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Here are a few examples of engines I had weathered. Do you prefer weathering?,  if so please post some pictures of your weathered trains. Always looking for more ideas. Thanks for sharing :-)

Here is a recent engine I had weathered by Harry Hieke, before and after pictures

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Here are a few other weathered engines from my roster.

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I use Dullcote, pastel chalks, and some spray paint.  I first spray the entire loco with Dullcoat before applying chalks and other paints.  The paints I use are a flat black spray and/or Floquil  Grimmy Black which I just ran out of. Once all the chalks and paint has been applied I then seal everything with a coat of Dullcote. Here  are the two steam locos that I have weathered this year ... a Docksider and a Pennsy A5.  These are the first two locos I have ever weathered.   For the A5 I splashed coal all over the tender deck to give added realism.  

Docksider, I sprayed drivers/ side rods with Floquil Grimmy Black spray paint to get rid of the shine. IMG_9352

Dockside sitting in the yard.IMG_9358

Dockside in natural morning light as it shines through a window ( out of photo ) on left.IMG_9369

Side view.  Camera is hand held.  Loco is actually on level trackIMG_9349

The  K line A5 brand new just out of the box.  The little fella there is giving the A5  the once over inspection.IMG_8988

A5 after the weathering process.IMG_9123

I splashed extra coal on the tender deck all around the coal bunker.IMG_9077

Front tender apron with spilled coal.IMG_9184

Another view of the tender's top side.  IMG_9186 I've weathered many of my freight cars before I attempted weathering these two locos.  I applied the same weathering process to these locos.   I find the weathering process most relaxing/therapeutic.  

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I'm slowly weathering practically my entire fleet.  It's a long process but I currently have enough weathered freight cars, and locomotives to run at the same time on my layout if I so desire.  My layout has a weathered look to it so the weathered trains fit right into the overall scenic context. 

I will leave some of my locomotives, such as my scale Lionel J N&W J class , Aerotrain, scale GG1's  unweathered.    I want those locos to gleam as they pull the varnish around my layout.  I will weather a few passenger cars at some time in the future, however, most of my passenger car fleet will reflect well maintained varnish.  

Greg Houser posted:

I like weathering if the entire layout is weathered.  If the entire layout isn't weathered they just look out of place to me.

My layouts won't be weathered because I don't have the time to do so.

-Greg

My layout is weathered only because it is a mess. LOL. So my trains should be weathered but they're not, except for those that are also a mess. LOL, Arnold

trumptrain posted:

I'm slowly weathering practically my entire fleet.  It's a long process but I currently have enough weathered freight cars, and locomotives to run at the same time on my layout if I so desire.  My layout has a weathered look to it so the weathered trains fit right into the overall scenic context. 

I will leave some of my locomotives, such as my scale Lionel J N&W J class , Aerotrain, scale GG1's  unweathered.    I want those locos to gleam as they pull the varnish around my layout.  I will weather a few passenger cars at some time in the future, however, most of my passenger car fleet will reflect well maintained varnish.  

Patrick, the extra coal is a very nice touch. It adds realism. Good job'..

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Gilly@N&W posted:

Weathering looks great, but IMHO you're either "all-in" or not. Some weathered cars look worse to me than none. I'm staying with non-weathered (for now) only because I'm not up for weathering everything I have.

Tom

Not necessarily so. I have about 65% of my collection weathered. There are a few pieces and my passenger trains that are not weathered. I dont mix, but thats my preference.

Steve

BAR GP7 #63 posted:
Quarter Gauger 48 posted:
BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Mostly yes. I like use an Artist oil paints, Pan pastels with a turpentine.20190917_21462820190328_200342

You never mentioned how large you printed your background image of the lakes of Maine??

Nice weathering'..  

 

Ted. Thanks. The Maine background size is a 30cm x 60cm. 

Johan

Approximately 1 foot by 2 feet'.   Thanks Johan'.. 

Quarter Gauger 48 posted:
BAR GP7 #63 posted:
Quarter Gauger 48 posted:
BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Mostly yes. I like use an Artist oil paints, Pan pastels with a turpentine.20190917_21462820190328_200342

You never mentioned how large you printed your background image of the lakes of Maine??

Nice weathering'..  

 

Ted. Thanks. The Maine background size is a 30cm x 60cm. 

Johan

Approximately 1 foot by 2 feet'.   Thanks Johan'.. 

Ted. You're welcome.

Johan

This is a very controversial subject to say the least.  Weathering depends on a variety of many factors.  It is probably the most personal of any topic or discipline in the hobby.  To many it is difficult to deface a $500 or $600 or more locomotive.  It took me several years in the hobby to start weathering motive equipment.  I starred  first with my scratch built structures.  Moved on to box cars, then locos.  The problem I saw, was either too much, or not enough weathering.  Getting it just right was the key.

Studying real trains in all types of situations was the key, and studying work done by the pros, like the "Weathering Shop" and others was helpful.

However, a certain artistic flair/skill is required. If an individual never painted a picture, or drew or dabbled in any type of serious art, it is difficult to obtain perfect results in a realistic looking weathered unit.  It requires more than just dabbing on A/I and powders.  However, I found once I started and each one I did, the results were better, and better. Practice makes perfect.  I went back and re-weathered  my originals.

Now it is second nature.  But it was not in the beginning .  Another point is even in a yard, not everything is filthy dirty, but everything will have some weathering from natural resources.  In the mean time, the modeling suppliers have made a fortune on weathering product$ .  The bottom line on this is, how much self confidence and how much prototypical does one have, and want to be.  If you start, you'll most likely find it hard to stop... But what ever you do', remember rule # 1.   You only have to please yourself. Your railroad, do it your way and have fun'.........

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Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

This is a very controversial subject to say the least.  Weathering depends on a variety of many factors.  It is probably the most personal of any topic or discipline in the hobby.  To many it is difficult to deface a $500 or $600 or more locomotive.  It took me several years in the hobby to start weathering motive equipment.  I starred  first with my scratch built structures.  Moved on to box cars, then locos.  The problem I saw, was either too much, or not enough weathering.  Getting it just right was the key.

Studying real trains in all types of situations was the key, and studying work done by the pros, like the "Weathering Shop" and others was helpful.

However, a certain artistic flair/skill is required. If an individual never painted a picture, or drew or dabbled in any type of serious art, it is difficult to obtain perfect results in a realistic looking weathered unit.  It requires more than just dabbing on A/I and powders.  However, I found once I started and each one I did, the results were better, and better. Practice makes perfect.  I went back and re-weathered  my originals.

Now it is second nature.  But it was not in the beginning .  Another point is even in a yard, not everything is filthy dirty, but everything will have some weathering from natural resources.  In the mean time, the modeling suppliers have made a fortune on weathering product$ .  The bottom line on this is, how much self confidence and how much prototypical does one have, and want to be.  If you start, you'll most likely find it hard to stop... But what ever you do', remember rule # 1.   You only have to please yourself. Your railroad, do it your way and have fun'.........

Ted, well said.  I admire the results of weathering, however, I've not attempted to do that for a number reasons but primarily, as you stated, I could not "deface" an expensive loco. Although I admire and at times marvel at the skill of those that do,  I truly like the clean out of the factory look of my collection.  Bottom line for me is as you say, "Your railroad, do it your way." 

Real is my deal ,it for me is trains that become art and capture life on the prototype. And I take it one more step and add loads to half of my.rolling stock. To date between Steve Phetterplace and myself I have 900 weathered pieces of art each unique and one of a kind on my Bellevue and Schenectady RR.  I rotate rolling stock on my RR once a month.

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rattler21 posted:

TC outside braced box car

I have seen that boxcar (and the others that are parked there with it), at the East Broad Top in Orbisonia, PA.  If I recall correctly, they were parked on a siding in 1956 and never moved again.  I wish someone with more available cash than me would restore at least one of them, as they are pretty unique.

As for weathering my own trains, no, I don't.  I like everything to look as though it just came out of the shop.

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Guitarmike posted:
BetaNuSigmaPhi posted:

Myself I apply dry and wet and combined techniques (not to forget tinplate coating) with varying results...

What is the car in your last picture? It is very cool. Nice job on the weathering.

This is just designed computer graphics (by using suitable rust texture galleries on the web ) printed on vinyl adhesive (or paper adhesive) and then coated on flat tinplate surface before bending and folding the shape of the car's bodyshell. This is an efficient quick-n-dirty method for lazy and busy people like myself.

 

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

Weathered trains can definitely look realistic, but I think unweathered trains can look realistic too.

If unweathered, then your railroad does a great job thoroughly cleaning the trains after their runs. Arnold 

Arnold, Well put. Also at some point a freight car come off the assembly line and make its maiden voyage. Sometime after that Mother Nature has a say in the matter.

Great comment and pictures. thanks all for sharing and your participation:-)

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