A weathered CSXT/Chessie 2-bay hopper

Its close but not done. I still need to do some touch ups, and finish the decals. Heres what I have done so far.

Before:

After (for now):

Very nice! [bow]

What you need to to do is a little “How to With Robby P.” with plenty of pictures! I wish I could do that good!

OB

[yeah] come on Robby, stop holding out on us…[:D]

Actually, if you can get MR to publish that article sooner than later… [:-^]

Oh, BTW, great weathering as always! [tup][tup]

Thanks, I still have a few hours worth of work.

I will have to get one together. I guess this weekend. This side of the hobby just takes time to work on. Sometimes you will find a new way to weather something but just mistake.

Also checkout other websites. See how people are doing “weathered” jobs. Just read what they say, and you can get some great tips.

Check out websites for pictures of trains for weathering ideas. Its kinda like matching pictures. Your model with the picture.

Just remember. Its on how you like or want to do it. Some people say airbrush, some people say by hand. I do 90% of my jobs by hand. The airbrush is only used for the fade, and dullcote. Everything else is done by hand.

For the people who want to try weathering, its not that bad. Just practice and LOTS of patience.