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 prototype Indiana and Ohio railroad one day the engineer and I were running our old geep long hood forward and coming up on the US Rt. 63 crossing just off I-75 when a loaded gasoline tanker crossed right in front of us. I instinctively grabbed the arm rest on the cab seat as… Continue reading
So, here I’m going to perhaps clear things up as far as what I consider the various degrees of weathering I base my prices on. The following are examples, and of course, these examples shown are just the weathering, not any decal applications or change of wheels or couplers. Continue reading
Coming soon to the layout are these excellent Modelu figures with a fantastic painting job by good friend Ian. Looking forward to having these on the layout! Continue reading
Another story from my days on the Indiana and Ohio railroad. Railroading gets in one’s blood, and I miss the railroad, but it’s a demanding and potentially dangerous job. This more so when you come in contact with impatient drivers of vehicles who try to beat you across a crossing and wind up losing. Same… Continue reading
Well, it’s back to work on the railroad. Today it’s Charlie as engineer, myself as brakeman, and Jimmy as conductor, plus we have Chris along as flagman. We have a long day today as we’re working all the local industries except for Sullivan scrap and McGraw fuel and oil. Our first order of business is… Continue reading
This new acquisition is now finished and in service on the layout. I used washes on this guy, several colors of acrylic paints on the underside plus several pigment colors for the built up grime, and used three different rust mediums on the roof to achieve this effect. The darker areas between the panel ribs… Continue reading
Arrived today, this Athearn 57′ Erie Lackawanna reefer, acquired off eBay. In all its awful glossy orange color, this guy will get either faded and/or dirtied up a bit weathering wise after I’m finished with all the commission work. This guy was purchased for use on the layout. It will also get ACI plates: Continue reading
Here are the first of eight BNSF hoppers I have to work on. These first four are lightly weathered as requested, while the second four will have medium or moderate weathering plus graffiti on those four. It’s possible to tell on these first four the undersides are a bit grimy with different colors used: Continue reading
Just arrived on the layout is this scrap load from Motrak Models for the recently acquired Tangent PRR gondola. Also arrived is a bag of actual rust chips and powder I intend to use for weathering. Below is the scrap load: Continue reading
Looks like our next work session on the railroad has arrived with the arrival of the local from Riverside yard. We’ll soon be going to work switching these out: Continue reading
I say past passion as I really don’t get out much anymore to actually railfan and take photos like I used to. I still of course enjoy seeing trains and riding trains however. I do subscribe as well to three different railcam companies. Anyway, here’s a few examples of my past passion, and please remember,… Continue reading
For those that haven’t noticed at the bottom of the website or checked out my Facebook group called The Weathering Depot, I just turned over 6,500 followers, so a big thank you! Continue reading
Here’s a short post and photo today of some of the tools of the trade that I use and am using to weather the current project of ten hoppers: Continue reading
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