Subj : Re: Painting models
To   : Mike Powell
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Dec 07 2023 15:36:00

-=> Mike Powell wrote to ALL <=-

 MP> I am working on a scene on my model railroad.  I wanted to paint the
 MP> rail ties and also the rail a more realistic color.  Woodland Scenics
 MP> sells some paint markers that are specifically made for the task.  One
 MP> is called "Weathered Tie" and the other "Rusty Rail."

 MP> The track I was working with already has ties that are a decent color
 MP> but they do have that plastic shine to them.  While the "Weathered Tie"
 MP> pen is also a good color, it also dries with a shine.  I was a little
 MP> dissappointed.

 MP> The "Rusty Rail" color dries to the same color as the "Weathered Tie"
 MP> color, which means it does not really match the color on the label
 MP> (which does look more rusty).  That said, it is not a bad color.
 MP> However, the pen tips on both pens are not particularly small.  I model
 MP> in HO and found it very difficult to use the rail pen without getting
 MP> it on parts I was not trying to paint.

 MP> I think both of them will have other uses during my modeling, but not
 MP> for what I bought them for.  If I modeled in a scale larger than HO,
 MP> the rail pen would probably work just fine.

When I was doing scale models I made good use of an airbrush. To take
the shine off injection molded plastucs use a little clear coat and some
talcim powder from your wife's make-up stuff. Don't get caught, though. 
That's a "sleep on the couch" offense.

Used with a light touch the talcum suspended in the clear coat will 
dull the glare coming moff the plastic.

.... Give a fish a man and he'll eat for weeks!
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