Weathered locomotives/rollling stock/etc.

[JLK2707]

Hi, I am just wondering if you would ever weather some of your Bachmann Thomas items.

[Cheeky_ULP]

I bought second hand Thomas wagons that were weathered.

Thomas salt wagons.

Cattle vans.

Vent vans.

Mail car.

Makes all the difference!

[AJWPRODUCTIONS]

I'm gonna weather and repaint some trucks

[Calebtrain]

I tried to weather my cars. But the salt van was the only one that looked like had been weathered.

[TheJJ]

Call me stupid or inexpirenced but how do you weather them?

[Anthony P2]

some people, like me, use calk or special weathering powders for model trains, and to keep the chalk in place spray a matte finish over it. or the airbrush them with a spray painter. but there are pros and cons

weathering powder
pros: you can redo the wagon if you mess up

cons: after sprayed with the matte finish you can't redo it.

airbrushing
pros: looks nice, and more realistic

cons: if you mess up you'd probably have repaint the truck.

[Calebtrain]

I kind of weathered my engines. I painted them over with a duller coat so they are not as glossy. Just don't paint anything that moves! (eyes, wheels...)