Weathering Gondolas with a Heat Gun

Weathering my gondola fleet. Using a heatgun, airbrush, paints, and thinners to create well worn gondolas.
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[@dandrake1372]

You did a great job on that gondola. Looks really good.

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Thanks!

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

Looks fine to me. I've seen alot of shifted ribs

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Thanks!

[@whiteknightcat]

Stressed gondola panels typically have a pattern to them. In general, they tend to uniformly bow out in the center with the lower limit being the weld or rivet line where the panels join the floor. It only takes a panel deformation of a fraction of an inch to be readily visible on the prototype, with an inch or two being about the maximum deformation they can sustain before the metal begins ripping apart. In HO scale, that equates to about 0.010 to 0.015 inches, about as thin as cardstock.

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Thanks for the info. I think I had good technique, but went a little too aggressive with bowing the sides :)

[@scottcannell5584]

Wow you did a really fantastic job on the gondolas. I have only just started out weathering my rolling stock. Using only paint brushes and sponge. Haven't taken the plunge into beating up my gondolas and scrap metal gondolas. But I'm definitely going to try it. I don't have a heat gun but i have seen other videos where they use ordinary bupane lighter to get the same effect. Thank you for great video . Really really enjoyed it.

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Thanks so much for checking it out!

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

Just subbed! Will try this!

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Thank you for subscribing! Hope it’s successful, slow on the heat was the biggest thing I found to be successful with it.

[@DanielCoady]

Nice work! I think I missed why you had the round shank Phillips screwdriver though?

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The shank is round, so it help with rolling the plastic, the flat head shank wasn’t round and would leave dimples on the edge. Thank you for watching!

[@georgiasunbelt]

Very good video….saved this for when I start weathering gone….thanks for sharing your technique

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Thanks! Hope it helps with yours as well.

[@michaelcipres4228]

Dear sir, l happen to see your video by chance. I appreciate how you showed your technique on weathering and dents, but why didn't you slightly scratch the surface of the decking of the gondola or dent it and apply weathering? Otherwise great demonstration! Your friend, Mike

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Thanks for watching! I had plan to run those gondolas with loads of limestone. I finally got the limestone recently and will be adding it to the gondolas. I agree though, weathering the inside of the cars would be beneficial.

[@MLWQC]

Great idea and Technic. looks good. well done

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Thank you!

[@MissouriRails]

Great video! I'm gonna try this on one of my gondolas!

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Awesome! Hope it works well for you.