The Weathering Depot

My latest project is this Tangent B&O I-19 steel bay window caboose. Below is the photo by Tangent of how it looks right out of the box:

I had this caboose on my eBay store but no takers , so I’ve decided to keep this one for an interchange with the B&O, (more on this in another post).

This model has excellent detail and came with the wheel sets already in a rust color, so this saved a bit of time. I started by removing the trucks and doing my usual texture weathering on the underside using a brown/grimy black/light grey mix.

Next up I lightly sprayed the yellow car ends with black grey Vallejo acrylic to simulate dirt buildup. Next came the car sides which were faded with a royal blue/pale blue mix, this after masking all the windows. When finished, the car was over sprayed with Vallejo dirt, as was the roof.

Next up was the roof, again lightly sprayed with dirt, black, and finally rust acrylic to mainly tone down the silver color. The stove pipe then had a black wash applied and while still wet Monroe Models soot was applied. Finally, the couplers were painted with rust acrylic. Windows were then masked again and the car sealed.

As I’m modeling 1968-1972, this 1965 version represents a well used dirty and a bit faded workhorse. Photos below of the finished caboose: