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Kenny, well I've seen both the boxcar and this hopper car threads of his and I'll just suggest some people just enjoy having less-than-sterilized-perfect wagons around on their layout?

beside there are some people that would buy a brand new just-all-brass-looking $2000 locomotive for their recent layout and weather it all the way the next day like it was meant to be that way

I only do this to Weavers.

It can’t be resold as a perfect car so this is the next best thing other than sending it to the junk box.

It was received missing parts from a collection.

Hopefully it can have a new life now.

 

Another salvage lesson in model railroading.

“Now you know………the rest of the story, good day”

Steve,

Down through the years our layouts featured great looking cars and engines. Occasionally  one of our Weaver cars got accidentally knocked to floor breaking a step. I always wanted are trains to look new. Now that I see your amazing work, I believe I could get into that weathered look. You have a amazing talent. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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Simply great work and your creativity knows no limits.  

Did you use a heat source to warp the end into shape?  Please share your technique for this as it looks like something I want to try.

 

Thanks and please keep posting your work.  It's truly fun, interesting, and speaks to the best part of the hobby for me and I'm sure many others.

 

Jon

Thanks guys, you all are a great inspiration to me.

I hope to see a wrecked item on your pike one day.

 

I was always fascinated visiting commercial junk yards.

Maybe it was the rust colors, crushed metal, variety of items, I don’t know?

 

We do have to credit Ray and some other upcoming weathermen. They have presented nicely rusted items as well.

 

So guys, dig down into your junk box and find an item you can decorate.

 

Glad to inspire!

Onto the next adventure…

 

A few years ago there were two wrecked boxcars sitting right next to Highway 15 near the Enola yards north of Harrisburg.  They must have sat there for at least a year and I always wanted to get a photo to try to recreate the scene on a layout.  Of course I didn't and now it's just a memory.  The boxcars were not more than 25' from the road and just west of the main line tracks heading to HBG.  

 

SIRT, your work is always impressive!

Awesome work, as always, Steve!  You've been a huge inspiration to me on the whole weathering concept, and getting past the aprehension & fear of "ruining" something.

Granted, I've done mostly Weaver cars so far, but the practice, practice, practice--combined with the experimentation with various weathering techniques, mostly learned from you here on the Forum--has been a tremendous confidence builder toward diving in on more expensive items.

To anyone else considering trying your hand at weathering, I encourage you to take inspiration from Steve and stop thinking about it.  JUST DO IT!!  Best of all, it's fun!

Steve, I hope you continue to take the time to share photos and explanation of your work so the rest of us can continue to learn from it.
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