March Weathering Madness

bremner Mar 1, 2016

  1. badlandnp

    badlandnp TrainBoard Member

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    Replaced the trucks and couplers with MT bettendorfs and was amazed by the way it lowered the boxcar a good 6 inches! PIC_0746 (1).JPG PIC_0746 (1).JPG PIC_0745.JPG
    And then took them apart to paint the observable interior wood color. PIC_0747 (1).JPG
    And now to renumber things and weather them up!
     
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  2. Ryan Wilkerson

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    I mentioned this weathering contest to my 9 and 11 year old sons and they got pretty excited. So we read the rules and tried to find some cars to weather and we came up with three Micro-Trains 65' Log cars.

    Question...can we have a family entry? Each of us weather one?
    Here are a few before photos:

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  3. RBrodzinsky

    RBrodzinsky November 18, 2022 Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter In Memoriam

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    I say go for it! But, what if the boys do a better job than you?
     
  4. bremner

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    I have 9 of these 33 foot hoppers. I am not entering the one that my 8 year old daughter did.
     
  5. BoxcabE50

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    The idea of some family fun seems great to me. Great to read of excited youths!
     
  6. RBrodzinsky

    RBrodzinsky November 18, 2022 Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter In Memoriam

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    You should see those two at shows. So enthusiastic and polite (the first time we met, they kept calling me "sir") and, sometimes, they unearth the best deals there
     
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  7. Ryan Wilkerson

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    You know me...I hope they both do better than me! :)
    They actually have weathered more freight cars than I have.
     
  8. Ryan Wilkerson

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    Bremner, are you saying she weathered one?
     
  9. Ryan Wilkerson

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    This photos might not show the excitement but this is my youngest son hard at work weathering the stock 100-ton trucks. The powders used are Bragdon.
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  10. Ryan Wilkerson

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    That's one of the best things I've heard as a dad :) They are both very intense while running trains.

    Cort does have a good nose for the show bargains. He leaves no jewel box unturned to find the best deal for his allowance dollars.

     
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  11. bremner

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    Yeah...I had to remove most of her paint
     
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    Working on the roofs.
     

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  14. RBrodzinsky

    RBrodzinsky November 18, 2022 Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter In Memoriam

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    Some progress pictures - and almost done

    First thing I did was remove the trucks, and gave each car a number of different acrylic washes so that there was an undercoat of dirt and rust.

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    Allowed those to dry, and did a ClearCoat on all so that I could then apply decals. One thing really weird, though: after the washes, the Frisco car on the right has some warping in the fine mesh walkway on the top. The other car is just fine. (has anyone seen this before)

    Here are the decals on the SP and UP cars

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    And here are the decals as applied to the Frisco cars (again, note the warping on the top mesh)
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  15. Ryan Wilkerson

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    Rick, those are Micro-Trains Frisco hoppers, right? I believe they used some kind of wood-based material to laser cut the walkways.
     
  16. RBrodzinsky

    RBrodzinsky November 18, 2022 Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter In Memoriam

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    I gave the cars a coat of Dull Coat after letting the decals sit a few hours. I allowed everything to dry overnight, and then started applying Bragdon weathering powders to the trucks and bodies. Here are the current results (which is almost done). I want to neolube the coupler pins, and do something about that warping

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  17. RBrodzinsky

    RBrodzinsky November 18, 2022 Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter In Memoriam

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    Here the cars are, back in the same spot as the original photos

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    And, some individual close ups on the main

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    You can see why I want to fix that roof mesh. All ideas are welcome!
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  18. BoxcabE50

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    The roof walk waves have me wondering....
     
  19. RBrodzinsky

    RBrodzinsky November 18, 2022 Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter In Memoriam

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    Maybe @Joe D'Amato can give me an idea. I have seen styrene buckle from direct sunlight, but never from a bit of paint. (I assume they are styrene or some other plastic)
     
  20. Ryan Wilkerson

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    My reply probably got lost in between your postings. I believe the roof walks are made of wood.
     

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