Model Railroading > 50 Shades of Rock Island Grime

Well....not really 50 shades but, pretty close.  Here's a few Rock Island units I added a few detail parts and weathered.  The GP35s are Walthers Proto and U33B is an Atlas.  I didn't like the extra long drop-step which came on the GP35s and I wanted to replace them.  I couldn't find the proper Detail Associates step.  I also realized I would have to do some carving on the frame and decided to live with the factory steps.  I used Bragdon weathering powder for the dust, grime and exhaust. 

Thanks for looking. 
Mike

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Photos of the U33B.

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VERY nice!

You have a Pleasure Room.....

Beautiful!

Very nice! I like the Bragdon product.

TJY

All of those look fantastic! Well done...

NIce. Did you spray a clear flat coat over the powders?

Victor B.

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> NIce. Did you spray a clear flat coat over the
> powders?
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> Victor B.

I didn't.   That's the nice thing about using Bragdon.  It doesn't smudge or get fingerprints if I touch the model.  I still make a point of not handling them too much. 
Mike



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/03/22 20:41 by Atomicpunk.

Very nice work!

- Jeff

Awesome work Mike. Would enjoy seeing other locos and cars you've weathered!

Very good weathering. When I worked on the Rock we would have all sorts of weathered locomotives and then there was the mixed up lettering issues too.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

Thanks guys for the nice comments!
Mike