens before as well, will look out for the markers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big T Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I have used some pens suitable for writing on OHP's or CD's for tagging of stock and buildings. (4mm ones not real!) I've also used Tippex pens, but the reults weren't as good as the other method! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Hilton Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I have used some pens suitable for writing on OHP's or CD's for tagging of stock and buildings. (4mm ones not real!) I've also used Tippex pens, but the reults weren't as good as the other method! I've used a pen on one of my VGAs as I couldn't get a paint brush fine enough. Graffitti works best when observed from a prototype photo so scowl the internet (Fotopic plus the usual wagon photo websites) and go from there. I've painted on larger detail and used the pen for the fine print in the past... To improve the look of the seacow in the top picture the only thing I'd suggest is painting white onto the wagon first so that the colours are brighter (as per real graffitti) where you've got the bigger tags. Otherwise great tip. Check out my workbench - should be a Seacow, BDA and VGA with graffitti on there (all produced on the old forum but they're linked through). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uk_Steve Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 i just like to add these are great pens to use Posca Uni http://www.cultpens.com/acatalog/POSCA_Markers.html they are paint and are are in various colours and tips and some are brush heads All the best from Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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