I did a bit more on freight cars at the weekend
First was decals for the Golden West boxcar
It always amazes me the difference a few decals make.
Then I did the gondola, it went a bit wrong
Oh dear I lost a bit of the "O", the whole thing fell off in the water and getting back on to the paper sheet and onto the model just didn't go to well. The saving grace of course is that these often lost and worn away as they aged.
I then started to weather the boxcar. The green is the right kind of colour but it needs to be faded. So I tried my mix of tamiya X21 flat base 20% paint 80% tamiya lacquer thinners.
I think it's working, it needs a second coat but I want to let this one dry thoroughly before I put the second coat on.
I also use the tamiya mix on this tank car
It needs to be a very thin coat as it goes white if you put too much on.
