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Reply to "Weathering structures- Am I weird?"

It's all in the eye of the beholder, I think. In reality, buildings weather at different paces, depending on when they were built, their use and where they're located. If it looks good to you, then it's good to go. On the other hand, if the non-weathered pre-builts look a little too new or toylike vs. your weathered kits, then maybe a light weathering might bring them together a bit. I weather everything pretty heavily, and just a few with light weathering. I'm trying for an overall look (other side of the tracks, mostly) so, the weathering fits my aesthetic vision. I rarely buy built-ups, as my buildings are almost all kits or scratch built but, on one occasion I took an MTH commercial built up and "re-did" it, paint, weathering, signs, details, etc. The physical look of the structure was good (a corner type building) but, in order to fit in with everything else, it needed a transformation or it would have looked completely out of place. But, again, that's through my eyes, not yours. 

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