The Weathering Depot

Once a week starting today I will post a photo from my current layout. More on my current layout can be found at: https://cincinnatiterminalsub.blogspot.com for now here’s a photo of PC 5628 switching McGraw Fuel and Oil dealer yesterday: Continue reading

This ExactRail Southern boxcar is now finished and on the layout. It has light weathering on the car body and roof plus underside is done as usual. On to the next project! Continue reading

Latest acquisition is this Southern Pullman Standard 5277 waffle side boxcar by ExactRail. This guy will be lightly weathered for the layout: Continue reading

This Athearn car has also been finished and is now on the layout. This car was faded with a few brown washes applied plus different textures and pigments on the roof: Continue reading

This guy is now finished and on my eBay store! This car was completed using two different rust textures, washes, three colors of acrylic paint, and pigments. All told this car took about a week to complete. Below are photos of the finished car, plus the next project up, this Moloco Wabash boxcar which I… Continue reading

Another project started for sale on eBay, the Athearn ready to roll Railbox. Here’s a view as of last night on progress so far: Continue reading

I’ve just received ten HO scale covered hoppers to weather for a modeler back east. Always a great feeling to have someone appreciate my work and send me multiple cars to weather! I’m always looking for work to do for modelers around the country as well. One, it gives me pleasure not only because I… Continue reading

This car just arrived as well off an eBay purchase. This is an Athearn ready to roll model, one of which I’ve been looking for awhile, as I saw many of these along the numerous produce houses down along the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati while growing up . I’ll weather this one up lightly… Continue reading

Here is the finished Rapido hopper already on eBay and the next project started, this Athearn Railbox. Stay tuned as I weather this guy up for sale as well on eBay! Continue reading

Here is my next project started on and actually almost finished! This one is a Rapido car acquired recently. The car has multiple weathering mediums applied to give a caked on grimy appearance. The underside alone has three colors of acrylic paint plus pigment added. I just have to finish adding reflective strips to one… Continue reading

All these cars have just been acquired for weathering up to eventually go on eBay for sale. The PC car will remain on the layout however. I have just started on the CP hopper by Rapido…. Continue reading

Below are various scenes from my two module basically shelf layout. More can be found at: https://cincinnatiterminalsub.blogspot.com/?m=0 Continue reading

So here is the current project car as it looks today. Only thing left to complete are the decals on the ends, then this one is off to the buyer. I’ll post photos of the completed car when finished: Continue reading

Here below are photos of progress on the current project for eBay. Roof was done with five different mediums and has a rust texture and feel to it. One side is basically almost finished weathering wise. Graffiti needs to be applied as yet and faded per the prototype. Areas were patched today for new lettering… Continue reading

You’ll find my models for sale on my eBay store listed under the name: stephecampbel82. Come check out my weathered models! You’ll also find me on both Facebook and Instagram under the name The Weathering Depot….. Continue reading