Hi Bob; While it doesn't address the bottom of the car, this is among the best images of the inside of a steam era hopper I've seen in color:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/2799 Granted, they are hauling iron ore rather than coal. I suspect that the coal doesn't succeed in scouring all the rust off the interior, so it remains mostly rust colored (maybe a bit fresher than the top sides) so use some lighter rust and maybe add some scrapes of bare metal with steel color paint or Rub-n-Buff. Pieter E. Roos --- On Wed, 6/15/11, Bob Werre <[email protected]> wrote: > So now that I've handed out my insult for the morning, I've > got a > question regarding the weathering/coloring of the hopper > insides. I've > weathered a few of my hopper insides but really am not > happy with the > slope sheets themselves. Chances are unless it's been > setting empty for > awhile, the slope sheets would be bare metal. What > are some suggestions > for coloring them? I would also guess the sides of > the hoppers would be > rusty on top but gradually turn into bare metal near the > bottom. > > Bob Werre > [email protected] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
