Greg@mnrr
Section Hand
Forum:
I'm starting to use some different methods to weather some of my freight rolling stock. I started with an Athearn RTR steel reefer and did a heavy weathering job.
The story behind the weathered reefer is that it was stored on a siding near Chicago for 15 years and the Milwaukee Northern (MN) purchased the car at auction for salvage prices. The management of the MN needed some inexpensive cars for local freight deliveries on the line. I intentionally did a heavy weathering job. I'm not a fan of graffiti, but is a sad part of real railroading.
I still need to finish the couplers and do some fading on the ladders.
Thanks.
Greg
I'm starting to use some different methods to weather some of my freight rolling stock. I started with an Athearn RTR steel reefer and did a heavy weathering job.
The story behind the weathered reefer is that it was stored on a siding near Chicago for 15 years and the Milwaukee Northern (MN) purchased the car at auction for salvage prices. The management of the MN needed some inexpensive cars for local freight deliveries on the line. I intentionally did a heavy weathering job. I'm not a fan of graffiti, but is a sad part of real railroading.
I still need to finish the couplers and do some fading on the ladders.
Thanks.
Greg