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Posted by railcarbuilder on Thursday, March 31, 2011 7:37 AM
I am working on the next car and doing just that fellas...I will keep you all posted!! thanks Paul B
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Posted by O_Kamoto on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 12:07 PM

8500HPGASTURBINE

 How about a how to with some step by step pics.  

Mike

I second that motion.  Car looks great btw...

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Posted by Colorado_Mac on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 10:23 AM

Sweet.  As for the "too much" crowd, it seems to me that though most cars are not this bad off,  most trains have at least one in this condition.

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Posted by Doug from Michigan on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 10:02 AM

Great work! Bow

I am still in the beginning stages of my weathering, and am soaking in everything I can.  I, too, would love to see a how-to.  There is a video on this site that Cody did, showing acrylics and turpenoid.  Did you use the same technique?

I gotta tell you, I alsmost choked when I saw your collection of rolling stock.  Unreal.  Then I remembered that I'm a bass tournament fisherman and professional guide, and that my collection of rods and tackle would probably cause the same response from a casual fisherman.  You got more than most hobby shops, and I got more than most tackle shops.

Can't wait to see more!

  

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Posted by Mike Kieran on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 8:04 AM

Great model.

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Posted by railcarbuilder on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 7:10 AM
working on a static sceene to take pictures outside! cheers Paul B
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Posted by railcarbuilder on Sunday, March 27, 2011 6:21 AM
??don't know why it posted twice again sorry
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Posted by railcarbuilder on Saturday, March 26, 2011 12:03 PM
here is the finished model.. before after thanks for looking Paul B
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Posted by railcarbuilder on Saturday, March 26, 2011 11:59 AM
here is the finished model.. before after thanks for looking Paul B
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Posted by railcarbuilder on Friday, March 25, 2011 8:35 AM
working on it now approx 2000sq'! big enough to handel that...you bet http://www.youtube.com/user/rockton160807 check it out! =^)
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Posted by steemtrayn on Friday, March 25, 2011 5:23 AM

railcarbuilder
http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad339/greenbaywestern/basementfeb024.jpg

You got a layout big enough to handle all that?

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Posted by loathar on Friday, March 25, 2011 1:07 AM

Great work! VERY realistic. Rust on!!!

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Posted by railcarbuilder on Thursday, March 24, 2011 8:01 PM
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Posted by railcarbuilder on Thursday, March 24, 2011 8:00 PM
thanks for the fix !! got more upcoming project to share with you all
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Posted by jwhitten on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:53 AM

Forty Niner

 

 jwhitten:

 


Moderator's Note:

There were two separate threads going-- one was a duplicate of the other. Both had replies so I merged them together into one thread.


John

 

 

Well...........aren't you the "clever" fellow, earning your salary already eh? ;-]

Mark

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With any luck they'll double it!

Laugh

John

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Posted by Forty Niner on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:47 AM

jwhitten


Moderator's Note:

There were two separate threads going-- one was a duplicate of the other. Both had replies so I merged them together into one thread.


John

Well...........aren't you the "clever" fellow, earning your salary already eh? ;-]

Mark

WGAS

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Posted by jwhitten on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:40 AM


Moderator's Note:

There were two separate threads going-- one was a duplicate of the other. Both had replies so I merged them together into one thread.


John

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Posted by slammin on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 8:27 AM

Nicely done, rivaling what I've seen from some of the "pros".  I'm always amused by the too heavy comments. A few weeks ago there was a string of cylindrical covered hoppers in the UP yard at Grand Junction. Many were completely covered with surface rust on the sides. 

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Posted by JoeinPA on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 7:57 AM

railcarbuilder
 JoeinPA:

Nicely done but why two posts??

Joe

I really dont know how that happen? sorry for your inconvenience. =)

No inconvenience.  Just wondering if the forum gremlins were at work.

Joe

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Posted by hon30critter on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:11 PM

The car is too new for my era, but the weathering is just fantastic.

Dave

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Posted by railcarbuilder on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 8:53 PM
JoeinPA

Nicely done but why two posts??

Joe

I really dont know how that happen? sorry for your inconvenience. =)
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Posted by railcarbuilder on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 8:51 PM
This model I am creating was in service for scrap paper pulp sevice,if you ever seen a prototype the cars are usually more rustyand beat up than this one. =^) I am working on a "how to" for this one and i will post it when I am finished. thanks for looking, check me out on youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/rockton160807 building 2000sq' layout based on a prototype cheers Paul B
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Posted by Pennsy nut on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 4:38 PM

Excellent job!  Looks great! 

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Posted by railcarbuilder on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 4:02 PM
this is a athearn rtr box car
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Posted by Eric97123 on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 3:29 PM

One the best I have seen in awhile.. a little heavy but not too over the top.  Yes

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Posted by JoeinPA on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 1:48 PM

Nicely done but why two posts??

Joe

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Posted by selector on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 10:56 AM

Well done!  I'd say you have the hang of it.  I agree, though, that the upper left face that we see needs more dulling to the blue paint.  The car's lower door sill is quite a bit more deteriorated than the rest of the car, probably a bit too much.  But your rust is really good.

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Posted by tatans on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:53 AM

Excellent, very realistic, strange to the naysayers, all railroad equipment does NOT look like it just came from the factory, and don't a lot of MR's strive for protoptypical  realism, then weathering would be at the top of  prototypical  priorities.

I must add the best tip for weathering is:       M    O    D    E    R    A    T    I    O    N

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Posted by yougottawanta on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:36 AM

Wow at first I thought it was the real deal . Which car manufacture are you using ?

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