Schlitz reefer

[sizemore]

So hawwwwt.


The S.

[Dave Schneider]

I like everything about this car, other than the diss of Schlitz beer! Have you tried it recently? They went back to their 1960s recipe and it is quite good. 

Love to see your weathering on a single-sheath  outside post XM (ie. with horizontal boards).

Best wishes, Dave

[tom mann]

You mean something like this.  These are from 2004-2005:









I still have that CNW one, I'll see what I can do to bring it up to my current standards.

[Dave Schneider]

Those will do....  

Best wishes, Dave

[chicken45]

@tom mann do you have a browsable gallery somewhere on this series of tubes?

[Dave V]

Would love to know your technique, as my Midland roster has exclusively wood-sided cars...

[tom mann]

@tom mann do you have a browsable gallery somewhere on this series of tubes?

I'll work on it.

[bbussey]

I like the weathered Atlas USRA wood boxcars.  The excellent ride height gives greater realism to the weathering.  They have the appearance of mass and heft, as opposed to the appearance of a plastic model floating above the trucks.

[Sokramiketes]

I wanted to make an old reefer with most of the lower paint faded away, like the one on page 5 of the Morning Sun Refrigerator Car Color guide. 

I think you may have misinterpreted that photo.  The lower paint isn't faded away, it's just dirty.  Look at the same color at the side ladder, and how the grime is worn away by boots above each rung, restoring the car side color again.  The dark at the bottom of the car side is grime, not missing paint.

[tom mann]

I suppose it could be, but I was also considering the random marks on the sides that look like wood underneath chipped paint, and the replacement unpainted door boards that have the same colorization.