<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Weathering Depot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Realism in Every Model Detail]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:30:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.weatheringdepot.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[More tips.....]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few more tips and techniques here today. I use multiple rust products from three different manufacturers for my rust effects. One I use the most is rust texture by Vallejo, which I've mentioned many times. This I can apply as a stand alone texture, but usually I apply rust pigments or powders over top of it while wet to give different colors and effects. Another product I use for large rust spots or large areas is a product called corrosion texture by AK. This must be applied sparingly as...]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/more-t</link><guid isPermaLink="false">96e28024-7c06-411e-af89-9d750e2b7812</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:56:26 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some thoughts on weathering...]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the upcoming RPM meet plus train show season coming up with the usual fall and winter shows here in Colorado, I thought I'd share a few thoughts on weathering, and some things I do in my weathering. One thing I do is I use an actual paint booth from MicroMark that's not vented to the outside, however, I use my own extra custom double filter on top of their standard filters for the booth. Second thing I recommend is whether you're working with acrylics or oils, always wear some type of...]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/some-thoughts-o</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2005639c-f1c1-40ce-91c4-ff271811c55e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:42:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several cars now on eBay!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I now have two cars for sale on my eBay store. You can check these out on the "Services" page then click on "My eBay Store " button....]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/several-cars-no</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3a519de6-910d-4baa-a78b-e361cfbfaa05</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:32:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI for model railroads?....]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hot topic right now. Without starting a long debate or war here, my thoughts on using AI in our hobby. I obviously have used AI in several photos I posted on my Facebook page, namely the layout covered in snow and at sunset. I have also posted photos using AI for weathering ideas specifically for the layout. Both I think are helpful. Where AI really came in handy is the design of this website, done almost entirely with the help of AI. I think the website turned out exceptionally well. So...]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/ai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">dd83dc86-0d10-473c-9017-5a6d250c9c0e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:29:44 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A quick note....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of you have probably noticed when first clicking on "My blog" button that it gives an error message along the lines of "can't find the page, but take a look at these other posts". When you click on that button it WILL bring up all my posts including every post from the old website. You also might have to hit your refresh page tab to bring up the last few blog posts. I'm trying to still tweak this and figure this one out!]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/a-quick-note----</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ef12deb5-85d4-4b14-b8df-8d1ad52b96d2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:22:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Switching the local....]]></title><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/switching-the-local----d5832a64</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b27222db-ed28-4422-9e9e-e85844e35906</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:27:22 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always looking....]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm still always looking for more commission work to do, so give me a shout if I can do a model or two for you! For those modelers who are happy with work I've done as well I'm always happy to receive positive testimonials I can post here on the website.]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/always-lookin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7ffb94d6-bdbc-4880-b9d7-6a8602db3ad9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:07:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[More of my work....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here below are more examples of my weathering work:]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/more-of-my</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fe57bb71-62e9-45b3-a1e9-037f3c78c954</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:46:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take my poll....!]]></title><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/take-my-poll----</link><guid isPermaLink="false">97247142-18bf-406f-860b-38425db9cdd8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:57:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next up....]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next project up after finishing up on the hoppers are seven Athearn acid tank cars with light to medium weathering. I promise this time to post photos when finished!]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/next-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e422f08f-93e6-4d45-b8af-929d168bb554</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:33:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My layout....]]></title><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/my-layout----</link><guid isPermaLink="false">70f8dfcd-b729-4ece-8ef6-09ee6ed698d9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:23:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5abd0a_9262465445d94c70b41175e6f6bb2039~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notice.....!]]></title><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/notice-----</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1223baea-c45c-427a-9196-d2220914633d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:11:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5abd0a_17aab157ca544c71949a025f8dd295de~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_572,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new website.....]]></title><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/the-new-website-----</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cef9393d-a7df-48b4-9228-a3af55e6d52b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:53:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5abd0a_58f249ec951e4917be3b9441cfbe3555~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_414,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the new improved website.....!]]></title><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/welcome-to-the-new-improved-website-----</link><guid isPermaLink="false">11676c2d-0e36-4707-a7bb-b4a856635041</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:38:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5abd0a_2cd548bd5ae7414196cc20d2594cfa1f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[More and more scrap….!]]></title><description><![CDATA[More scrap has arrived off an eBay vendor, which imo is pretty realistic and reasonable in price as well. A small amount went into the scrapyard but more went into the recently finished Sullivan Scrap gondola:]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/more-and-more-scrap-</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3c140b2c-ccac-4eb8-a7e1-6f7bb2fcd6be</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:57:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5abd0a_92e5e7dcdf414bdfa26c8a458d09dbd6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Switching the industries….]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve been on the railroad as I’ve been on vacation. My first day back with the crew of Charlie, Jimmy, Fred, and Dan as we’re going to work all the industries on first trick today except for McGraw fuel and oil and Monsanto. After we fire up 8806 we first […]]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/switching-the-industries-</link><guid isPermaLink="false">972b9afc-2936-429e-9a42-b1ef08abdb88</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:38:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5abd0a_808bc1e373e344f596d0c0ce690b8c5c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finished and in service….!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just received this rare HO scale Sullivan Scrap gondola I have been looking for my Sullivan scrap yard. It was a pretty quick job in between these other projects to weather this one up. The car’s interior bay was done with a product called U-Rust and three different rust pigments, then followed up with an […]]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/finished-and-in-service-</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62568bc2-2c3e-41d8-85af-05370f87bfb5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:33:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5abd0a_040ca1dc24df4c37a13a40265a6009d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last signage is in….]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last signage I needed for the layout is in and installed, this done by my local FedEx office. Sullivan scrap is named for a dear friend and former co-worker who passed away in 2020:]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/last-signage-is-in-</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f9c5273f-1c04-41fc-ba01-4336f7f19173</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:25:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5abd0a_88a8eb70b11f49e98bfc20ca3e4f7dc4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In attendance!….]]></title><description><![CDATA[Come see me for those in the Colorado area on Saturday, October 17th from 9-4 as I will be in attendance showing some of my models and advertising my work….]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/in-attendance-</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674e1d01-007e-449f-96a5-207841eab8d7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5abd0a_cad55ec00e6d410fbb87abf7b76d6d91~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working the inbound cars…]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, another day on the railroad as we start out in the early morning getting ready to work the inbound cars the local has brought out from Riverside yard. Today’s crew is Fred as engineer, myself as brakeman, Jimmy as conductor, and Dan as flagman. First thing of course is firing up our usual locomotive […]]]></description><link>https://www.weatheringdepot.com/post/working-the-inbound-cars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">904fbaa5-c086-45f7-92d1-aa96a5645ccf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:53:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5abd0a_6a841f03c09c4cf9a451a3f135b9fd65~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steve Campbell</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>