@trumpettrain posted:For this delightfully soggy ( in Maryland ) Weathering Wednesday!
I bought this hopper off e bay back in 2018. I bought it as is for $5.00 plus $4.00 shipping because I was interested in the obtaining the Weaver trucks. The car was listed as having heat damage, as the photos depicted. Once I received the car, upon unboxing it I suddenly had an idea to created a scene depicting a wrecked hopper car that had been towed to a siding for possible repair. As the car was brand new and suffered severe heat damage, it still had to be weathered to replicate its' dues paying time on the railroad.
For weathering I sprayed it with Dullcote to take down the shine. After the Dullcote dried, I later sprayed some Floquil Grimmy Black with the spray can held about 18 inches away from the car. After the Grimmy Black dried I applied pastel chalks, rubbing them in with my fingers and a dry paint brush for the crevices. Once the weathering process was completed, I created a scene and took photos to use in the a thread I once created and hosted " Team Track Tuesday" which ran for 2.5 years hear on the OGR Forum. These are the photo I took then. The guys from the car dept are on the scene checking the car over after it arrived on the the Mountain Division team track at Danlilu.
Patrick, nice smashing! There's a few like this on a siding in Wedron Illinois. You captured it well for not seeing them. Next time I get out that way I'll get some pictures.
