Another Custom Car - CRP Hopper

[TomPM]

Here is my next custom car project that is almost finished. I still have to make the load for this one but that may take a few days with Christmas being right around the corner.

Road: Central Railroad of Pennsylvania (CNJ)
Kit: Atheran 34’ Offset Hopper - Undecorated
Paint: Folk Art Licorice
Dry Transfers: CDS Lettering
Weathering Dry Brush: Polly Scale Grimy Black
Weathering Wash: Grimy Black
Sealer: Testors Dullcoat

After I finish the load I will repost the car.

 

[davidstrains]

nice job on the car, Tom. The subtle use of your weathering really gives that car a "life". Like the wheels also

 

[shamus]

Excellent job Tom, real nice looking wheels also.
Shamus

 

[spitfire]

Very nice!

Looks great Tom - love those rusted wheels!

cheers
Val

 

[Ben H]

Tom can you take a moment and explain how you do the rust on the wheels. I have done a few but never have they come close to looking like the real thing as you have done.

Thanks in advance for you help.

 

[aartwmich]

nice job Tom.....

a prototype question---- just how and where do those types of cars dump their loads? Has anyone modeled such an operation?

 

[TomPM]

Ben

The wheels on this particular car are temporary. They are the plastic wheels that came with the kit. I plan on putting P2K metals wheels on it when I get a chance.

I do both the plastic wheels and the metal wheels the same. I just paint the face, back, and axle with Polly Scale Rust color straight out of the bottle; no thinning. I then seal them with Dullcoat.

Just as another example here is one with the P2K metal wheels. The only difference on this car is that I did not paint the back of the wheel or the axle. I only just started doing that. When I do my annual inspection of the car I will paint the back of the wheels and the axles. I also touch up the wheels where the paint may have worn off from use.

 

[Ben H]

Thanks Tom - sounds like a well throughout KISS formula. I think I was attempting to get another color into the mix and it become too much.

Just rust - super simple I like it.