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beastranger · ‎12-05-2005

Every time I get a building kit that has dry transfers in it, there are never any instuctions on how to apply them. Decals we've covered quite a bit but never the transfers. Soooo just how do you apply the things??? Punk

dl85vette · ‎12-08-2005

I thought of that but I want a mural-like sign/logo so I would have to free-hand paint it all. Not sure if I can paint an armadillo. (for my brewery) Thanks for throwing some ideas at me, it is making me think some more. If I think enuf, then I might figure a trick or two or a mistake or two. dave :p outsmarted by the box

beastranger · ‎12-08-2005

Dave Ask around the guys you work with, it seems in every group there is an artist who can paint what you want. Punk ps, I tried to approve your photos but all there is in any of the albums is the red X. So if no one beats me to it I'll try again in the morning if E-bay gets it running again.

ginzokid · ‎12-09-2005

Dave. I posted your pics this morning. The mystery loco? No idea. Is there a local plant that might own its own engine for switching? I'll look around for an armadillo for you. B-)

ginzokid · ‎12-09-2005

Dave, Hopefully you can color print something from what I sent you and make a paper sign for the plant. You can make a framed billboard and/or do the thinning of the paper trick and mount it on the building itself. Rotsa Ruck! B-)

g-pa1 · ‎12-09-2005

Dave, Nice work in your photos. That loco is wonderfully weathered! You and Pete have great skills! Gene

dl85vette · ‎12-09-2005

Thanks Gene. After many years of painstakingly laying glossy paint jobs on car models, the rough and dirty look came a heck of a lot easier. I'll be messed up on the next car model. It'll look like it came outta the Indiana coal fields. :p dave

g-pa1 · ‎12-09-2005

Dave, Graduated from IU Bloomington, Indiana the Limestone Capitol of the World!

flaretired · ‎12-09-2005

Why do you buy something brand new and then make it look old? If you buy a new car are going to make it look old? Basically you are the owner of your RR and as you build it you would like to start off with new equipment. When I go into my train room the year is around 1955 not 2005. I am building a new city new railroad ETC. so why would I want to make it look like it is ten years old or older? I think I know where you guys are coming from, but it just doesn't make sense to me. This is probably the wrong thread to post this question. Sorry Chuck 🙂 ?:|

beastranger · ‎12-09-2005

It's called realisim Chuck, even a brand new loco that is in service has dirt on it. Weathering gives a loco or car it's individualism. If an engine is fairly new it may only have slight smudge marks around the exhaust stack(s). If it's been in service for awhile it'll be dirty and might even have patch's on it. Punk

ginzokid · ‎12-10-2005

Chuck, I haven't weathered my rolling stock or engines yet and I may not except for a light dusting like the Punk is talking about. But I have a very good reason for not letting my stuff get dirty. My RR is supposed to be a "tourist museum" RR and therefore the equipment would be kept clean for the most part. However, just look at the pictures of the real engines that Dave has been posting. None of them look like they just came out of the paint shop. The cars look even worse. Yep, it's all about trying to recreate the real world, dirt and all, in miniature. There is no right or wrong here. I don't think there are any "weathering" police....;) B-)

montanabud0 · ‎12-10-2005

Hi Chuck: Just remember that it is YOUR railroad and whatever you want to do is just fine! It's a bit like a Government edict - there's no rhyme nor reason to it, it's just policy! Bud.

dl85vette · ‎12-10-2005

I just wiped out my entire post X-( ^&%$$#^% start retyping.. I know you're not faulting me Chuck as you are prob just wondering why. This topic has been brought up before and we all deemed it as personal taste. Part of the reson is everyone else's post on this. Also I found after getting into N scale and tring out my skills at painting a tiny loco, I thought I would try wx'ing (weathering) as I never did wx'ing on my 1/24 scale car models. (showroom clean) I found wx'ing was fun and made a loco/boxcar look more realistic. Took away that toy look. I see layouts in MR like Pelle Soeburg's "UP in the desert" and I am blown away how real his and others layouts look.I don't think I could do that quality or realism for a long while. So where I lack in that catagory I make up for it with my trains that look like they work. I can repsect one's choice to spend a lot of money on freight cars and keep them mint as these things are expensive. I've seen some layouts in MR that contain heavy industrial scenes and the trains are shiny plastic. I just find they look out of place. I'm modelling a ficticious town in the 80-present era so most stuff is well used by now, with the exception of a few cars that just came into service or a loco that came out of overhaul. I will have two shortlines, the SW9's will prob be fairly clean. The other branch will be a couple GP20s that make runs to the lime site with their ortner car consist so the locos will prob jsut have dust on the bottom, as I think they will be kinda like newly purchased/repainted locos. A lot of RR will get a hold of units from a larger RR and just paint over the names and numbers. Usually the case for leased locos. Any that they buy may eventually get a whole new paintjob. The Windsor and Hantsport RR back in NS used ex-CP SWs and all but one still have faded pacman on the sides. One got all repainted, still grungy looking. You won't wanna see my gallery when I finsh my Kato SD40 (stripped paint,removed dyn. brake) and a consist of MTL Ortner hopper cars that will have their Conrail markings painted over (got the trucks painted dusty now) Sorry for a long explaination. dave I see some locos fairly clean here in 'peg. freight cars are a different story as my photos show.