I have seen several photos online of coal hoppers in the 100T/110T range that have rusty vertical side sheets inside, but shiny slope sheets (scouring due to coal sliding during unloading/loading)? Has anyone sucessfully recreated this on a model? How did you go about it?
I know just what you mean. I use Neolube I get from P-B-L and sort of dry brush it on the slope sheets and then hit it with some clear to seal it. Looks as good as I’ve seen.
Roger Huber]
Deer Creek Locomotive works
This sounds like and excellent idea, I will now dive into my boxes of modeling supplies to search for my bottle of neolube.
Still unpacking [banghead]
Rub-N-Buff Pewter also works well to create this effect. You can use cotton swabs on large areas and Micro-brushes on smaller spots. Rub-N-Buff is sold in craft stores and shops that cater to military modelers.
Besides the slope sheets, I use the Neolube on my Kadee couplers. I put it on the mating faces and back in the moving/pivoting areas. I like it better than the Kadee Grease-um. Works great to color steam loco side rods and crossheads too. Great stuff!
Roger Huber
Deer Creek Locomotive Works
I use just a pencil on couplers during assembly (Sergent). Also good in the coupler box. I too have used the neolube on side rods and the like. Just wish I could find mine. May have to break down and buy a new bottle so the old one turns up.
Testors offers some metallic colours in the military section of their Model Masters line, which might prove useful.
Wayne