Weathering

[Summertrainz]

well i have my layout all set up...
trees... houses... grass... spectrum trains thundering down the line..
now i need to make more realism
boxcars... Look too new
any advice on how to weather them?
sand them down slightly?
throw dirt powdered dirt on them?
my basic ideas
how do you do it with out buying boxcars with that something like that already done?

[Paul M.]

www.modeltrainsweathered.com

[Guilford Guy]

http://www.modeltrainsweathered.com/ ;-)
I think you forgot an "S" Paul

[Paul M.]

I use a special weathering powder from Micro Mark that you apply with a brush. Here's a sample of a car I weathered using their system:

[Paul M.]

http://www.modeltrainsweathered.com/ ;-)
I think you forgot an "S" Paul

Thanks, Alex.

[Atlantic Central]

A couple thoughts on weathering:

Don't over do it, the smaller your scale the more subtle it should be.

Vary it from car to car, some should look nearly new, some should look more worn.

Know about the period you model - in the 1890's, 1920's and 1950's, the railroads where doing very well and building lots of new equipment. So the general appearance of everything would be less weathered.

Locomotives, cabooses and passenger cars are generally kept cleaner and better maintained than freight cars in all periods of history.

Sheldon

[bwreno]

Hi,  Go to www.aimprodx.com for a couple short paragraphs on weathering.

bob

[thirdrail]

Lot of good information here:

http://therailwire.net/smf/index.php?board=13.0