Detailing And Weathering A SP Phase 1 GP-9

I weathered the detailed SP Phase 1 GP-9 with the Bragdon Weathering System. This was easy to do since I've been using this technique for many yeras. I weathering the vents with a Grimy black soot. The rest of the shell and trucks were weathered with the Grimy black soot, dirt and dust and some rust.

Traditionally SP diesels were heavily weathered and never were cleaned. I detailed # 3509 and #3498. I weathered SP #3498. If you applied too much weathering in any area, the weathering can be toned down with a soft sable brush. That's the beauty of using the Bragdon Weathering System.

              Photo  #  1 Trackside Photo of SP #3498 GP-9 weathered with the Bragdon Weathering Powders. The SP #3498 GP-9 is on the mainline high in the Monterrey Mountains.

        Photo  #  2  SP #3498 GP-9 on the engineers side of the GP-9. I moderately weathered the shell of the SP GP-9 using Grimy black soot on the roof and around the vents  below the roof. The rest of the shell of the GP-9 was weathered with dirt, dust and rust.

   Photo  #  3  Another view of  P #3498 GP-9 on the engineers side of the GP-9. I moderately weathered the shell of the SP GP-9 using Grimy black soot on the roof and around the vents  below the roof. The rest of the shell of the GP-9 was weathered with dirt, dust and rust.

Photo  #  4  An overhead view of the roof of the SP #3498 Phase 1 GP-9 weathered with grimy black soot around the fans