of lead sheet added for weight, and a similar piece was also
installed in caboose #2.
Final finishing, weathering, and details
The T.B. & B. decals came from a sheet of assorted custom
decals I had made, and the number is from a Roman Numeral
decal sheet.
For weathering I used washes of PollyScale Earth #414311 and
Railroad Tie Brown #414329, liberally applied, with touches of
Grimy Black and PollyScale D&H Grey #414197 here and there
for variety. The brown was left somewhat heavier on the end
platforms and steps where loggers would walk with muddy
boots. To make the washes I thinned the paints with “wet”
water and a few drops of denatured alcohol.
Logging cabooses - 10
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20. A Woodland Scenics figure set provided the
guy sitting in the doorway. He also received some
weathering washes, but his face and head clearly
need work.
Photo [20] shows the body of caboose #2 with its first weather-
ing job. The brown was too intense, so I went back over it with
a wash of the Boxcar Red body color to tone it down some-
what. This worked just fine and resulted in the subtle approach
I prefer. Photo [21] is caboose #3 with its first weathering
applied, but no details or final flat finish yet.
The guy sitting in the cargo door of caboose #3 [22], came from
a Woodland Scenics figure set, but he was retrieved from a box
of loose figures, so I can’t say specifically which set. He also
received some weathering washes, and by the looks of him,
could use a bit of touch-up in the face and head areas. I nor-
mally work on and repaint a figure as needed, but this guy was
used as-is.
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21. I had applied weathering chalk to the roofs of both
models but most of it disappeared under the Dullcote
spray. More dust will be carefully added on top of the
Dullcote for the final effect.
MRH-Oct 2014
