Looks like a brand new, just shopped car to me. I mean, it looks like a real brand new, just shopped car to me. Of course, Stan’s decals really bring it to life. Wonderful job!
Looks great, nice work, thanks for sharing the build
Colin
Looks great
these modern things are not my beer, but this car looksnot only good, but like a real one.
Wow, Mike that is an absolutely beautiful job on that car. Are you going to model a load for it or leave it empty? would a model load make it too heavy? either way awesome job on it and cannot wait for the next build.
Amazing. I don’t know how you did it, and I have followed this from the beginning. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)You build some amazing rail cars. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
(http://www.largescalecentral.com/FileSharing/user_3096/cj%20and%20m%20pictures/IMGA0975.JPG)(http://www.largescalecentral.com/FileSharing/user_3096/cj%20and%20m%20pictures/IMGA0972.JPG)(http://www.largescalecentral.com/FileSharing/user_3096/cj%20and%20m%20pictures/IMGA0973.JPG)(http://www.largescalecentral.com/FileSharing/user_3096/cj%20and%20m%20pictures/IMGA0974.JPG)I thought i’d post some pictures of this car to show it weathered and with the load cables (.019 brass wire) installed. I used a combination of alcohol washes , airbrush and weathering powders applied with a small brush wetted with alcohol to achieve the final finish. I also wet sanded the inside end parts of the bulkheads with 600 grit sandpaper to fade out some of the decals .
Simply Amazing!
Yea, what Animal said…(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Wholly Moses! That is incredible. In 3 out of the 4 pictures there is no way to tell it isn’t real. It’s not the car in the 4th that gives it away either. Well done, well done indeed! (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
All we can say is that great modeling Very nice work.
Damn! Makes me look like a rank amateur.
Good job Mike. Sometimes the only way to get a modern freight car or one you want on the layout is to build it. I wanted a 100 ton mill gon and a pulpwood car on the layout so I got several plans and built them like you did. took a while to figure out how to make parts but it was fun after everything was complete. What did you use for side steps on the ends?
Ron , the end steps were made from some scrap aluminum that I cut with tin snips and ground them down on my Delta sander to a thin ,flat strip. Next time I might see if there is some strip brass available at the hobby shop.
Mike. The original finished images show what a wonderful job you did, but the weathered images are just awesome. The low angle, warm lighting makes it even more realistic…
Fabulous work…
Stan is there a weathered filter for camera’s?
Just to reallllllllllllllllll!
It could be better…but I don’t see how!
Sean McGillicuddy said:
Stan is there a weathered filter for camera’s?
Just to reallllllllllllllllll!
Hey Sean… With photoshop, you can do almost anything… Don’t need no stinkin’ filters… Ya’ don’t… (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-undecided.gif)(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
mike dorsch said:
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I need that shrink ray!
thank you for this tread I have found it really informative and inspirations
JKS