Show us your weathered boxcars and covered hoppers

[ChevelleSSguy]

Looks great! And shooting it outdoors in natural light looks so good. I got to make a larger diorama so I can shoot my models outdoors.

Who makes the CSXT patches. I have a Chessie hopper I have been planning to do the same thing to as well.

 

[diburning]

nobody. You need to paint out the patched spot, and then apply lettering and data decals onto it.

 

[Yard_Duty]

nobody. You need to paint out the patched spot, and then apply lettering and data decals onto it.

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]

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?

 

[diburning]

There are CSXT logo decals out there, but there are no patch decals for the lettering on freight cars. You need to buy an alpha-numeric set in the right font, size, and color and put on every letter and number individually.

 

[nordique72]

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

 

[UP2CSX]

Nice looking models, Matt. The McKean and Red Caboose kits sure bring back some memories.

 

[Laidoffsick]

A cpl of the latest creations. O scale 2 rail

 

[baldwin8]

Wow, not often I get to say, "Great looking rust!".

Excellent work.

 

[diburning]

are those toilet paper tubes?

 

[Laidoffsick]

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!

 

[UP2CSX]

Dang, LOS, you nailed those two cars. Even though they're O scale, your attention to detail really shows in those pictures. Excellent work.

 

[zoegraf]

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.

 

[zoegraf]

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.

 

[jbaakko]

Here's a couple of mine.

 

[zoegraf]

Here's a couple of mine.

Nice. I like how you did the trucks.

 

[Airslide]

that hilsdale county is intense. the blue axle caps seal the deal.

 

[Laidoffsick]

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.

 

[GaryMc]

First real attempt at trying to make it look used, pretty happy with the results. Used india ink wash and chalks.

 

[zoegraf]

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.