Here's a SOUTHERN 3 bay covered hopper I just weathered. It's an accurail product. If you think it's over done go to the Southern Railfan site or Fallen flags and look at some of the 1:1 photos
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z15/Modlerbob/SOU98042.jpg)
Bob
I would very much like to see it, but my slow dialup won't load a 500kb picture.
I have a weathering kit coming, don't know much about it, but I have some old cars to practice with. Can you give some basic instructions on weathering?
Thanks
Bob
Whoa, when I looked at that fast, I thought it was real! Nice job! Wish I could weather like you (or weather at all...) ;).
~Justin
It looks really good. I especially like the forethought you gave to where the rust would form on the body. Good work!
Rich
Yampa Bob, Send me an E-mail and I will send you the picture directly.
Modlerbob@cfl.rr.com
Us bobs have to stick together.
Weathering is mostly just a mattter of practice. I started out using old bocars or new cars that are relatively cheap. Don't be afraid to experiment. After all you can always repaint the car and decal it. The method I used on this car was to use fine sandpaper and steel wool to fade the lettering. Then I dry brushed the rust with a wide stiff paint brush. If I over did a section after it dried I used the sandpaper again. Finally I over sprayed some grime from the bottom up and then some dullcoat with about 10% flat white added from the top down. While that was still damp I streaked it with the wde stiff brush again.