Before and After

Just wondering how people weather their trains, building etc. So does anyone have any photos of your models before detailing/weathering to after detailing weathering?

Brian

 

This is as close as I can come.... This has most of the details on it (unpainted) but before the repaint and weathering:



and after...

 

Here's one example.



There are more examples here.

 

No weathering yet..





I usually find that I get to involved to stop and take pictures..then I wish I had once I'm done

 

I sure don't have too many of those shots but I did find these.

Just after decalling after a gloss coat from the can.



After weathering.



Jason

 

Okay, I'll admit up front that this is cheating, but here is a before and after "weathering" example in my collection:



It is a little known fact outside of the CGW fan population, that there never was a "red" variation of the tank cars. Black, green, silver and maroon yes; red, no. The red cars were in fact just heavily weathered maroon cars. I doubt Micro-trains or any of the manufacturers in other scales have realized that they are selling a pre-weathered car with these. Free bonus info just for reading Trainboard.... :tb-biggrin:

 

I usually use washes and chalks. Here is a side by side comparison of a weather and new. I used pastels here. Cheers, Jim CCRR

 

Fun topic. Mine is not exactly before and after -- more like double vision.

 

That's amazing, and I didn't know that. What's even more amazing is that it was done without ever releasing that all-valuable factory air!

 

Intermountain Railway CO. #60505: R-40-23 Steel Sided Ice Bunker
"Western Fruit Express" GN car #68266



BEFORE -





AFTER -





HAVE AN 'N'JOYABLE DAY!! :tb-cool:

 

CP Rail FP7 is crying out for weathering



After



A bit of rolling stock...



after the "treatment"....

 

That FP7 is sharp, who made it? ...the next great question is: What do you think of it? I'd like to get a couple for modelling CP Rail commuter trains around Montreal, this might be the ticket.
Thanks
Chris

 

Modernized AC-6. The numbers in the first pic havn't dried yet, I was a bit anxious.

Before


After

 

CP Rail FP7

It is indeed the much malined Model Power FP7. The unit runs very well; pulls the teeth out of a Rhino's head and although certainly not as detailed as the up coming ( well; theroetically upcoming.. we'll see) Intermountain FP7.

The metal shell makes it heavy and gives it pulling power to spare; the paint job was good although I had to remove and re-do the road number because the font was incorrect. I also modified a tuscan and grey unit as well.



I added the icicle breakers and the winterization hatch that these units had when hauling the "Canadian". Drilling the metal shell was a treat !



But as much as I love the classic livery, I kinda like "dirty red"....



The Model Power unit is a great and very reasonably price stand in for a "A" class FP7... I'm looking forward to eventually seeing the Intermountain unit.

 

I thought you were going to say you opened up the package and let the air out. That's "weathering" to a collector, right......

KB

[EDIT] Sorry, Randall, just now saw your earlier post. Guess we were thinking alike...

 

Here is an Intermountain ICG covered hopper (their factory paint and my 'weathered' version):

 

Here's an Atlas Precision box that I weathered:

 

:tb-biggrin:Campp, Excellent job. Cheers, Jim CCRR