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My main objection to weathering is not on any individual model but rather the whole scene. For an example lets say you want your layout to be sometime in the 40's. That's a pretty busy time for railroads and the country in general. So on your layout anything made in 1940 is going to be NEW unless its an industrial piece in which case it might be dirty from the use BUT the colors will still be bright. If its a vehicle or whatever from the 30's it might be showing signs of wear. Buildings from the thirty's will NOT be ramshackle falling down shacks but only 10 or 15 year old structures. Structures from the teens might be showing heavy wear but even they are still relatively new. Any road NOT dirt will be almost brand new. Just some of my observations regarding weathering. If you are using pix from today to set your weathering for a steam era railroad, you might just want to rethink a little bit of it. My 2 cents! Smile Russ

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