I have often used colored pencils to highlight rivets... takes just a few minutes Artist pencils are easy to use, sharp enough for tiny things, are really cheap, don't

Glad to help. I have more of the cars in the museum but not sure where they are . Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Thanks, guys! It is subtle, but I drybrush with a lighter version of the base coat, either a little yellow added to Freight Car Color (X31F), or even white in the case of the Alco S4 roof; see

Fenton, Not just a good pic for details but also a good pic for weathering effects on board sided freight cars. Even though the boards may have all been applied at the same time (some would be

Steve and Friends, Thanks for your help with the gondola and the great photo. I completely forgot about the L&N, it not being a "Y'all" railroad that operates in Virginia or that I ever

Love the weathered look beautiful.

Great looking car - weathering is well rendered. Thanks for sharing. Bob Allan

I agree; I see a color separation here also. However, before everyone simply assumes the lighter graytone is some sort of red, keep in mind that all blacks don't necessarily match. Many coatings that

I happen to disagree with Scott's basic premise; that rivets are more likely to lose their paint than the surrounding metal, but for modeling rivets that have either been involved in a sideswipe or

Thanks, Ben. I like the format with the sketches that help identify the variations. Steve Hile

Thank you for sharing the download site and thanks to all the find presenters willing to share their material with those of us who did not attend. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Hmm. Maybe email the folks at Archer and ask them for some rust coloured rivet decals? Colin ‘t Hart Frösön, Sweden

Some of the presentations from the 2019 MARPM held on 20-21 September are posted on the MARPM clinic website. https://www.marpm.org/clinics Some comments regarding my "New York Central System Open

Scott; I am very fond of drybrushing rivets, over a background of dark rust wash in the seams and around the base of the rivets, to make them pop. See attached for example. Elden Gatwood

Do the same method as some use for wood. Paint an uneven coat of your favorite "rust", apply minute dabs of rubber cement, paint and finish the top coats, carefully sand or otw expose (and remove the

Correction, I spoke before coffee, the NC&StL owned 25 65-foot mill gons easily modeled w/Athearn model and Speedwitch ends and decals. Bill Welch

Garth, It’s one of these ACF L&N low-side gondolas, built in 1958. See attached photo. I can provide series information, etc. later. Getting ready to head to work now. Steve Johnson

RPM Chicagoland is just ahead on the calendar. A mini-kit of resin parts to upgrade a plastic freight car will be given to many early registrants. The kit and prototype are featured in the latest

Well done Lester, with a little work an Accurail car can become a gem. Here's a photo I took of the car in 1988 wehn Duluth was part of my territory, Enjoy Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye

NC&StL owned no gondolas with Dreadnaught ends. Bill Welch