An Old LBF Model

Some years ago I found this Stan Lytle photo online, kind of liked the look of the boxcar, and set about painting LBF's similar model to match the prototype.  Or at least get close to matching the prototype.  TOFX is owned by TTX Corporation.The LBF model I had was originally painted/lettered for CP Rail.  No pictures of what the model originally looked like, so you'll just have to trust me on that. I removed what I could of the original paint and lettering, and then masked and airbrushed it with Primer Gray and Reefer Gray to approximate the prototype.

As seen here, at that time I just did the basic painting with no weathering.

The high cube boxcar sitting spotted at Tri-State Paper.  The focus seems to be a bit fuzzy, so sorry 'bout that.

I added the rusty weathering with the artist type acrylic colours of Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber following the prototype photo.

I think I got the rust pretty close to right.  The tack boards were not included on the model, so I found an old wooden coffee stir stick that was the right width, so I cut it into 2 foot lengths and darkened them with a dab of Vallejo Dark Gray wash.  And I positioned the reflective stripes where they should be to follow the location on the real boxcar.

A look at the brake end.  I put tack boards on the ends too, and also added the difficult-to-see coupler cut bar and rubber air hoses.  And some grime on the end panels too.  I don't know how I missed adding some wear to the brake wheel, but I'll fix that.

And a look at the other side of the boxcar.

A little colour along the door tracks.  The LBF car is a nice model, not a great model as the details seem a little shallow.  My understanding is that they were bought up by Hubert's, who then disappeared a number of years ago.

Anyway, that's it.  I hope you've had a Happy New Year.