I have really gotten involved in weathering engines and boxcars but one thing I have not seen and that is tank cars.I want to weather mine but would like to see others that have been done especially ones that have the liquid overflow running down.Thanks guys for any photos.
Here are a couple con-cor tankers I weathered before converting to MT trucks and couplers... Pretty messy. The first one has some futile attempts of some random spray paint vandalism. I have several of these Atlas 11k gal tanks in various stages of weatering, but this one shows very well what you are looking for.
One unique 'weathering' that I haven't seen in years, I saw eery couple of days when I worked at an asphalt mixing plant as a teenager. The asphalt itself came via RR tanker (short ones) and arrived early in the morning. The silver tankers had shiny black asphalt running down the sides in globs and even hanging off some of the lines and piping like big tears. Since the tanks were so hard to clean they were allowed to just go down and there was also red and orange rust evrywhere.
This topic has quite a few views of prototype cars. Might see something interesting there? http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=73845 Boxcab E50
Here are a couple that I did for my layout. These were my first attempts at weathering. Not exactly what you're looking for. I wanted a look where some oil had spilled near the dome, but in the past. Where the overwhelming impression was one of dust, including over the areas where oil had previously spilled. Regards Ed .
Company Service...? well........ someone has to deliver the diesel................ TI02 tank cars at the mill.... Titanium Dioxide helps makes the paper nice and white... and resists fading....
Great topic! Some nice weathering. I'm now inspired to get tougher on some of my unweathered tanks. On most tanks, I usually go towards "subtle". Most of the real cars I see these days are pretty clean in comparison to other types. Most of mine look about like this:
You are correct, but... You are right for modern era I believe, simply because everyone is so afraid of bio hazzards, and contamination, so I think there are some strict federal regulations on keeping tank cars tidy. Plus the method of filling and emptying are so tightly controled makes tank cars, and spills stay fairly clean other than simple road dust. However, in eralier eras, where regulation and strict procedures wern't so tight, they were pretty messy. Many tanks transport some pretty caustic materials, and oils that they did get pretty dirty years ago. I model the transition era where tanks were filled by just a hose, sloshing oils, chemicals, and other fluids around... Point being, I really think it depends on your era how dirty, or how clean weathering should be.
I'm not so sure. Could be that more crude is moving by pipeline and tank car loads may be cleaner (not necessarily more safe, but not as messy) lighter fractions. Here are a couple of shots showing GATX cars that I shot in August. And a close up of one of the cars. I have another shot of a Pemex tank car, very similar to one of the shots that Carl posted, which is very clean (of spills). But that's because it carries distillates, and not crude oil. Here's that car. Note that it is very close to Carl's model, even to having the word "Destilados" on the right side. No noticable spill stains, but it does show considerable weathering, including rust stains, dust, faded paint, and a pretty dirty underside. Regards Ed .
It could be they take better care to not spill these days. Also, they might be more careful in maintaining cars now. Is the service life of "modern" tankers shorter, when in hazmat service? Boxcab E50
Here is another model of mine. I love it .... Ed - Do you have anything such as a business card that has the Pemex Eagle head on it. I need for my models but have not found it anywhere.
Nope, no cards. But I have a couple of decals that I can try to scan and send you. They're not the best quality, but they include the "Pemex" name, as used on my cars, the current eagle/oil drop logo, and the old conch shell logo (as used on my cars) which was used by Pemex Petrochemical at one time. Will that help? Ed .
