bigsteels weathered engines and rolling stock (1950's era)

[Bigsteel]

She looks fine. Heavily weathered. There is one additional thing I'd recommend, white slop on the boiler around the pop off valves. There was usually some sort of water impurities release in that spot. I don't remember exactly what it was, but I know about it because I noticed the ugly white slop in so many color pictures of heavily weathered steam engines, but never on excursion engines (specifically the 765) and my dad explained that they'd re-pipped the 765 to release down by the track for aesthetic purposes.

Of course, if your B&O 2-8-0 operated on a division with a nice water supply, there would be no white slop

You are off to a good start.

ill remember that,ill have to find my chalks agin to paint a little spot,so i'll let it go for now .thanks for the compliments though.--josh