I am weathering my rolling stock with chalk, and had enough success that I thought I would start on my locomotives. The two (out of 3) Conrail that I've done so far seem OK and I want to start the third, but I am not quite sure about what I am seeing in internet images. (3358, 3383, 3275).
The tops/roofs of many diesel locomotives can look quite sooty. Though some are less so. However it appears to me that the short hood of the Conrail GP40's is actually painted black on top, in front of the window. At first I just thought it was a lot of soot there, too. But it seems to have a definite "edge". I have flat black paint and Tamiya masking tape, so it would be no challenge to paint the top of the short hood black (and then maybe add a bit of dark chalk for some texture).
I just thought I'd ask about this here before painting. Chalk is only chalk (at least until I add dul coat), but the black paint is really a "commitment."
Cheers, Ted
The tops/roofs of many diesel locomotives can look quite sooty. Though some are less so. However it appears to me that the short hood of the Conrail GP40's is actually painted black on top, in front of the window. At first I just thought it was a lot of soot there, too. But it seems to have a definite "edge". I have flat black paint and Tamiya masking tape, so it would be no challenge to paint the top of the short hood black (and then maybe add a bit of dark chalk for some texture).
I just thought I'd ask about this here before painting. Chalk is only chalk (at least until I add dul coat), but the black paint is really a "commitment."
Cheers, Ted