July This and July That

Last time, I said that I'd re-take this picture of 813 running light but waiting for CN 9302 to cross the diamond, so we'll start off with that this time...The focus is much better this time.  I don't think I've taken pictures at this location very often before. Maybe because the track isn't all ballasted here.

I had been looking for these two products for some time through various store websites, and finally found them at Sunward Hobbies in Toronto.I ordered these online from Toronto on Tuesday night, and received them in Sarnia on Wednesday at about noon.

Been doing weathering for another modeler on a few more freight cars recently...I was asked to make them all look somewhat current/present day, hence the graffiti.

The graffiti on all 3 cars is decals, produced by various manufacturers.

The boxcars were all shiny new when they were brought to me.  Because the decals are all pretty bright looking when new, I normally put them on first and get them all well settled into place.  Once that's done I can rather easily blend the weathering right into them as I go along.

Sorry 'bout the telephone pole, but here's all 3 of those boxcars posed on the layout here.

Thought I'd include a view showing the roofs.  The CSX roof was dark blue, the CN roof was boxcar brown, and the SOO car roof was silver.  The RBOX cars are both mine.

Once in a while I like to post a picture of one of the lake freighters that pass by here.  Here's the "American Integrity" Thursday evening heading into Lake Huron on it's way to Two Harbors, Minnesota to load up with another load of iron ore.Not an easy picture to take facing west in the evening here with the sun setting.  And then the guy at the left side stepped into my frame and cut off the very back corner of the boat just as I was about to click the shutter.

So that's about all for this time.  Happy August Long Weekend everybody.