Wheelsets and Trucks

Compare the trucks of these two box cars. Follow the post for tips on weathering wheelsets and trucks.
Compare the trucks of these two box cars. Follow the post for tips on weathering wheelsets and trucks.

In our freight car building and detailing adventures, we sometimes forget about finishing the wheelsets and trucks that carry the latest builds around our model railroads. Here are a couple of tips to enhance these components and the final freight car effort.

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Weathering Railroad Models – A Pair of Box Cars

The latest box cars from the weathering factory have been spotted in the team track yard. Read more about the weathering techniques used on these two models.
The latest box cars from the weathering factory have been spotted in the team track yard. Read more about the weathering techniques used on these two models.

It has been a while since my last post. My hobby activity ebbs and flows and sometimes there isn’t much inspiring a report here. At a recent op session on an HO scale Las Cruces layout, Mike (the owner) noted a need for more box cars. I had recently gone through a few boxes of stored equipment and had found a couple of old kits that were built but not quite completed. He has another op session soon, so I thought it would be good to ready these for service. Details on Mike’s layout were posted earlier.

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Weathering Railroad Models – Hopper Car Interiors

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Recently weathered HO scale hopper cars, and one gondola.

About a month ago I shared this lead image on Facebook and with a few friends. There were several compliments and a recurring question, “How did you do that?” Here’s a walkthrough of the basic steps I used on these hopper car interiors. Click on any image here to review a larger version.

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