The Weathering Depot

Well, maybe not new layout, but perhaps new module! A lot of work put into the module today starting with cleaning all the track first off. All the buildings I needed are in place now, along with all the fencing and trees I’m going to need. I still need to glue down some ground cover… Continue reading

Finally here as in one module from my old layout! Today I was able to retrieve my one usable module that was part of my old layout from our storage facility. This was part of my Nitto, WV area which included a scrapyard, and Allied Chemical. I’ll probably put my Woodland Scenic’s old Sick N… Continue reading

While working on the C&NW open hopper, I pulled these two cars out of one train box to weather up for eBay. These two B&O 60’ auto parts boxcars are Walther’s cars, purchased many moons ago while at Caboose Hobbies. The cars had the roofs previously weathered by myself, and a bit of fading via… Continue reading

This morning I’ll post up some photos of my latest project. I have to laugh at myself because I must have been half asleep when I purchased this car new on eBay. I say that because I wanted and was looking for a C&NW covered hopper to weather up instead of this open hopper….lol. Oh… Continue reading

This week’s layout photo shows a view inside Allied Chemical in Nitro, WV at dusk: Continue reading

This week’s photo shows Alco 9806 with caboose by the yard office in Nitro, WV under threatening skies: Continue reading

Latest model finished is this Blackstone HOn3 locomotive, part of an ongoing project for a friend and local modeler. This guy was done with grimy black acrylic paint, rust colored paint for the couplers, and Monroe Models soot powder for what else, the soot effect! Continue reading

This one was a quick little project, updating the weathering on this car by adding a few patched out areas: Continue reading

This week’s photo shows GP7 5628 switching Dickinson yard: Continue reading

I just acquired this well detailed Rapido Evans X72 boxcar lettered for Penn Central. This car and my recent P&LE car will be my two “cleanest” cars, in other words very lightly weathered. You have to have a few clean cars on the railroad! Continue reading

This week’s layout photo shows GP7 5628 and transfer caboose parked by the yard office in Dickinson yard: Continue reading

Hot off the press is this BN 50’ boxcar, thoroughly weathered with peeling paint, rust, streaks, and hand drawn graffiti. ACI plates added. Just went on eBay: Continue reading

This blog post I’ll talk about my old standby locomotive, PC #5628. This model was my first locomotive when building my past layout, and is an older Atlas model with a Kato drive. The locomotive was purchased with DCC and sound. Of course this guy was in solid black when purchased from the now closed… Continue reading

This week’s photo shows SW1200 #9186 shoving a gondola full of coiled steel into Campbell Manufacturing, a producer of small appliances: Continue reading

Another boxcar joins the fleet, this one off eBay as well. I thought this car was weathered very nicely. After I received it, I simply weathered the bottom of the car, rusted the brake wheel, and applied lube stencils. It has now joined my fleet! Continue reading