Friday, September 14, 2012

Weathering cargo containers

I had found these pre-fab HO scale cargo containers at my FLGS/hobby town store. They are made from a sturdy plastic and are pre-painted with company logos and container numbers applied as well. Unfortunately the containers look out of place right out of the bag/box.

I had simply applied a bit of thinned Vallejo wood grain in streaks where I thought water or other corrosives would pool or drip down the container's corrugated surfaces. It never hurt to look at train cars as they passed by either...

2 comments:

  1. These are great! I use similar - though someday I've got to get the old colour printer fixed and print up some Oberlindes and TranStar decals.

    Regards,
    Keith F.

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  2. As a general comment I really like the theme of your blog. I'm building up a collection of 15mm sci-fi miniatures inspired by my interest in Traveller. I don't think I'm the only one who would like to see you update the blog a bit more often.

    Thanks for the good work you've done so far.

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