Chalk and charcoal graffiti?

I have seen decal sets with old time chalk writing for boxcars.

Chalk was used by many railroad employees to mark cars that had been inspected or had a particular destination, to relay information in the days before radios.

Real railroad chalk still is sold. It comes in many colors but white and black are common.

Microscale makes a set of scrawls in O scale and it is available at their site…

http://www.microscale.com/Merc...low=&range_high=

Tom

@Krieglok posted:

I have seen decal sets with old time chalk writing for boxcars.

Chalk was used by many railroad employees to mark cars that had been inspected or had a particular destination, to relay information in the days before radios.

Real railroad chalk still is sold. It comes in many colors but white and black are common.

Microscale makes a set of scrawls in O scale and it is available at their site…

http://www.microscale.com/Merc...low=&range_high=

Tom

Thanks for a very good reply Tom.

Your question kind of sparked my interest in the chalk scribbles.

I was doing some painting this week. I stripped and repainted a MTH 40’ boxcar and decaled it for Seaboard. The paint job didn’t turn out the way I liked, so I figured I would give it a shot of Scalecoat II “flat grime” in a spray can, to try and see how the weathering would look.

It was an experiment with “lazy” weathering and it came out okay. I had ordered a set of O scale Microscale “chalk marking” decals and gave them a try. I applied them after weathering and then gave the entire car a shot of Dulcote.

It is an interesting look. I am not into the full on graffiti that many modern cars have, the subtle markings railroaders left with their chalk sticks is more my speed…

The car is probably destined for the paint strip tank. It was fun experimenting though…

Tom

@Krieglok posted:

Your question kind of sparked my interest in the chalk scribbles.

I was doing some painting this week. I stripped and repainted a MTH 40’ boxcar and decaled it for Seaboard. The paint job didn’t turn out the way I liked, so I figured I would give it a shot of Scalecoat II “flat grime” in a spray can, to try and see how the weathering would look.

It was an experiment with “lazy” weathering and it came out okay. I had ordered a set of O scale Microscale “chalk marking” decals and gave them a try. I applied them after weathering and then gave the entire car a shot of Dulcote.

It is an interesting look. I am not into the full on graffiti that many modern cars have, the subtle markings railroaders left with their chalk sticks is more my speed…

The car is probably destined for the paint strip tank. It was fun experimenting though…

Tom

Tom, that's a perfect example of what I remember as a youth.

Thank you Dave.

I saw your weathered car and it looks great. Nice work!

Tom