Tangent 86’ boxcar

[tomstockton]

I haven’t weathered a white car yet…
I am thinking fade (mostly for lettering / logos)
Maybe the a very dilute grey oil wash…then Raw Umber / Van Dyck Brown oils..
Airbrush grime…
My RR has virtually no graffiti but realistically it would be appropriate

It's a personal taste thing, but I generally do NOT care for modern-style graffiti, or "tagging". Not a problem for me, since time on my railroad stopped in May of 1972 - but I DO like the chalk-mark graffiti, when the graffiti was often done by the train crews marking notes on the car (move to dock 3, or the like). But even if I were modeling modern stuff, "my world" would NOT have "tagging". Detracts too much from the look of the railroad equipment.

My two cents worth... and we all know how much two cents is worth nowadays!

Regards,
Tom

 

[C&OMtnMan]

Dorsal view…

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Good photos. I recall you used to have issues with your photos getting a greenish hue to them, but your recent photos seem free of that. What did you figure out on that?

 

[AirbrushNo5]

Thanks…
Maybe the subject…maybe more light…?