A collection of various Tank Cars for reference use on your Model Railroad. We’ve added brief descriptions to each highlighting some of their unique features.
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NOTE THE RUST STREAKS COMING FROM THE TOP O THIS WHITE TANK CAR. THE ORANGE HUE INDICATES THIS IS RECENT RUSTING.THIS TANK CAR SHOWS BOTH RECENT RUSTING, (ORANGE) AND ALSO DARK BROWN RUSTING INDICATING IT HAS BEEN GOING ON LONGER.THIS UTLX TANK CAR IS USED IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY FOR CORN SYRUP. TYPICALLY THIS WOULD BE FOUND AT A FOUND AT INDUSTRIES SUCH AS CEREAL OR CANDY MANUFACTURING.THIS WHITE TANK CAR EXHIBITS WEATHERING ON BOTH ITS TOPSIDE AND BOTTOM. LIGHT ORANGE RECENT RUSTING STREAKS THE SIDES, AND THE LETTERING IS CREATING THE BLACK STREAKS ALONG THE TANK BOTTOM.NOTE HOW THE COLLAR AROUND THE DOME OF THIS TANK CAR IS HEAVILY RUSTED A DARK BROWN, AND HOW THIS RUSTING IS STREAKING DOWN HTE SIDE. ALSO NOTE THE LIGHTER RUSTING ON THE TANK CAR TOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE PAINT HAS BEEN FADING AND THINNING.THIS TANK CAR ONLY SHOWS VERY LIGHT RUST ON ITS ENDS, BUT NOTE THE DOME COLLAR IS RUSTED HEAVILY BUT HAS YET TO BLEED DOWN THE SIDES.ANOTHER HEAVILY RUST STREAK WEATHERED TANK CAR. OF PARTICULAR INTERST IS THE RUST ON HTE UNDERSIDE. THE WHEELS KICK UP DIRT WHICH WEARS THE PAINT AND EVENTUALLY CAUSES THIS RUST PATTERN.THIS WHITE TANK CAR SHOWS THE TYPICAL STREAKING FROM THE DOME AREA AND ALSO SOME BLOTCHY RUST ON THE TANK CAR TOP.A VERY FADED AND RUSTED TOP TANK CAR. THESE CARS WERE A DEEP GLOSS BLACK WHEN FIRST DELEIVERED. THE EFFECTS OF SUN FADING HAVE TURNED IT TO A MORE DARK GRAY HUE.IN THIS CLOSE-UP VIEW OF SHQX 50392, YOU CAN SEE THE RUSTING PATTERN. TYPICALLY CENTER PATCHES ARE DARKER AND OUTER EDGES MORE ORANGE IN APPERANCE SINC THE RUST IS NEWER. ALSO NOTE THE TRUCK COLOR, AN OFTEN-OVERLOOKED ITEM ON MODELS.VERY LIGHTLY WEATHERED, THIS TANK CAR DOES HOWEVER SHOW SOME FADING OF THE BAND NEAR THE TOP DUE TO CHEMICAL SPILLS AND RUSTING MARKS.A COMBINATION OF BOTH RUST AND CHEMICAL WEATHERING IS EVIDENT ON THIS TANK CAR. YOU ALSO GET A GOOD VIEW OF THE WEATHERING ON THE TRUCKS IN THIS PHOTO.THE BLOTCHY NATURE OF THE RUSTING ON THIS TANK CAR COULD EASILY BE RECREATED USING A STIFF BRISLTE BRUSH AND DRY BRUSHING TECHINIQUES.THIS NEW TANK CAR IS ONLY SHOWING A LITTLE BIT OF WEATHERING FROM SPILLAGE AROUND THE DOME AREA. EVEN THE TRUCKS ARE STILL BLACK AND IN RELATIVELY NEW CONDITION.EXTENSIVE SUN FADING IS EVIDENT ON THIS TANK CAR. ALSO NOTE THE RUSTING ALONG THE SEAMS, THE TRUCK COLOR, AND THE BLUE BEARING ENDS.
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