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Weathering Metal Siding Buildings
Anyone have any ideas on how to weather a metal siding building so that the paint appears to be old and chalky in appearance. I'm not looking for rust features rather the way that paint with age will take on a dull color and look to be chalky. I'm trying to replicate the building siding in this photo. Tried dull coat but it just takes away the shine.
show us your wrecking cranes and boom cars
Do you have a wrecking crane on your railroad? If so, please post a photo and info about how you modeled or weathered it.
Paint wash. How thick or thin?
This sounds like a dumb question, but what's the proper ratio of water to paint to make a nice wash that does what its supposed to without covering what's underneath. I have tried a few washes but just seems like I have too much water. Help!
Weathering
How long would it take a hopper car operated in seasonal climates like upper Midwest to accumulate weathering like on the attached ERES hopper. Modeling the 2002-2005 time frame, I am afraid I am overdoing it. Also, I am fully rusting the roofs of outside braced 50 foot boxcars. Is this too much. RR Picture Archives is not much help, most photo's are a much late era.
Modeling supply PSA
Just a heads up with the current events worldwide there is a rush to gobble up rubbing alcohol. If your modeling supply is running low and plan on doing some ballast work or stripping some cars you may want to build up your stash
Now back to your regular threads..........
I need your help
Folks,
I need your help. I am working on a column and need photos for it. In particular I need photos taken in Lorain, Ohio of the B&O/Chessie/CSX any year from 1880 to present. Old, modern, in between, I need it all. The photos may be of locomotives and trains but I really need photos showing the railroad and customers that it served. Anything showing the B&O Lorain roundhouse would be very welcome.
If you can send me photos or info on where I can get them I will appreciate it. Send them to jamessixrr@gmail.com
Thanks,
Jim Six
Photo etch services
Does anyone have a favorite source for custom photo etch parts? Preferably .006 304 stainless.
Paul
What type of layout would you like to operate on?
There are countless threads in forums about what layout you'd build if you have infinite space/money, or if you had to swap the concept from what you have now.
This isn't one of them.
What would be your ideal layout for someone else? In other words, you get an invite for an op session, you walk into the room and your jaw hits the ground with a very loud thud.
This ideal layout:
Scale model layout cars
From 1945 to 1955 Lee Stokes Industries, located in new Oxford PA and later in Bel Air 2nd designed and manufactured scale model plaster cars with paint for train layouts. At their height, they were producing 5,000 cars weekly. I have seen some of these on eBay.Ihave the original molds and kits. Can anyone tell me if there is any interest in these?
End of train warning - red flag
Hello everyone,
I want to add a red flag to a freight car when switching or sending a local out for a job. I've seen red flags on the end and I would like to have something like that in HO scale. Any idea on the best way to make one of them and how to get it to stay in place? Wishful thinking?
Thanks to all who reply!
Neal
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