My first attempt...

[elogger]

hey guys,

i've been a member here for a few months now and this is my first car. it was done for my buddies home road, the Coal Belt Railroad. i started out with weathering powders and hairspray and alcohol and acrylic paint washes and never could get anything to look right. so i eventually ended up using mineral spirits and artists oil paints...

so here it is, any comments would be greatly appreciated

thanks
jeremy

[3rdrail]

Iff'n that's your first attempt, look out guys, there's a new master in yer midst. Summa us been at it fer years and the results ain't near as good! 

Seriously, congratulations, it's a really excellent job. 

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Yeah!
Thats really good stuff!!

Would his Coal Belt be related to the same one of turn of the century fame? I LOVED that layout.

[elogger]

thanks for the comments guys...

they are greatly appreciated

i'm pretty train ignorant, having just gotten into the hobby last may when the same buddy took me along to a hobby shop... soon after i found my way to this site and one other weathering site and after i got over the sensory overload of all this great work i was seeing, i decided i wanted to give it a try...

ed- no, this Coal Belt is a modern era rr based in eastern kentucky dealing with modern day coal operations in the appalachians... here's a link to his website, it's got some pretty cool stuff on it

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/9111/library/library.html

[GonzoCRFan]

Damn, if that's only your first attempt, I think the rest of us are pretty much screwed...

[elogger]

Damn, if that's only your first attempt, I think the rest of us are pretty much screwed...

lol ... it did take me four months to complete if that's any consolation... besides, who's to say that i'll get any better at this stuff...

jeremy

[cr6841]

i don't think you have to worry about getting better. your work is awesome. you'll be at the top not too long from now. keep posting your work.

[elogger]

thanks cr...

i'm working on a railbox right now... hope to take considerably less time with this one than the last one...


jeremy

[cr6841]

elogger,

                    take all the time you want. it's makes for a better model. never rush perfection.


matt a.

[elogger]

elogger,

                    take all the time you want. it's makes for a better model. never rush perfection.


matt a.

i agree matt, i just think it should take a whole lot less time than the coil car considering the coil car was basically a whole lot of trying this and that and not being totally sure if what i had done was right... i think i have a little better grasp of what i want to do now that i've done one...

[The Donkey]

Jeremy-looking forward to seeing your Railbox when it's finished-what type are you
modeling?
Myself I have several in various stages-3 "blue box" Athearn ACF cars, 1 MDC ABOX,
1 Athearn PS, & 2 Athearn FMC cars. (1 of the FMCs came out totally screwed, so
I'm gonna completely repaint & decal it!) The other FMC has only it's # removed at
this stage! (The "challenge" car is 1st prority for the next few weeks though!)

But you DO have the "touch" -& definitely looking forward to seeing MUCH more
from you!


Mitch

[elogger]

hey mitch,

it's an accurail fmc kit that i just started this week... i've got the patches done on one side, well, partially done... now i've been looking for rooftop shots for a little extra inspiration for the roof... i have yet to really find much of anything...

thanks for the kind words and good luck on your challenge car... i love checking out the entrants from month to month...


jeremy


whoops... spoke too soon... it's an acf car...