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Providence and Worcester! [8D] I agree with Alex, the weathering should be heaviest near the bottom of the car, made by kicked-up dust and grime from the wheels. I have no idea what's wrong with that covered hopper, maybe it carried sand and over time the spilled sand took it's toll? I've never seen another car like that, and I'm fairly certain a boxcar would never weather that way. It's your railroad of course, but...Sawyer, I have to disagree with you on that point. While pastels are easier and "undoable" if you mess up, paint can be a useful medium to work with. All of my freightcars and locomotives are weathered with paint, and while I've been experimenting with pastels recently, paint is still the main tool in my weathering arsonal. <strike>                                                                        </strike>Not to point fingers, but I've noticed that some of us have become lazy typers, replacing long words with shorthand, such as "with" with "w/" and "because" with "b/c" and generally typing as if this is an instant messanger or a chat room. Spelling, grammer, and capitalization can also be problems. Let's just say that it isn't great for our (us teenaged train buffs) image as serious hobbists. Everyone participating in this thread gets grouped together by the general populace, even those that type well as much as an adult; Railfan Alex, for example. (I'm only using you as an example because you brought this topic up several months ago. I'd quote you, but I'd have to search all 118 pages to find the post...)All this is just a suggestion, but it definetely would earn you a lot more respect from the other (mostly adult, but some teens may notice too) members of the forum.Any thoughts?
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