Weathering Aluminium?

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Well, I have some aluminium coal hoppers, and wonder if anyone has examples of how they weathered these beasts. I know they don’t rust, they just get grimy and beat up, yeah? Any pics of advice much appreciated~!

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Try here:

http://www.mountainrailway.com/Coal%20Hoppers%20Page.htm

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Hi there.

I have just posted a clip on youtube, “Basic weathering of coal hoppers” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXxXIWeT2vk It might be of some use.

I really love to do heavy weathering, but not all cars are wrecks, so most of my cars, I just give the “Basics”

Peter

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Peterraev,

Thanks for showing that video on how you weather your cars. I’m sure making tutorials like that take a lot of time, but the camera shaking a lot kind of makes it hard to see your moves and details clearly.