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!
![[Image: IMG_7625b.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LrqMBGS8jAU/VYnI32JCOEI/AAAAAAAAAx0/Sp7sqQ5E3zU/s400/IMG_7625b.jpg)
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:
![[Image: IMG_7593b.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BpR55L3zQQ0/VYsmDDflPjI/AAAAAAAAA0k/pu6KwgQ0dnI/s1600/IMG_7593b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7592b.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uPx1JSmFTxI/VYsl_mojyWI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/LkhxLi1pYZQ/s400/IMG_7592b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7591b.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QWF94zIx7Pg/VYsmCgEQ5uI/AAAAAAAAA0g/4kBhQHkqcOg/s400/IMG_7591b.jpg)
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.
![[Image: IMG_7630b.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-erIMJNhhXSk/VYyJ5OtgNRI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/Dqt-UvxS08w/s400/IMG_7630b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7633b.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DA4QcEGscLU/VYyJmMedHyI/AAAAAAAAA1A/Ty6jSM8v5zI/s400/IMG_7633b.jpg)
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.
![[Image: IMG_7641b.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v8TABuPBDKc/VY10qISduzI/AAAAAAAAA2w/ZpU7uW8p9yw/s400/IMG_7641b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7642b.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e4HOcp3_rjA/VY10rDsYtVI/AAAAAAAAA3M/FW6AhBVzMHc/s400/IMG_7642b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7637b.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PREdqOt9IEY/VY10oDeQ2VI/AAAAAAAAA2g/HdpAMuLj9ao/s400/IMG_7637b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7643b.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wwwlnnky0nQ/VY10rYSpPGI/AAAAAAAAA28/7WPaD3atvFw/s400/IMG_7643b.jpg)
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:
![[Image: IMG_7648b.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ux-ABxscWw8/VY7IqOBjG3I/AAAAAAAAA3k/sggS57p_r48/s400/IMG_7648b.jpg)
After:
![[Image: IMG_7697b.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZrLEe_Jg8u8/VY7IreGFtDI/AAAAAAAAA4g/snzaBb868k4/s400/IMG_7697b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7698b.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZK_Bxg8CUw4/VY7IrjinHqI/AAAAAAAAA4o/-nUfnTHCEbY/s400/IMG_7698b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7700b.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GLm0ctCaaW4/VY7ItPOyINI/AAAAAAAAA4M/0UnI4ALwOhQ/s400/IMG_7700b.jpg)
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!
![[Image: IMG_7625b.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LrqMBGS8jAU/VYnI32JCOEI/AAAAAAAAAx0/Sp7sqQ5E3zU/s400/IMG_7625b.jpg)
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:
![[Image: IMG_7593b.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BpR55L3zQQ0/VYsmDDflPjI/AAAAAAAAA0k/pu6KwgQ0dnI/s1600/IMG_7593b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7592b.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uPx1JSmFTxI/VYsl_mojyWI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/LkhxLi1pYZQ/s400/IMG_7592b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7591b.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QWF94zIx7Pg/VYsmCgEQ5uI/AAAAAAAAA0g/4kBhQHkqcOg/s400/IMG_7591b.jpg)
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.
![[Image: IMG_7630b.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-erIMJNhhXSk/VYyJ5OtgNRI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/Dqt-UvxS08w/s400/IMG_7630b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7633b.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DA4QcEGscLU/VYyJmMedHyI/AAAAAAAAA1A/Ty6jSM8v5zI/s400/IMG_7633b.jpg)
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.
![[Image: IMG_7641b.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v8TABuPBDKc/VY10qISduzI/AAAAAAAAA2w/ZpU7uW8p9yw/s400/IMG_7641b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7642b.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e4HOcp3_rjA/VY10rDsYtVI/AAAAAAAAA3M/FW6AhBVzMHc/s400/IMG_7642b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7637b.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PREdqOt9IEY/VY10oDeQ2VI/AAAAAAAAA2g/HdpAMuLj9ao/s400/IMG_7637b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7643b.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wwwlnnky0nQ/VY10rYSpPGI/AAAAAAAAA28/7WPaD3atvFw/s400/IMG_7643b.jpg)
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:
![[Image: IMG_7648b.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ux-ABxscWw8/VY7IqOBjG3I/AAAAAAAAA3k/sggS57p_r48/s400/IMG_7648b.jpg)
After:
![[Image: IMG_7697b.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZrLEe_Jg8u8/VY7IreGFtDI/AAAAAAAAA4g/snzaBb868k4/s400/IMG_7697b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7698b.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZK_Bxg8CUw4/VY7IrjinHqI/AAAAAAAAA4o/-nUfnTHCEbY/s400/IMG_7698b.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_7700b.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GLm0ctCaaW4/VY7ItPOyINI/AAAAAAAAA4M/0UnI4ALwOhQ/s400/IMG_7700b.jpg)
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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