06-27-2015, 11:40 AM
Madness! Some people think summer isn't a modelling season but I'm not following this mindset!
I recently decided to improve and weather a few cars. If you want more info about the WIP, just follow the blog links (more pictures too).
The first one was to see if I could improve an IHC double door 50ft boxcar... Answer? NO!!! There's a limit to what you can do with a real bad model. But at least, it was an occasion to practice weathering!
http://hedley-junction.blogspot.ca/2015/...uy-to.html
http://hedley-junction.blogspot.ca/2015/...art-2.html
http://hedley-junction.blogspot.ca/2015/...-part.html
The next ones were a set of kitbashed Roundhouse 40ft boxcar into woodchip service. I've built 9 cars. Those are the 3 last I weathered:
Then I tried to improve a toyish Roundhouse boxcar into something more realistic. It's crazy how a paint job can bring a car to life.
http://hedley-junction.blogspot.ca/2015/...oxcar.html
As if it was not enough, I decided to update an old Intermountain CN boxcar I painted and lettered. My goal was to represent a very decrepit car still in revenue service circa 1985.
http://hedley-junction.blogspot.ca/2015/...story.html
And the last one was about using an extra True Line reefer shell painted the wrong color to make a believeable car. I had to make a new underframe and details for it.
Before:
After:
http://hedley-junction.blogspot.ca/2015/...-cn-8.html
All in all, it was really fun to build, bash and weathered these cars over the last two weeks. I still have other projects, including kitbashing a Train Miniature OSB boxcar into a CN MoW storage car. For this one, I followed Doctorwayne's excellent tutorial.
Matt
I recently decided to improve and weather a few cars. If you want more info about the WIP, just follow the blog links (more pictures too).
The first one was to see if I could improve an IHC double door 50ft boxcar... Answer? NO!!! There's a limit to what you can do with a real bad model. But at least, it was an occasion to practice weathering!
http://hedley-junction.blogspot.ca/2015/...uy-to.html
http://hedley-junction.blogspot.ca/2015/...art-2.html
http://hedley-junction.blogspot.ca/2015/...-part.html
The next ones were a set of kitbashed Roundhouse 40ft boxcar into woodchip service. I've built 9 cars. Those are the 3 last I weathered:
Then I tried to improve a toyish Roundhouse boxcar into something more realistic. It's crazy how a paint job can bring a car to life.
http://hedley-junction.blogspot.ca/2015/...oxcar.html
As if it was not enough, I decided to update an old Intermountain CN boxcar I painted and lettered. My goal was to represent a very decrepit car still in revenue service circa 1985.
http://hedley-junction.blogspot.ca/2015/...story.html
And the last one was about using an extra True Line reefer shell painted the wrong color to make a believeable car. I had to make a new underframe and details for it.
Before:
After:
http://hedley-junction.blogspot.ca/2015/...-cn-8.html
All in all, it was really fun to build, bash and weathered these cars over the last two weeks. I still have other projects, including kitbashing a Train Miniature OSB boxcar into a CN MoW storage car. For this one, I followed Doctorwayne's excellent tutorial.
Matt
Proudly modelling Quebec Railway Light & Power Company since 1997.
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Hedley-Junction Club Layout: http://www.hedley-junction.blogspot.com/
Erie 149th Street Harlem Station http://www.harlem-station.blogspot.com/