Custom Hershey's Reefer

[TomPM]

Here is my latest custom painted car. It is a wood Hershey’s Reefer.

Kit: Undecorated Atheran Steel and Wood Reefer
Undercoat: Folk Art Dove Gray
Sealer: Plaid Clear Acrylic Sealer Matte
Folk Art Maple Syrup, and Folk Art Metalic Silver Sterling,
Sealer: Plaid Clear Acrylic Sealer Gloss
Decals: Champ
Sealer: Plaid Clear Acrylic Sealer Matte
Weathering: Drybrush: Folk Art Light Gray, Dark Gray, American Burnt Sienna
Weathering Wash: Folk Art Dark Gray thinned with blue windshield wiper fluid
Sealer: Testors Dullcoat

 

[Sir_Prize]

SWEET!!

Ummm... Ya!
Pun intended!

 

[Tyson Rayles]

Very nice Tom!

 

[shamus]

Very nice indeed Tom, Like the weathering you have done on it.

Shamus

 

[cidchase]

Very real, Tom! Appreciate that list of components, also.

 

[philip]

Very nice!

philip

 

[kettlestack]

A beautiful bit of painting/lettering/weathering there Tom.
Is all your rolling stock going to be done to this high standard?

Errol

 

[jon-monon]

Fantastic! I think I'm gunna get a zit just lookin at it! Love the letters: H.E.R.X. too! Guess he didn't buy her enough chocolate, so now he's her X

 

[Gary Pfeil]

Tom, Another beautiful freight car! I really enjoy seeing the shots of your work.

Gary

 

[Matt Probst]

Beautiful work Tom! I wish the factory here in "Chocolate Town" would still send out those types of cars!

Matt--Hershey (believe it or not), Pa.

 

[Woodie]

What's with the blue windsheild washer fluid? What does that do? Is it for the colour only????

 

[60103]

Windshield washer fluid

Woodie:
The colour of the fluid indicates how cold it will work to. The blue is -40, the green is -45. There's also pink for summer. I think you match the stuff to the colour of your fingers.
The blue has alcohol in it for anti-freeze, the pink is mostly detergents and bug solvents.

 

[Woodie]

But what's this bizzo about thinning weathering paints with it??

 

[N Gauger]

Nice work Tom! I got hungry just looking at it.

I'll take 2 in G scale

 

[Uteram]

Great job. Nice weathering!

 

[TomPM]

Blue windshield washer fluid

Woodie

It was recommended to me for thinning paints for airbrushing. I have experimented with it for washes and it also works well. I was having troubles with airbrush thinner and the paint getting flaky. I tried distilled water but went it dried the car had water spots. So I figured what the heck since I was using it for airbrushing I should just try it for washes.

 

[Woodie]

Oh. Ok. Now I can see it's purpose. The blue doesn't affect the colouring?

I'd have a problem doing that though. I'd have to order the stuff from over there. No use or purpose for "antifreeze" windshield washer liquid. Never gets cold enough to warrant it.

If it's the alcohol that does it, why not dilute the paints with vodka????? **hic**

 

[TomPM]

Thanks everyone for the comments.