Weathering Diesels

[cncproadwarrior]

I'm looking for examples of weathered diesels. I'm going to be doing some in the near future and would like to see examples of your work. Post em if you got em!!

 

[Smoke]

You asked...

 

[Laidoffsick]

 

[cncproadwarrior]

Oh mama!!!!! Outstanding!!!!

 

[wheeler1963]

And more....................

 

[kjd]

What they said! My personal philosophy is that if the weathering is the first thing you notice, it is too much. There are exceptions of course but generally speaking. That and it is always easy to add more. Look at prototype photos, they will be an even better guide than the photos above.

 

[UP2CSX]

Nice work, guys. That weathering forum has nothing on us in terms of talent. Here's one of my pathetic examples:

 

[Alcomotive]

Yeah we definitely have the best of the best here! I have seen so many talents it boggles my mind...not just in weathering and detail though...we got the whole package here! Hands down! ok i get off my soap box...i gloat and boast well for my A team! LOL

 

[jbaakko]

Great work guys! You know... I've never actually weathered a locomotive!

 

[4Starcstms]

Thats some really good weathering ya'll!!! This is for sure something that I need to learn to do...

 

[hamltnblue]

Excellent Stuff. being able to do a decent weathering job is one of my future goals. I envy those that can do it soo well

 

[nmaniac]

Everyone, all your work is outstanding happy to see that so many others "weather",the other half just hates it when I weather rolling stock and loco's she likes it "shinny".remember blue if you can make a mess you can weather

Larry

 

[jbaakko]

Nice Larry! My wife says the same, she can't figure out why I like my trains dirty.

 

[nmaniac]

here are a few of mine,when I weather I go for the "run it hard, put away wet one to many times"

 

[UP2CSX]

Good overall effect on those engines, Larry. That GN switcher looks like one I saw long after the merger and it had been put awy wet...or dirty too many times. I notice on both your RS units that the cabs seem to be less weathered and the paint is much more shiny than the rest of the engine. Is that just a photo artifact or did you mean it that way.

That's funny that two of you should mention that you wives hate weathered engines. I show her mine when they first come and sometimes she'll say it's pretty. Every time I'm though spending hours weathering it, I always get the same response - "You ruined it".

 

[nmaniac]

jim,josh, I call that "The clean the roadnumber and logo off look" To funny about ours wives eh!! mine says the same thing and than add's " you should have kept it shinny it looks so cute" there's that four letter word again !!!

 

[UP2CSX]

jim,josh, I call that "The clean the roadnumber and logo off look"

Larry, that's a good concept but, next time, cut an irregular shaped mask around the road numbers and then weather the whole engine. Peel off the mask and you'll have the look of someone who took a mop to the road numbers so they could be seen. Railroaders generally don't hand clean more of an engine than they absolutely have to.

 

[nmaniac]

JIM, thanks I'll give that a try

 

[GrampysTrains]

Hi Bernie: There's a lot of good looking weathered diesels posted. Here's a few more.

RS-27

SD-45

GP-7

SW-7

Another GP-7

 

[cncproadwarrior]

Absolutely awesome!!!