@CNJ #1601 posted:A day early, no big deal! I say what the heck, let's roll with it...
Here's a Lionel Maine Central PS-5 drop-end gondola that I did in 2016, about two years or so after I started weathering. I was literally weathering everything I could get my hands on back then in an effort to try different techniques, learn from my mistakes, and improve my skills. I distinctly remember the goal with this particular car was to experiment with rust techniques. For the record, I typically don't like my cars to be this rusty, and only have a few like this on my roster.
I sold off almost all of these early weathering attempts--including this car--to help pay for more cars to weather. Buy-weather-sell...buy-weather-sell. I guess you can say I caught the weathering bug really bad!!
Joe, I really like the "rust effects" on that Maine Central Gondola... So I know it's been over 2 years, but do you happen to remember what you did to achieve that effect. Like you, I am more interested in duplicating "your rust" effect on other items, ie. deck bridges, truss bridges, steel in the scrap yard etc.
I applied a final coat of Pan Pastel "Raw Umber" to this MTH Flat Car, both on the deck and on the sides then found a better location to shoot a photo where the lighting was more forgiving...
