Weathering Rolling Stock, a Continous thread

[migalyto]

I know, how the two Tom's manage it I really don't know

I can see I will have to keep a "recipe book" on the bench.

 

[migalyto]

Whatever colour you paint the orange top I would go back and redo the inside brown and the way you have painted it makes it look exactly like the wagon has taken a bit of a bashing by its loads

Would there be an advantage to re-doing the inside if I use the same brown for the top ledges?

I was planning on using the same brown.

 

[Smudge617]

I can see I will have to keep a "recipe book" on the bench.

Definitely, at least until you get it down pat anyway, I think TomO still uses his.

 

[Smudge617]

Would there be an advantage to re-doing the inside if I use the same brown for the top ledges?

I was planning on using the same brown.

Use a darker one like Umber, or perhaps even some orange, I found that both work well, just wet the surface and a very small dab of colour and let the water do the work.

 

[CambriaArea51]

This morning I was looking at this contemplating my next move. I kept coming back to the orange inside of this hopper. My thought was, to paint it a brown color to get rid of all that orange. I dug through my paint stash. Found a suitable acrylic brown. It is just a base and most of it will be different rusts anyway. Now looking at it I should have hit the top as well. probably will do that as that would be rusted as ell from debris falling on it. I tried to stipple the brush to give it a little texture. It looks like most of it leveled as it dried.

Comments or suggestions?

P. S you can't offend me.... give it to me straight!

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With these type of coal cars, coal is loaded from the top and empty from the bottom. The steel will rust but closer to the discharge it'll be shinier due to the coal sliding out. Wouldn't worry too much with the top edge.

 

[Jaz avalley]

With these type of coal cars, coal is loaded from the top and empty from the bottom. The steel will rust but closer to the discharge it'll be shinier due to the coal sliding out. Wouldn't worry too much with the top edge.

Ah uk ones often are tipped sideways to empty

 

[CambriaArea51]

Looking at a few videos on CSX coal cars I noticed a few had paint peeling exposing the aluminum underside. I had some aluminum paint and decided to try it out. One not done and one done. Not to sure though.

 

[Jaz avalley]

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like this

 

[CambriaArea51]

Ah uk ones often are tipped sideways to empty

Today yes, but they still use bottom drop in some applications. The time frame of that car would be bottom drop.

 

[Smudge617]

Ah uk ones often are tipped sideways to empty

We haven't offloaded coal or aggregate wagons like that for many a year Jaz.

 

[Smudge617]

Today yes, but they still use bottom drop in some applications. The time frame of that car would be bottom drop.

All bottom drop nowadays, as I've posted already.

 

[Jaz avalley]

Looking at a few videos on CSX coal cars I noticed a few had paint peeling exposing the aluminum underside. I had some aluminum paint and decided to try it out. One not done and one done. Not to sure though.View attachment 164054View attachment 164055

I am liking it, do you intend to dirty it as well.
fyi if you ever fancy giving the wagon a dent, heat a spoon and press the plastic, I have tried it on a wheel…not on rolling stock!

 

[Jaz avalley]

All bottom drop nowadays, as I've posted already.

But I model the old mines and I’ll refrain from adding pictures here, I keep stepping sideways too much already, grins sheepishly

 

[Smudge617]

But I model the old mines and I’ll refrain from adding pictures here, I keep stepping sideways too much already, grins sheepishly

I know, for the era you model and I used to model your correct, (I always wanted a side or end offloading ramp but no longer) but not for the era we're looking at.

 

[Smudge617]

Looking at a few videos on CSX coal cars I noticed a few had paint peeling exposing the aluminum underside. I had some aluminum paint and decided to try it out. One not done and one done. Not to sure though.View attachment 164054View attachment 164055

Have to admit, I'm not a fan of this, looks too deliberate to me, sorry

 

[CambriaArea51]

I am liking it, do you intend to dirty it as well.
fyi if you ever fancy giving the wagon a dent, heat a spoon and press the plastic, I have tried it on a wheel…not on rolling stock!

Coal cars don't get dented like the gondola car that get different types of loads.
I'm thinking of toning it down a bit. You can see how this one the aluminum is a bit dirty. A bit of earth airbrushed should do the trick.

 

[Jaz avalley]

I bought these cheap

not the best models

airbrushed a dull grey

then worked on a rusty finish

no upgrade to the inside

just paint

paints and DCC concepts powders in rusts

and their black

white acrylic for the condition.

I cut some !0 thousand thick plastic strips to add some missing detail and glue on, used a reference site to get a decent reference to use

 

[CambriaArea51]

Have to admit, I'm not a fan of this, looks too deliberate to me, sorry

No problem

 

[Jaz avalley]

Coal cars don't get dented like the gondola car that get different types of loads.
I'm thinking of toning it down a bit. You can see how this one the aluminum is a bit dirty. A bit of earth airbrushed should do the trick.View attachment 164069

You can see the yellow peeling,if you get a thicker glue that does not lie flat you can edge the logo and then paint the glue a toning yellow to look like it flakes,the same with sone of the grey there appears to be three layers , the grey an off white then the aluminium which here has two colours dirtying the exposed wagon
some yellow gel pens might add the graffitti, I would use tracing paper pencil it,rub the back with a hb or b pencil then redraw it onto the wagon then go over with the gel pen, that is just one way loads of other approaches would do the job as well or better.
but I like your take and I would definitely give it a go as you started.

 

[Jaz avalley]

I always think it’s worth having a go..


with the wagon I did above I did a rake with different finishes

my idea of dents

I just went with off white paint here

you do finer work I think