The Weathering Depot

Just in is this Tangent PRR X58 class 50’ boxcar repainted to PC in 1973. A rare catch of a beautifully detailed model which will join the fleet. This car will receive minimal weathering to represent a newer car. You have to have one fairly clean car on the layout…! Continue reading

Another short post today showing some random scenes from around the layout. Hope you enjoy! Continue reading

Just a short piece today showing another layer of rust texture and powder on the roof of my ex-SBV box car. This guy now has four layers of weathering mediums on the roof alone! Photo below: Continue reading

Here is the latest project that is now finished.  More rust texture was applied to the roof plus the underside was done with again what I call “texture weathering ” that simulates I think built up dirt and grime. Finally,  reflective stripes by Smokebox Graphics were applied.  Photos of the finished car below: Continue reading

Next car for my local friend and client is this hopper patched for SSW. I started on this one by matching the paint a bit lighter then fading the car. This is still a work in progress, so I’ll have more photos when finished. But for now, here’s what I did to the rest of… Continue reading

I’m posting this morning another project finished for a local modeler/client. This is one of three HO scale cars to weather in between working on more HOn3 cars. This car was picked up at a recent operating session. This Railbox car is a “primed for grime” series car and looked as such below out of… Continue reading

Here I have part 2 of the current layout: Continue reading

Well, actually not Johnny but myself in my first video on my two module layout. These are in three parts, so here’s part one and away we go! Continue reading

Another project car for my fleet is now finished. This is a Walther’s Mainline series car purchased at the last train show here in my area. I wanted to weather this but this time only lightly, enough to show some road dirt and some use but not overly done. I think I succeeded! The car… Continue reading

This project posted earlier is now complete as well with photo below: Continue reading

The B&O gondola I posted about last time is now finished, and another B&O gondola was reworked as well and is now finished to join the fleet. Here is the first gondola below: Next up I took the B&O Railgon gondola and added a lot more rust and weathering to it using several mediums to… Continue reading

Next project about 2/3rd of the way finished. This is a Tangent 52’6” 70 ton gondola lettered for B&O. I’ll have patched areas where the lettering will go, plus lube stencils and ACI plates. The car was faded first with an acrylic, then rust acrylic sprayed inside the gon, underside was painted with a grimy… Continue reading

Today I’m showing photos of the layout as it currently looks. Not wired up yet, but hopefully soon! Continue reading

In an effort to make this one of the most realistic small layouts out there I’ll soon be ordering these guys from this company. The details are I think excellent! https://ymw-modelu.com/products/9031-modern-era-crew-bundle-pre-hi-vis/ Continue reading

My current project is this Athearn ready to roll series car, lettered for South Branch Valley RR in West Virginia. I’m trying to replicate the prototype photo shown below along with the current progress on this model. So far this car has two layers of weathering on the car sides with three layers on the… Continue reading