Heavyweight passenger cars

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I use an airbrush at about 15 psi.  You thin them 60-40 (40 is thinner).
Rail center also has as acrylic thinner. I use all their stuff (or ammo
which is the parent paint brand).

Go soft and build up the color gradually, the paint is matt so if it looks
shiny you were to heavy.

They do sell Titian spray bottle primers, which are also good. But the one
shot primer they sell is fantastic.

Rail center acrylics self level, you can brush them. It takes more time,
but if you keep the brush stokes in one direction and a second coat with
strokes in another it's good. Don't thin them if you do that

David Baker

On Sun, Sep 22, 2024, 7:16 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Thank you David, I'll give them a try.  Do you spray the paints?  If you
> do,what % of and what type thinner - water or acrylic thinner do you
> recommend?
>
> Walter Davis
> On 9/21/2024 6:58 PM, NW Modeling List wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> TLDR: Rail Center Red-Brown
>
> I've been working on heavyweights a bit now. I've been watching videos,
> looking at photos, saw a real life n&w coach (probably off color)...etc.
>
> I've got a few colors: Polyscale PRR, True Color Tuscan, Rail Center
> Tuscan, and Rail Center Red-Brown.
>
> I've seen some lightning combination in either real life, pictures, or
> videos that looks like any of those colors at some point.
>
> Right now I'm favoring a grey primer, rail center red brown acrylic, a
> medium brown filter, a dark enamel panel line wash, a dust color acrylic
> wash on the bottom third, a dark shader, and grime shaders on the
> front/black. Then powder washes on the undercarriage and trucks.
>
> I don't have the black roof right yet, but for a brown roof, I I've used
> rail center grimy brown, a medium brown filter, and Ash black shader
>
> I'm very impressed in general by the model tank painting community (which
> is where MIG Ammo comes from). I think they are way ahead of model
> railroading. I recommend watching the videos MIG has on you tube.
>
> David Baker
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 5:36 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Is there a particular color on the market or from Floquil/Polly S that
>> closely matches the tuscan or whatever it's called on the heavy weight
>> passenger cars?  Also, where might I find decals for those cars?  Thanks,
>> Walter Davis, modeling in Youngsville NC.  Anybody out there modeling in HO
>> nearby?
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