I finished a couple of boxcars I had laying around on the workbench this weekend. First is a B&M boxcar. MDC/Roundhouse 40' HO Box Car Kit - Truss Side (1037) Kadee # 5 couplers Weathering Drybrush: Folk Art Charcoal Gray (613) Wash: Folk Art Charcoal Gray (613) 2 parts; Folk Art Licorice (938) 1 part; thinned 5:1 with blue windshield washer fluid Sealer: Testors Dullcoat Wheels Paint: Americana Burnt Sienna, Folk Art Aspaltum (476) Trucks Paint: Folk Art Charcoal Gray (613) Drybrush: Americana Burnt Sienna, Folk Art Aspaltum (476) The second is an Erie boxcar. Athearn 40’ Wood Boxcar (5323) Kadee # 5 couplers Weathering Drybrush: Folk Art Charcoal Gray (613) Wash: Folk Art Charcoal Gray (613) 2 parts; Folk Art Licorice (938) 1 part; thinned 5:1 with blue windshield washer fluid Sealer: Testors Dullcoat Wheels Paint: Americana Burnt Sienna, Folk Art Aspaltum (476) Trucks Paint: Folk Art Charcoal Gray (613) Drybrush: Americana Burnt Sienna, Folk Art Aspaltum (476)
Nice looking boxcars, that would fit into almost any pike. What is the advantage of using the blue windshield washer fluid?
Thanks folks! Peirce I use the blue windsheild wiper fluid because it works. I can't describe it any other way. I tried tap water but our tap water is too hard and the paint would not mix well. I tried distilled water but the washes came out looking chaulky. I did try some of the thinner for Folk Art paints. It works but the availablity of it can be spotty at times. BWWF was suggested to me by several people. I tried it and it work. It is cheap and easy to find also.
