The website is a bit under construction, or reconstruction I should say. I decided to obviously change the theme and layout of the website plus update a few things. In the new website you’ll see a new page tab titled “My Work” which will showcase a lot of my weathering. The “layout and more” page […]

After watching an informative video done by the New England Industrial Division layout on YouTube about embracing and using AI in model railroading, I decided on this post this evening. I’ve used AI already to produce the signs you see for Armitage Furniture and Monsanto Chemical: These were both produced by an AI program then […]

Here’s another post about my time as a brakeman on the Indiana and Ohio railroad back in the day. On weekends I worked the tourist train the railroad then ran between the towns of Mason Ohio and Lebanon Ohio. One weekend in particular was wet and miserable with steady rain all day with bouts of […]

For all the newcomers, you may ask “who are these people he’s talking about working the railroad?” Are they make believe or….? Well, the answer is they are names of real people I worked with on the Indiana and Ohio railroad. Fred, Charlie, Dan, Jim, Bob, and John are all real railroaders I worked with!

Well, my Paasche airbrush of many years finally bit the dust several days ago, with both the needle, o ring that the aircap screws up against, and a cracked nozzle all conking out. I’ve ordered replacement parts and should be back up and weathering next Wednesday, so stay tuned for updates on these projects. I […]

Work has begun on 4 of 8 BNSF covered hoppers. More photos coming as work progresses!

I’m always looking for more communication work to do! I’ve pretty much gotten away from weathering locomotives for various reasons and want to concentrate on rolling stock. From light weathering to heavy, if you want that one or more special car(s) to stand out on your layout, just click on the contact tab to see […]

For all the new visitors, here’s a few photos of where I do all my weathering work plus where my layout is, all within my den:

Another story from my days on the Indiana and Ohio railroad. During my last year with the railroad as track inspector I was inspecting the Mason Ohio to Lebanon Ohio line one day during the first week of August. This was the line that the railroad at that time ran their own tourist train between […]

So in this post I’ll be showing the steps I took to weather one of the latest cars I finished and sold on eBay. I have to say this is probably one of the best cars I’ve done. To start off with, this car had three or four layers of weathering mediums on the car, […]

A huge thank you tonight to Chuck Geiger of Train Talk Media podcast for having me on the podcast. Really enjoyed being on!

I’ll be on the podcast this Saturday morning May 2nd at 10 AM Mountain time, 12 noon Eastern. Be sure to tune in….!

Everyone will see two changes coming soon to the website. One is you will start to see more about the layout operations, plus more weathering work here soon. The other change is to make up for the monetary loss from the Facebook group you’ll start to see ads with my posts here soon. This advertising […]

Arrived today, the Tangent PRR gondola. Wheels, trucks, and underside weren’t painted or weathered but are now! Weathered the underside with three colors of acrylics plus black/grey pigment to simulate built up grime. ACI plates added as well:

Here’s another story today from my time on the Indiana and Ohio railroad. There is a crossing on the line over to Monroe, Ohio right next to I would guess the largest flea market in Ohio called Traders World. This crossing is on state highway 63 which runs from Interstate 25 over to Lebanon, Ohio […]

This weekend wrapped up yesterday with a pretty good spring train show. I’m surprised several well known manufacturers were not there, such as Athearn for example. Good to see three people I used to work with at Caboose Hobbies plus being able to chat with Michelle from the Colorado Model Railroad Museum, Chris Lane from […]

A two day break here as I stop to attend the Rocky Mountain Train Show. I’ll be working the booth of The Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. Link here to the show: https://rockymountaintrainshow.com/Default.aspx

The following is a tale from my days on the Indiana and Ohio railroad, this story taking place when I was their track inspector. I one day was inspecting the line up to Lebanon, Ohio, and was just north a bit from a spot called Hageman Jct, an original crossing of the PRR line that […]

A huge thank you to all the new subscribers, followers, and views the past three days, I greatly appreciate it! I know on some websites much like YouTube that owners receive income based on the number of viewers and or subscribers. I don’t make a penny as I’ve never signed up for monetary gain…..

As I posted in the Facebook group I am moving everything to this website after my podcast on May 2nd. I’ll still have The Weathering Depot Instagram account and I may open an account on X for The Weathering Depot as well. This will be a much better set up all around for me as […]