> > > > Hi Guys. > > > > I know this topic is getting stale, but it's an excuse for me to > > practice the black art of attaching photos I've taken to emails. Don't > > laugh. I'm just one of those guys who enjoys the simplicity of an axe > > handle. Anyway here is a photo of my SW-9 that has been weathered with > > acrylic paints and chalks and showing the blackened grills as per the > > conversation below.. > > > > Cheers > > Jim Martin > > > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > > > From: Jim & Cheryl Martin <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: April 30, 2013 at 6:48 PM > > > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} technique to F-3 screens > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Bob > > > > > > What I did with my SHS SW-9 was brush some thinned black acrylic craft > > > paint from the dollar store onto the grills. I then cut a short piece of > > > square strip wood to a 45 degree chisel point. When the black paint was > > > still soft, but dry to the touch, I worked the sharp edge of the strip > > > wood over the top of the grill screen, exposing the factory paint. The > > > effect is pretty good. If you don't want to risk your loco to an untested > > > low tech approach, you could practice first on some other surfaces to see > > > if you like the effect. I'll see if I can scare up a photo somewhere. > > > > > > Jim Martin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On April 30, 2013 at 5:07 PM Bob Werre > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will be making an effort to get back to catching up with some > > > > smaller > > > > projects that I've put off for a long time. One of those is > > > > finding a > > > > way to putting some depth (darkness) to the chicken wire screens > > > > on my > > > > SHS F-3's. Mine are lettered for the UP so there is an abundance > > > > of > > > > yellow that makes those screens toy-like. Any successful attempts > > > > at > > > > this from somebody! > > > > > > > > Bob Werre > > > > > > > > PhotoTraxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
