Heavily Weathered Scrap Metal Gons.

[hlcx4300]

Here is my pair of freshly weathered & beaten, patched CNW scrap metal gondolas with real scrap loads. I created the weathering on these cars with a variety of techniques. The inside of the cars were weathered with a base coat of paint, and then sprinkled with a mix of baking soda and baby powder to create heavy textured corrosion. Each end and panel was dented outwards using the classic heat application with a torch and the butt end of a hobby knife. I created the scratches on the sides with a metal file and an Xacto and then finished up with sand paper. Several areas have holes punched out possibly from the deterioration. I did the hole punching with the same heat application and then punched them outwards from the inside with the hobby blade. While the hot plastic was still flexible, I used fine needle nose pliers to bend the cuts outward to mimic the look of warped metal. After all the texture work was done, I finished by weathering the cars with a mix of acrylic, chalk, and rust pigments to create the age, a little graffiti, new car data, safety stripes, and some patching finished the models. The scrap loads came later, I made these with real scrap metal plus some scrap items from my parts box. The loads were glued in place by mixing the material in a container with white glue, water, and some fine ballast for texture. I poured this mix into the cars and set aside to dry for a few days before I again went in and weathered them with a base coat of rust and then an overcoat of chalk dust. The very last thing I did was add the mud splatter to the insides and underframe using a brush and a metal plate to splatter the paint onto the models.   

[iomalley]

Looks fantastic! Is that a plastic sheet in there I spy as well!

If I could make a suggestion, maybe a wash of diluted black acrylic would really bring out the ribs and surface detail!

Bravo!

[m a y o r 79]

Those things look like they've seen better days! You don't see many modelers trying to distort the side panels and top like that. Really makes for a unique looking model. I like your scrap load as well.

I agree with Sean, some black washing would help make some of the detail pop a little more. I'd go very light with it though.

[iomalley]

I gotta laugh, I shoved a string of CN gondolas not far off this condition in the garbage track at Paris while I was brakeman riding the point. Then I told the engineer to stop when he was close enough to the excavator that scoops out the garbage. Well wouldn't you know all the 'garbage juice' (to steal those words from TPB Bubbles) came sloshing out of one of those gaping holes and drenched my coveralls....GROSS!

[hlcx4300]

That's pretty nasty Sean! And yes, their is a plastic sheet (tarp) hanging out over the side of 5523.

[pacbelt]

THAT'S a properly beaten up Gon!!!
Well done!

~ Carmine

[EMDX6043]

Looks great, well done!

[Deleted]

Ugh i need to wash now

Nice job

[deez]

Geeze. Couple of real beaters. The freakin scrap loads look nicer than the gons lol. Awesome job!