Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

[CambriaArea51]

I model pre graffiti or post repaint. They all were clean at some point.

 

[TLOC]

I model pre graffiti or post repaint. They all were clean at some point.

Thanks Tom. Sometimes I may write like I am a rivet counter but far from the truth. But I do like the cars on the layout to be representative of what they would be in 2015. Almost every picture I have found online and dated after the 2013 repaint when they moved the reporting marks and numbers up, have the graffiti.

If this car doesn’t sell (I doubt it will) it will still fit in, because “they made it like that”. I am sure someone who comes to my layout will want to say something but they won’t.

Before pictures on the programming track

 

[TLOC]

Dinner is over and the Women’s Hockey team playing in Minnesota are not on TV.

ARMN #111029 before

and after

I did leave the roof alone. No tagging, no graffiti

 

[CambriaArea51]

I would like to see an overhead shot of some of these to see if there is any black soot from the refer exhaust.

 

[TLOC]

I would like to see an overhead shot of some of these to see if there is any black soot from the refer exhaust.

Never even thought of that!

I have no overhead pictures. But I can do soot…

 

[CambriaArea51]

These are like the UP cars Tom has. Beautiful detail. I'll be starting them this weekend.

 

[CambriaArea51]

Never even thought of that!

I have no overhead pictures. But I can do soot…

Reason why I'm asking is if there tier 3 or 4 there might be little or no exhaust visible.

 

[TLOC]

Reason why I'm asking is if there tier 3 or 4 there might be little or no exhaust visible.

I have been looking for overhead shots

Found 1 so far. I will continue to look. This car in the picture 110007 was built in 2005 and this great picture was taken in 2008 by photographer Jeff Carlson. Picture is from the site

rrpicturearchives.net

 

[CambriaArea51]

Looks like a no.

 

[CambriaArea51]

Good shot. That would be the only spot.

 

[TLOC]

Looks like a no.

Thanks for sharing. I guess the roofs stay clean and no exhaust soot from the Gensets.

Drones can be occasionally great

 

[Smudge617]

I have been looking for overhead shots

Found 1 so far. I will continue to look. This car in the picture 110007 was built in 2005 and this great picture was taken in 2008 by photographer Jeff Carlson. Picture is from the site

rrpicturearchives.net
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It's interesting how the signage on the Genset has changed from the original onto the model, I would suppose they used slightly different build dates.

And don't forget the handmarks/grime around the Genset doors.

 

[TLOC]

Going down my list of things to do, much different then the “honey do” lists we all know so well

added some exhaust from the Genset

 

[TLOC]

Waiting for the neighbor to call to say come over. In the last 2-3 hours we have at least 4” of the white stuff and it’s still coming down but lightly.

Got approval on these. The last of 6 green 25,000 gallon tank cars I have weathered in the last 2 weeks or so.. I hope to not see a dark green car for awhile.

Same 3 DNAX numbers I sent out the other day. Green just boggles my mind. It doesn’t look dirty enough, then it looks to be too much. But the client likes them and that’s what matters. Walthers Mainline 25,000 gallon tank car.

 

[CambriaArea51]

Nice job on the tank cars Tom.

 

[CambriaArea51]

Waiting for paint to dry. An update on the Tropicana cars. Wheels and trucks done. Tried something different, I painted the bearing caps blue first, then rust on trucks and wheels. After putting them together I hit them with grimy black. This gives it a dirty rust look and dulls the blue to show they been on a while. Couplers got rust and the bottom got grimy black to dull and dirty it up.

 

[TLOC]

Waiting for paint to dry. An update on the Tropicana cars. Wheels and trucks done. Tried something different, I painted the bearing caps blue first, then rust on trucks and wheels. After putting them together I hit them with grimy black. This gives it a dirty rust look and dulls the blue to show they been on a while. Couplers got rust and the bottom got grimy black to dull and dirty it up.View attachment 160890View attachment 160891View attachment 160892

I like them, looks great.

How many did you do?

 

[TLOC]

Nice job on the tank cars Tom.

Thanks

 

[CambriaArea51]

The bottom and coupler.

 

[CambriaArea51]

I like them, looks great.

How many did you do?

Thanks.
20/ ten cars worth.