I have been weathering mainly HO Scale model trains since 2009 for fellow modelers and family. I specialize in freight cars, especially rust buckets. I do anything from light to heavy weathering using a variety of different mediums, sometimes three or four on a single car. I take care with models, therefore a model may take me a week plus. Please check out my work here on my page. My price varies as to how much weathering is requested. I will also for an extra labor and parts charge change out couplers and wheels. My fees and hours are on the "contact me" tab.
The last signage I needed for the layout is in and installed, this done by my local FedEx office. Sullivan scrap is named for a dear friend and former co-worker who passed away in 2020: Continue reading
Come see me for those in the Colorado area on Saturday, October 17th from 9-4 as I will be in attendance showing some of my models and advertising my work…. Continue reading
So, another day on the railroad as we start out in the early morning getting ready to work the inbound cars the local has brought out from Riverside yard. Today’s crew is Fred as engineer, myself as brakeman, Jimmy as conductor, and Dan as flagman. First thing of course is firing up our usual locomotive… Continue reading
Well, the local has arrived with our next inbound cars to work, so we’ll be getting at it next. Looks like we have an L&N boxcar for Armitage Furniture plus two scrap gons for Sullivan scrap and an EL reefer for Stephen’s Grocery distributors: Continue reading
The best finds of all are these original Walther’s DC locomotives. These were left to me by a dear friend I worked with at the original Caboose Hobbies who passed away in December 2020. There are two of the same type locomotives with different road numbers of course, purchased by my friend way back when,… Continue reading
This new addition is now finished and in service on the layout. This is an Accurail kit of a 50′ plug door boxcar, lightly weathered using pigments and washes. ACI plates and lube stencils were added along with new wheels and couplers: Continue reading
With just some detail parts and one billboard sign to be added, the layout I believe is pretty well finished! I hope to eventually add one more caboose, either an N8 or a transfer caboose plus one or two beat up dented gondolas that two manufacturers are coming out with next year I believe. Here… Continue reading
Well, I finally got around to installing the rest of the power lines to poles on the layout as shown below, using the great product by EZ-Line. Now I just have to be careful uncoupling cars….!! Continue reading
Well, we’re back to work the next day, another fortune first trick shift. Today it’s the crew of myself, Jimmy, Dan, and Charlie as engineer. We’ve got our work cut out for us today, as we’re finishing up yesterday’s work plus switching Monsanto. First, after breakfast at the diner across the tracks, we fire up… Continue reading
Well, we’re back at work this time on first trick again working a few cars out of Riverside yard. Our crew today is Fred as engineer, myself as brakeman, Jimmy the conductor, and Dan as flagman. After firing up 8806 we’re going to pull off the tank car of fuel oil and spot it in… Continue reading
The Weathering Depot 