Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

[TLOC]

Interesting factoid. After I posted the WC hoppers here, I posted on a FB weathering page. In less then 40 minutes I received 5 requests for my rates and how fast I could do a few. I feel GOOD.

TomO

 

[Greg@mnrr]

TomO: A job well done and a true craftsman at your hobby.

Happy Easter...

Greg

 

[TLOC]

TomO: A job well done and a true craftsman at your hobby.

Happy Easter...

Greg

Thank you very much

TomO

 

[CambriaArea51]

I posted on a FB weathering page.

TomO

On Facebook, I'm not on but my wife is. Is it a forum. I've heard of people selling but could never find pics of anything else.

 

[TLOC]

On Facebook, I'm not on but my wife is. Is it a forum. I've heard of people selling but could never find pics of anything else.

Tom

I visit 2 sites on Facebook that are for weathering only. I am part of:

Weathered Trains Only Buy and Sell——about 1700 members, nice place to buy and sell but no discussions on how to’s. Some of the guys especially those that do Auto Racks with graffiti think their stuff is gold, IMO

I just joined

Detailing Tips & weathering Tricks for Model Railroaders

not sure about this group under 1000 members and seems kind of atta boy place. I look for honest constructive criticism and the tips and tricks are sort of lacking. I am hoping it will grow.

I did drop another group before we left for vacation and for the life of me I can’t remember the group name or find doing a FB search. Very strictly controlled by a guy who didn’t believe his works should be criticize.

TomO

 

[CambriaArea51]

It's good to see different ways of weathering, but I don't need my way or the highway type of people either.

 

[TLOC]

It's good to see different ways of weathering, but I don't need my way or the highway type of people either.

Yes, so trueTom. Hobbies are supposed to be fun.

I have been looking at You Tube videos on weathering. The military modeler guys are very good and the ones I have been watching are very good in demonstrating and explaining the processes. I know Greg has been emailing me videos of guys he finds on You Tube. We seem to have the same GREAT taste in modelers there.

Doing searching on You tube is easy, like I typed in: how to weather a gondola. Received back a list of videos and some were excellent some were crap. Ithink I can tell in the 1st couple minutes if they will be helpful.

TomO

 

[CambriaArea51]

Ithink I can tell in the 1st couple minutes if they will be helpful.

Yep that's how it is with me. I've learned a lot watching videos one guy that is good is Dans railroad 2011. I don't do the graffiti but a lot of his techniques that don't use an airbrush are helpful. There's never one good way to do stuff but many ideas from different guys is good to learn.

 

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Here’s one of my second weathering Millitary subjects. I built this in 2015 View attachment 144647

Lee, beautiful models.

My favorite You Tube guys are in order:

Luke Towan

Boomer Dioramas

Dansrailroad 201

JC’s Riptrack

Panzermeister36 ——-mainly a military modeler but once or twice a year weathers a piece of rolling stock, explains very well and his military stuff is awesome

Seaboard Central, Tim Garland is a professional locomotive engineer. His videos cover everything in model railroading and he has just a few weathering videos. Explains very well, does beautiful videos and had a great layout. He moved so is building a new layout

there are a few others but I do not subscribe to them

TomO

 

[TLOC]

Yep that's how it is with me. I've learned a lot watching videos one guy that is good is Dans railroad 2011. I don't do the graffiti but a lot of his techniques that don't use an airbrush are helpful. There's never one good way to do stuff but many ideas from different guys is good to learn.

Totally agree with you Tom

TomO

 

[CambriaArea51]

Upcoming projects to decal and weather.

 

[CambriaArea51]

Nice Tom. Are those going to be some CSX Hoppers? I just seen some like those down on the river front in St. Louis wish I got a pic of them.

Yes, they will be the grain express hoppers.

 

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Upcoming projects to decal and weather.View attachment 144674View attachment 144675

Excellent blank canvas to create your masterpieces. Can’t wait to see you start and looking forward to it

I have been looking for undecorated or even data only covered hoppers. I would like 3 to 5 I could do in my free lance. I found at Trainlife.com undecorated Tangent kits but while I am not a cheap modeler, I am not a fool. I will not pay $54.99 for a kit! The Accurail kits are Data only but are out of stock everywhere but Spring Creek but their stock numbers amounts always seem wrong when I order from them, so no more will I!

TomO

 

[TLOC]

Nice Tom. Are those going to be some CSX Hoppers? I just seen some like those down on the river front in St. Louis wish I got a pic of them.

Closest I could find on the AEX

I am not sure what CSX you would be turning these into. Any pictures since I am a visual person. ( you guy knew that though)

TomO

 

[Greg@mnrr]

After seeing the hoppers in this Thread, I reminded myself that somewhere in one of plastic storage containers I have some WC, SOO and MILW concrete and general purpose covered hoppers. I want to weather these cars, some lightly and at least one with a heavy coat of abuse.

I have a secret viewing spot of the Butler, Wisconsin yard lead train where I can legally park and have my front bumper almost on the right-of-way to watch the trains slowly enter and depart the yard. I have a fun story about rail fanning at this location.

One day I park in my legal spot and a signal crew was working on a some equipment and one of the repair crew members had an interest in why I was sitting there in my truck. After about an hour, he walked over to me and very he politely asked me what I was doing. I told him I was a model railroader an this spot was great for observing trains as they slowly passed. He laughed and said all traffic on the right of way was stopped and the next train would be in about three hours! I was wasting my time and it would be dark when the next train came by.

I have to go back there with a lunch and watch trains.

Greg

 

[santafewillie]

Wow! It has been a month since I had time to check this thread. Great work on the pulpwood cars Tom. And also to you Lee on the boxcars. I haven't weathered any freight cars in over 18 months, and I need to reactivate my meager talents.

 

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Wow! It has been a month since I had time to check this thread. Great work on the pulpwood cars Tom. And also to you Lee on the boxcars. I haven't weathered any freight cars in over 18 months, and I need to reactivate my meager talents.

Thanks for checking back in WILLIE. With all you do with your buildings, weathering a piece of rolling stock for you should be a simple task

tomO

 

[CambriaArea51]

Excellent blank canvas to create your masterpieces. Can’t wait to see you start and looking forward to it

I have been looking for undecorated or even data only covered hoppers. I would like 3 to 5 I could do in my free lance. I found at Trainlife.com undecorated Tangent kits but while I am not a cheap modeler, I am not a fool. I will not pay $54.99 for a kit! The Accurail kits are Data only but are out of stock everywhere but Spring Creek but their stock numbers amounts always seem wrong when I order from them, so no more will I!

TomO

Thank you. The 2 gray cars were undecorated, painted gray and will be AEX for the phosphate train. The other two were Cargill cars that got CSX tan and will be grain express like these below.
Tom- If I can't find what I want and can get the paint and decals I'll make my own. My grain train is half BNSF cars that I repainted and decaled.

 

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Thank you. The 2 gray cars were undecorated, painted gray and will be AEX for the phosphate train. The other two were Cargill cars that got CSX tan and will be grain express like these below.
Tom- If I can't find what I want and can get the paint and decals I'll make my own. My grain train is half BNSF cars that I repainted and decaled.View attachment 144708View attachment 144709

Those look great

TomO

 

[cv_acr]

I think the little WC 2-bay hoppers were used for roofing granules (crushed mineral used for the colour on asphalt shingles) service. They certainly don't have the spill weathering that typical cement cars accumulate.