Weathering

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
1

I’ve had a mad weekend weathering a few of my freight cars and an abandoned car for my diorama.

First up is the half way stage of a flatcar (originally plain black plastic) that I felt could do with a little aging, after picking inspiration from the June 09 edition of Model Railroader (I knew there was a reason for keeping the back copies!)

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d91/Challenger3802/Diorama/WeatheredFlatCar.jpg[/img)]

A shopping trip later to an art shop left me with oil pastels (not to mention a hole in my wallet!) and the chance to use pastels for the first time – fun!!

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d91/Challenger3802/Diorama/FullyweatheredFlatcar.jpg[/img)]

(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d91/Challenger3802/Diorama/Dioramawithflatcar.jpg[/img)]

Of course once I’ve started it’s very hard to stop and a rusty car seemed the perfect challenge. Straight out the box it just didn’t look rusty or weather beaten enough…

[img]

2

How come none of the links work?

3

I have found the acrylic paint from JoAnn Fabrics craft store that is 59 cents a bottle does a good job and it comes in several shades of red, brown, grey and black My weather is more of dirty with a little bits of rust look, not the beat to heck look that some people weather their cars too.

4

[quote user=“challenger3802”]

I’ve had a mad weekend weathering a few of my freight cars and an abandoned car for my diorama.

First up is the half way stage of a flatcar (originally plain black plastic) that I felt could do with a little aging, after picking inspiration from the June 09 edition of Model Railroader (I knew there was a reason for keeping the back copies!)

A shopping trip later to an art shop left me with oil pastels (not to mention a hole in my wallet!) and the chance to use pastels for the first time – fun!!

Of course once I’ve started it’s very hard to stop and a rusty car seemed the perfect challenge. Straight out the box it just didn’t look rusty or weather beaten enough…

It now sits abandoned under the bridge on my diorama, complete with a dead body in the boot (all it needs is the cops to turn up and investigate it!)

Finally I tackled a Reading Hopper that was far too shiny for one which I want to have been in service for many years.

5

Not bad. I like the “body” in the trunk!!

Coal hoppers are hard to do. The black hoppers even more.

6

You somehow activated the portion after the first [img] as a link, including the last part. It is all underlined and in blue in edit mode. I suggest you enter your first post, delete those links, and try again using the ‘img’ tags that appear below the thumbs when you click on the ones in your gallery.

-Crandell

7

I’ve seen your stuff. Maybe someday your weathering of boxcars will be as good as challengers…

but… I doubt it. [swg]

8

Robby’s weathering isn’t bad at all. I bought one of his boxcars a while back an dI’ll do so again when I have the cash on hand to do so. Two days after I posted a photo of the one I have I got several offers for it, two in the near 3 digit range and one offering to trade a new Stewart F-unit. Im’not going to trade or sell the car because I bought it from a good friend who does (in my opinion an dthat of others) very good work, certainly much better than my own.

9

Thanks guys!!!

**Ian…**weathering is something you have to stick with. Try different things, and see what works. Believe me, you will have some bad cars. Its all about patience and a lot of practice!!

10

Guys,

Thank you to everyone who’s given me praise for the weathering I’ve done. I guess I must have a steady hand and will definitely carry on with the rest of the fleet. As for the original post, the site wouldn’t allow me back on to edit the dogdy links before one of you kindly did!

Ian