Model Railroading > Oil and Diesel stains

I don't like India ink, so what else is out there to simulate oil and diesel stains?

TIA

Paul B
Canton, GA

Well,
you have your chalks, model paint colors like Grimmy Black, Grime, Earth, Dust, Sand, etc. Someone I believe came out with an Oily Black paint color a few years ago.

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> I don't like India ink, so what else is out there
> to simulate oil and diesel stains?

There are several brands of paint that military modelers use. Lots and lots of choices for fuel spills and stains. Vallejo and Tamiya are best known to rail modelers. AK Interactive and Mig Ammo are less known. There are also artist's oil paints which are popular with the weathering crowd.

The Vallejo range includes; 73.813 Oil Stains, 73.814 Fuel Stains, 73.816 Diesel Stains, 73.817 Petrol Spills

There are many more.

Look on YouTube for how to model those sorts of stains. It's not so much the brand of paint/stain but the technique that makes for convincing stains.

Paul,

Try looking at the Burbank House of Hobbies website. Under their paint tab check out Vallejo - Engine effects. There is a bunch of cool washes for engine grime, diesel spills and others there.

Tom

Try White Pepper from the spice aisle.  Has an orangish-brown color that is perfect for making sand piles where sanders were tested or the air was dumped on a unit.

Paul;

As someone else mentioned, Vallejo makes some nice stains, as well as Mig Ammo, both of which you can get over at HobbyTown USA in Kennesaw, as well as FreeTime Hobbies up in Blue Ridge.

Regards,
Russ

One other tip to consider, use gloss or semigloss blacks for fresher stains as your very last step of weathering. Makes for a nice little final effect with that shine popping out on an already weathered and/or dulcoted model.

* Also allows for fun details like 'wet' boot-prints along locomotive walkways...

Mr. MRL



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 06/12/18 15:25 by MrMRL.

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“Wet” stains a bit of super glue will dry clear and looks pretty good....
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Hammer

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