them here as average examples of what is possible with some
easy-to-execute, common techniques.
Next month I will walk us through the batch building of four
Proto 2000 stockcars.
22
22: Oops! This car has certainly seen better days and
could be taken as a cautionary tale to those who might
tend to get too carried away with weathering. While
“rolling wrecks” were on the rosters of most railroads,
they were often rusting away on sidings, and not in
service. A Walther’s C-30 wood caboose was painted
with gray paint and then had brown applied, and
scratched back to produce the rotting /wood peeling
paint effect. It has been pointed out to me that the
SP would have removed a car in this condition from
service. Oddly, this caboose has been very popular
with crews during operating sessions.
