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    5 Railgons

    I thought that background looked familiar LOL. Me too. There will never be a replacement for the information found in forums. Reddit is a place to show off stuff and ask questions. Though some of the crowd are just out to make trouble I've noticed. You using parts from Tamiya military model...
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    Tamiya Panel Liner vs Artists Oils

    A bit late on the reply here, as I don't venture far from the weathering thread. But, X20 is one of the correct thinners. It is best to use the panel liner on a gloss surface. Then light pressure even without thinner with the Tamiya fine tip swabs will remove the excess once dry. However, you...
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    Thanks! I have quite a few cars that I've only used the weathering powder on. Ever since I first used them, I was hooked. It's real easy to go right to the heavier end of the spectrum, so experiment with it a little; you can always layer and add more. I started with the brush/sponge applicator...
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    Finished car, still needing the bogies and wheels done, and some more rust powder on the couplers. Using the same weathering powder kit to add a little more weathering to this CSX boxcar. I already did a light fade with the Snow powder awhile back; Comparison pic with only the fade, I only...
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    Alrighty, back for a little post on some Tamiya Weathering powder. This is my process. Using only the Snow/Soot/Rust kit on this car, after painting the base with Vallejo Black. I start by dulling the whole car with some of the Soot powder, to slightly fade the decals and remove the shine...
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    This is that one you weren't happy with initially, yes? This looks fantastic now! -RC
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    I haven't completely neglected the Train hobby. Though I haven't gotten any weathering done in between cleanups, I did however get my HO scale RC train going. So I have remotely been working with the trains, Ha Ha! Will hopefully have something to post in the next couple days. -RC
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    With the mention of Hurricane Helene, an update from me on Hurricane Milton. We are pretty well inland in west central FL, and still wound up getting the eyewall as it was still a hurricane. Two trees down; one damaged the roof. Hole over the living room, and a few other break throughs...
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    YES!!! That's exactly what it needed! Some variation on the top to show it's been serviced at some point. Love the idea to offset the ages on the newer hatches. I like how stripping most of the car made that rust stand out. I agree a re-fade would look good, but maybe much lighter/more rust...
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    Just remember, two identical railcars can wind up with wildly different weathering. I did a few ore cars several months ago that I didn't feel too keen on. It was a post as a demonstration of what you can do with only Tamiya Weathering powders. I wasn't too crazy about it; but the internet...
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    That's why I reminded you too LOL! I can relate. Sometimes when I'm not all that impressed with a car, still unsure how to feel about it; I'll post it on the model train sub on Reddit, and wind up getting a crazy amount of upvotes (means they like it, if you haven't used reddit), and comments...
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    I vote for in the middle, but know you'll lean into the heavier side. If it's truly at the end of it's life, but you still plan to run it, instead of leaving it on a siding, I'd vote for "just heavy enough to still be on the rails". I'm facing a similar dilemma; The Erie gondola I purchased...
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    A good reminder; Today would be a good day to clean the rails, and run some trains. Here's hoping good news for your health! Man, love this coil car, and not just because it's Conrail either! Always love your work. Glad to see you got around to this! Looking good! -RC
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    Are you really model railroading without this, though? Covering my layout with stuff makes me forget that I haven't really started the big stuff yet. Track is laid and trains are running, but not much else has been started, LOL. Working on 3 projects at the same time, as usual. I've decided...
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    Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

    It adds good depth with the planks! It'll really stand out with the matte for sure. -RC
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