The Weathering Depot

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.

On the layout….

While waiting for a seal coat to dry on several project cars, I’ve done some work on the layout with more weathering and details.

I also took the piece of code 100 track I extended the McGraw fuel and oil siding with and swapped it out for a scrap piece of Micro Engineering weathered code 83 to match the rest of the siding, this shown below:

All it needs is a track bumper post!

I also added some dirt and industrial dirt around the front and side of the Monsanto administration building, then added some Martin Welberg weeds and cut-down bushes:

Next up I added some fence post poles to help support the barbed wire fencing at Monsanto plus over at McGraw. Next I added a guy carrying a sack of I assume potatoes or some other produce at Stephen’s Grocery distributors:

Added a rusted drum over by the team track dock, then added a bag of actual metal shavings to this gondola that didn’t have a scrap load:

Finally, I cleaned quite a bit of dust off buildings and vehicles on the layout and brought out my Soo Line bulkhead flat in anticipation of receiving a handmade wrapped Weyerhaeuser lumber load today, which I’ll spot next at Armitage Furniture. I’ll post photos of this when we next switch out the industry. Stay tuned…..

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Steve Campbell

Welcome to my site! I’ve been a model railroader since the age of 14, and a railfan all my life! I’m retired now but have traveled all over on both Amtrak and tourist railroads plus steam excursions. My layouts have been published twice, and I started weathering work in 2009. I have also worked for a regional railroad in the past as first a brakeman/conductor then track inspector. Hope you enjoy the journey with me on my website!

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