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Easy but long way to weather cars
Posted by bnsfkline on Sunday, January 27, 2008 10:04 AM

I accidently found an easy way to weather freight cars.....

Stick them in a Fish tank for 3 months! (Complete with Min. 4 fish and 20 Gallon Tank)

I did this with a Rio Grande 50 Ft. Boxcar, wen I took it out, it had a nice faded look to it and even some streaks that simulated rust.

However, when doing this, do NOT put any metal parts, just the trucks (without axels) and the carbody shell. Keep the doors open if they can open up and give your fish some more hiding places!

I know, I am lazy

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Posted by loathar on Sunday, January 27, 2008 10:35 AM
I would guess the ammonia from the fish wee wee did it.
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Posted by Rotorranch on Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:26 AM

I'd like to see that!

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Posted by Train Master on Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:31 AM
Something sounds 'fishy' here.Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by bnsfkline on Sunday, January 27, 2008 12:55 PM

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1030500 Heres a photo of the said car, taken outside....

http://www.athearn.com/Products/Zoom.aspx?ProdID=ATH5039 Heres the Manufactures photo of the car

Note that after being submerged in the tank for 3 months in a Community tank, the car has faded.

What do you guys think?

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 27, 2008 2:19 PM
Ugh.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 27, 2008 2:42 PM
I like it im gonna do it Pirate [oX)] lol
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 27, 2008 3:12 PM

ok here you go!

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Posted by bnsfkline on Sunday, January 27, 2008 3:23 PM
 TRX450R racer wrote:

ok here you go!

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, January 27, 2008 3:42 PM
All those years that I had my shark tank I never thought of that.

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Posted by Packer on Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:53 PM

Wish I would have known that when I had a fish tank... Would have saved me from weathering 20 cars in the past 2 days.

I wonder though, does that car smell like fish?

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Posted by MrKLUKE on Sunday, January 27, 2008 9:37 PM

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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Sunday, January 27, 2008 9:38 PM

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:20 PM

Reminds me of a old forum posting somewhere there was a person who used VERY expensive non-conductive fluid to fill his water proof computer case and cooled his rig that way without a fan anywhere in sight.

Soon after, posts began to trickle in from angry users who attempted the same feat using ordinary tap water. =)

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Posted by BlueHillsCPR on Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:31 PM

To speed up the ahh.. "weathering" process just shut off the filter for a few days...mind you, the fish will "weather" a bit too using this "method". Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by Robby P. on Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:44 PM
Hey Aggro, heres the secret!!!!!   There was a person awhile back that wanted to know, if he could get a fade job if he left the train car outside in the sun.  Someone replied, yeah in about a year or so.

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Posted by eeyore9900 on Monday, January 28, 2008 12:13 AM

Oh my dear Lord.... 

Reminds me of many years ago when my bud buried in the gravel of his fish tank the shell of a model '69 Camaro because we absolutely hated Camaros & '69s especially. (Chevy folks, we were young then-give us a break-it was 20 years ago Whistling [:-^])

Anyone that tried to retrieve it would have to deal with his Pacu (a fairly large version of a piranha) that ate live goldfish, hotdogs, & your finger to the bone if you stuck it in the tank. 

Um, I think you would be better off learning more on modeltrainsweathered.com IMO. Learning to fade factory lettering, or painting in shades that reflect fading.

I still miss that fish-gone to the aquarium in the sky long ago. 

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Posted by bnsfkline on Monday, January 28, 2008 7:14 AM
Hey, come on now, I am not saying to use this as your main source of weathering......sheesh
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Posted by SouthCoastRail on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:41 AM

Question,

does it only work for tank and reef (er) cars?

sorry couldn't container myself

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Posted by Red Horse on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 5:40 AM

Thats great...I'm laughing my face off here.

What did the fish think when you took it away from them?

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Posted by OzarkBelt on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:21 AM
 Red Horse wrote:

Thats great...I'm laughing my face off here.

What did the fish think when you took it away from them?

Or did they demand a reefer or tanker to play with? Or, better yet, did they request some lengths of track and a engine? Whistling [:-^]

 

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Posted by OzarkBelt on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:21 AM
 Red Horse wrote:

Thats great...I'm laughing my face off here.

What did the fish think when you took it away from them?

Or did they demand a reefer or tanker to play with? Or, better yet, did they request some lengths of track and a engine? Whistling [:-^]

 

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Posted by SteamFreak on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 12:14 PM

What a cool idea! Cool [8D] I don't have a fish tank, so I guess I have to drive my whole collection down to the Camden Aquarium.

 

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Posted by AggroJones on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4:50 PM

Whistling [:-^]

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Posted by New Haven I-5 on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 6:10 PM
 It looks very good!Big Smile [:D] Soak it for another 3 months, shell only & it will look even better!Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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