02-06-2012, 11:09 AM
JWB, I think a good weathering job is often enough to make a car much more realistic. This boxcar looks pretty good to me! I find weathering roofs the hardest part. While dealing with more recent rolling stock, I find it easier. Old cars top views are harder to get.
Wire grab is a fancy thing I recently redecovered (drillings hundred holes with a .80 bit and a pinvise isn't particularly the part of this hobby I enjoy the most!). Boxcar are easy to do, but hoppers aren't. I keep them as much as I can when they looks OK. But Walthers cars have thick details that always looks bad. I much prefer Bowser and Accurail on this respect.
Matt
Wire grab is a fancy thing I recently redecovered (drillings hundred holes with a .80 bit and a pinvise isn't particularly the part of this hobby I enjoy the most!). Boxcar are easy to do, but hoppers aren't. I keep them as much as I can when they looks OK. But Walthers cars have thick details that always looks bad. I much prefer Bowser and Accurail on this respect.
Matt
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