I masked off the sides and

I masked off the sides and airbrushed the roof with black with a few drops white in it.

Later when it was dry, I sprinkled some white and raw umber tint onto it then airbrushed a flat clear coat onto it.

I highlighted the details by dry brushing; using raw umber.

Next post will be about weathering the trucks and undercarriage plus finishing touches for the roof and some side boards on the side of the car.

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Very nice..  but what is wrong with the running boards. Seem to have a texture to them.

Marc

It's a brass model made in

It's a brass model made in China and the running board has been made, in my opinion, with exaggerated grain, gouges, and splits. Looks more wear in O scale  ; )

OK.. In your first pic, it

OK..

In your first pic, it looks like a paint job I would do and drop on the floor where it picks up lint, dust, hair : - )

Marc

The lighting in this shot

The lighting in this shot sure does make it look like something clinging to the boards.

The model is masked   and

The model is masked

and ready to have its undercarriage painted.

Really nice work

The highlights of the boards is a nice touch

Thanks Doug.I will be doing

Thanks Doug.

I will be doing a little more detailing on a few boards on each side. I got the idea seeing the prototype of this model. Will keep you posted.

I got the undercarriage painted. I used a very dark brown and dusted it with some brown and grey chalk and sealed it.

Also weathered the trucks.

I got the trucks back

I got the trucks back on

and it is ready for the finishing touches,

but I'm going to do a stand-in passenger car and get back to it later.

On the layout.

Photo edited by James Six.

looks great Dee

Nice job with that.  Sad to see your layout packed up but best of luck.

Thank for the kind words and

Thank for the kind words and wishes Modeltruckstop.

I'll be posting soon a project I was working on a few months ago.

Another shiny factory painted

Another shiny factory painted model,

but for some reason the wheels on the tender were not painted.

A bit about the switcher:

To be continued here: 

https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/43972