DakotaLove39
Always Improvising
Just wanted to share my own little trial I have going on. Someone on Facebook turned me on to Testors paint pens for model weathering. I picked up a three-pack at Michael's today. This one has Aged Concrete, Weathered Black and Roof Brown. There was another which had two shades of brown and a sandy tan color. I'll probably get the other one this weekend and see what those colors do for me.
The photos below show Testor's CreateFX Roof Brown applied to Intermountain wheels.
The overall effect is pretty good, black trucks aside. The paint does scratch off easily, but I can see it providing a solid foundation for more weathering. The higher-profile wheels such as 36" wheels on hoppers and 33" wheels on cabooses look MUCH better with just a coating of this paint.
Most of my cars need weathering, but the most glaring thing I noticed when running on the club layout is the super-shiny wheel faces.
The photos below show Testor's CreateFX Roof Brown applied to Intermountain wheels.
The overall effect is pretty good, black trucks aside. The paint does scratch off easily, but I can see it providing a solid foundation for more weathering. The higher-profile wheels such as 36" wheels on hoppers and 33" wheels on cabooses look MUCH better with just a coating of this paint.
Most of my cars need weathering, but the most glaring thing I noticed when running on the club layout is the super-shiny wheel faces.