Newest Finished Models....

[Tishimself]

So does each railtoad car come in a kit such as a model car you would build and paint the pieced for individually?
How many hours do you average building one railroad car?

Each car starts out like this...kind of a blank canvas. Some, I do very little weathering to, others get the full monty. All cars get something, to at least get rid of those shiny wheelsets. All trains have a variety of cars that range from prehistoric (LOL) to basically brand new. It's part of the art is to find and model that juxtaposition of ages. SO Some cars, like the brown one fro SSW, are much older, though still in service, and get the "treatment" while the Tropicana cars are much younger (yes, that is how you get your Tropicana OJ in the morning) and just get a dusting of dirt, grime and rust on the running gear...




As for time, it can take me anywhere from a few hours, to 10-20 hours depending on what I am trying to do....cars with loads like the one above are actually two cars, so I have to do two for the price of one so to speak...I may add a few more tiedowns to it before I consider it done....