03-18-2021, 07:53 PM
I figure I should finish what I started with the cars. Unfortunately all of my previous photo links went bust but I'll show how things turned out for what I was working on. I completed th other three, with different degrees of weathering.
The CN reefer
The USRA boxcar. This turned out to be my favorite out of the three. It represents a fairly early boxcar on the CN with grabs instead of ladders and a staff brake wheel.
I gave these two a light to medium weathering with my airbrush. I like to use a mix of polly-s rust, grimey black and dirt. The Polly-s dirt can be used as a light overspray to fade the paint and decals slightly. Then 'll use it a little heavier on the lower parts of the cars, ladders and roofwalks.
And finally the USRA hopper. I built and painted the one on the right a few years ago and managed to weather the new one to match.
The CN reefer
The USRA boxcar. This turned out to be my favorite out of the three. It represents a fairly early boxcar on the CN with grabs instead of ladders and a staff brake wheel.
I gave these two a light to medium weathering with my airbrush. I like to use a mix of polly-s rust, grimey black and dirt. The Polly-s dirt can be used as a light overspray to fade the paint and decals slightly. Then 'll use it a little heavier on the lower parts of the cars, ladders and roofwalks.
And finally the USRA hopper. I built and painted the one on the right a few years ago and managed to weather the new one to match.