3: We like this nicely weathered model by Tom Patterson. It
illustrates well the importance of paying special attention to
realistic
car roof
modeling and weathering, since that's the part
we generally see first when we look at our models.
Tom says, "This car was originally built as part of a 31 car or-
der from American Car & Foundry in 1957. Here V&O 3767 is
showing its years of service as it sits on the RIP track at North
Pierce, WV in August of 1976. The car is an Accurail 50’ plug
door boxcar that was produced by Cincinnati Division 7 of the
Mid-Central Region of the NMRA as one of its car projects.
"This model depicts a steel, riveted AAR boxcar with 8’ wide
Camel plug doors decorated for Allen McClelland’s famous
Virginian & Ohio. The car features the as-built paint scheme,
including the “Ridge Runner” slogan. I filled and sanded the
holes for the roof walks and added additional decals to reflect
a car in service circa 1976. I weathered the car using artist’s
acrylics and gouache washes." Nice job, Tom. The weathering
adds a lot of realistic character to this car.
Yes, it’s a model - 3
MRH-Feb 2013
