To me it's not about being prototypical but rather just having fun taking something and let my imagination run free and seeing what I come up with. Here's some pieces I threw on the table and two days later this is what I ended up with. A tribute to the American farmer. I scratch built everything right down to the cow piles and loved every minute. Now that's quality time.
Ah, yes, weathering......In my HO club I am known as Mr Weathering but I don't weather my O scale trains. Somehow my weathering seems to look more realistic in HO than in O. I guess I am more interested in the model trains in O scale while I am more interested in model railroading in HO. I guess there is no accounting for taste. After all they are MY trains and that's how I like them.
Hot Water posted:boin106 posted:Hot Water posted:SANTIAGOP23 posted:Nothing wrong with scale and pristine
True, assuming your trains never run.
That's a bad assumption. You can run scale trains without weathering. It's what that person likes on his or her layout. So...SantiagoP23...there is absolutely nothing wrong with running your trains scale and pristine. Go for it! Matt
OK then. How about we ask SANTIAGOP23, who I believe is a Professional Photographer, to post some of his fine photos of his layout with trains running?
I'm actually a painter, but thanks for the compliment.
Here is my Q F3 being tested...
Not sure I would refer to that as a "layout", but nice modeling in 2-Rail SCALE anyway.
N5CJonny posted:I only have one weathered car done by Sirt, which I like very much. It is a wood freight car, which I enjoy more than rusted metal freight cars. There is something about the lightly weathered wood look vs rusted metal that appeals to me much more. For the majority of my freight I prefer a like new look. Since I am a big Postwar fan, looking as new as possible and being classic Postwar Lionel is my thing.
N5C - After I sold that car I tried to find another for myself. I really liked that car with old school milk cans which is now a rare SIRT Collectors item in the history books!
Glad you enjoy it!
Steve
The key here is not to actually weather things, but to make them as realistic as possible. This includes using weathering skills to help achieve this goal. Way too many think just weathering things make it realistic. Not true! You must do it accurately!!! To make it clear, rust makes it looks like junk if over-used!!!
SIRT, your skills speak for themselves. Nicely done for sure...
great thread to read on weathering. I am going to buy a few cars at York and give this a try.
We Hi-Railers will do this sort of thing; we're more shoot-from-the-hip, gonzo modelers than our "3-rail Scale" friends. But we do like 'em dirty, too.
A nearly completed project; I intend to flow a bit of thin black under those side grills for depth. Missed it before decaling; fooey.
MTH (modified MILW); Bragdon's weathering powders; running gear painted weathered black (OK, Duplicolor auto primer).
Awaiting my ERR upgrade kit order. I may lower the tanks one day, a bit.
Nice dirty windows, too:
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