ChevelleSSguy
Member
Who makes the CSXT patches. I have a Chessie hopper I have been planning to do the same thing to as well.
Show us your weathered boxcars and covered hoppers
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Who makes the CSXT patches. I have a Chessie hopper I have been planning to do the same thing to as well.
Yard_Duty
Member
That's exactly it. It's not that hard. Just remember, "one small step at a time." Don't try to do it all at once.
ChevelleSSguy
Member
There arent CSXT decals out there to apply over the patch? Like BNSF ones out there? Or do you just match the correct font and get a letter decal set?
nordique72
New Member
Been a little quiet on this thread recently- so I thought I'd throw some of my boxcar and hopper shots into the mix to get it going again.
First up is a CNW painted M&StL 40' boxcar (Red Caboose kit)-
And a "Route of the 400 Streamliners" boxcar (McKean kit)-
both were done with Microscale decals. The 692 has since gotten it's roofwalk and metal wheels.
Last is a CNW cement service PS2-CD 2600 covered hopper from Athearn- the car has custom-made decals I did in Adobe Illustrator.
Thanks for looking!
Matt Holman
Spring, TX
First up is a CNW painted M&StL 40' boxcar (Red Caboose kit)-
And a "Route of the 400 Streamliners" boxcar (McKean kit)-
both were done with Microscale decals. The 692 has since gotten it's roofwalk and metal wheels.
Last is a CNW cement service PS2-CD 2600 covered hopper from Athearn- the car has custom-made decals I did in Adobe Illustrator.
Thanks for looking!
Matt Holman
Spring, TX
Laidoffsick
3 Railer
A cpl of the latest creations. O scale 2 rail
Laidoffsick
3 Railer
lol No, they are 1 1/4" wooden dowls cut down to 8' in height and wrapped with brown paper. They are rolls of raw paper!
Been a little quiet on this thread recently- so I thought I'd throw some of my boxcar and hopper shots into the mix to get it going again.
First up is a CNW painted M&StL 40' boxcar (Red Caboose kit)-
And a "Route of the 400 Streamliners" boxcar (McKean kit)-
both were done with Microscale decals. The 692 has since gotten it's roofwalk and metal wheels.
Last is a CNW cement service PS2-CD 2600 covered hopper from Athearn- the car has custom-made decals I did in Adobe Illustrator.
Thanks for looking!
Matt Holman
Spring, TX
Very nice! I especially like the hopper; it will inspire me to finish my PRR hopper and some touches to my boxcars.
Cheers.
A cpl of the latest creations. O scale 2 rail
Incredible! I love that green car and it's rusted details.
The only thing I have on my layout with some major rust is a green automobile.
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Here's a couple of mine.
Nice. I like how you did the trucks.
Laidoffsick
3 Railer
Thanks Airslide, it is definitely intense in the amount of time that went into it. I wanted a really heavy fade without being too much of a "rust bucket". Being O scale with large details, I'm gonna go back to those blue axle caps and paint the bolt heads a deep rust color like I see everyday in the yard.
First real attempt at trying to make it look used, pretty happy with the results. Used india ink wash and chalks.
That's looks great. Is it an Accurail car? If so, you can easily carve off those two moulded on grab irons and put wire ones in. A little touch up is required and the weathering will hide the scar. Again, a great looking weathered car that really brings out the boards and details.
Cheers.
