We had a weathering clinic with Mr. Dave Schroedle at our Michiana Division NMRA Conference at Notre Dame this weekend and this was my project for the day. I haven't weathered that many cars yet, but I thought this one turned out especially nice.
I used Pan Pastels for most of the grime and dirt. Artists oil paints for the rust patches, and watercolor pencils for some of the seam detail. Anyway, I just thought I'd share a few pics. of my results.
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looks like your a natural artist Rich 
That came out really nice. Just the right amount of weathering.
Nice work!
Rich,
The weathering on the DT&I hopper car is very similar to the weathering I have seen on actual fleet size cars. The rusting and grime buildup at the side posts, side sills, end slope sheets, roof sheets and running boards adds additional realism to model railroading as cars age in the revenue fleet.
John
I always try to use photos of real cars when weathering. It puts all the gunk and grime where it actually happens, and not where we "think" it should go.
Here are some of the images I used as reference along with my model:
I don't usually try to "match" the photo, but rather look and see where certain kinds of effects occur.
Very nice 3RS modeling, Rich.
Thanks Jack. Hope all is well.
Very very nice model.
Rich,
Excellent work! It looks so real. Just enough in the correct areas and not overdone. Looks like mother nature did it. Thanks for sharing.
Tom
Nice job Rich. We need as side-by-side your work and the photo of the real one.
From what I can see... you nailed it!
real good job....very nice
EXCELLENT !!!
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