Oh No It Is A Pink Hopper

[TomPM]

Here is an Albert City Elevator pink covered grain hopper I just completed.

List of Materials
Walthers/Athearn Iowa Co-op 54’ Covered Grain Hopper Albert City RREX 4203
Kadee #5 couplers
P2K wheels

Weathering:
Drybrushing: Folk Art Charcoal Gray (613)
Wash: Folk Art Charcoal Gray (613) 2 parts; Folk Art Licorice (938) 1 part; thinned 5:1 with blue windshield washer fluid
Sealer: Testors Dullcoat

Trucks:
Paint: Folk Art Charcoal Gray (613)
Drybrush: Americana Burnt Sienna
Sealer: Testors Dullcoat

Wheels:
Paint: Americana Burnt Sienna mixed with Folk Art Bright Peach (682) 1:2
Sealer: Plaid Clear Acrylic Sealer-Matte (CS200306)

 

[TomPM]

And here is the other side.

 

[RailRon]

An outstanding paint job, Tom - as usual. Also the weathering is superb!

But you say 'oh no - pink'? How about a REALLY PINK freight car? Look at that gondola of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). In the mid-1980's they had a fit of extremely bad taste and painted these 'Eaos' type gondolas in a bright pink - yeecchh!
Here's a new example - no, it wasn't used to transport candy!

Oh, you should have seen these cars after a few years of service, with a revolting mix of pink and brake dust weathering - double yeecchh! (My camera refused to take a pic of such a horrid car, so I have only this as-new-photograph.)

Ron

 

[Ralph]

Nice work as usual Tom! As for the pink, I remember seeing pink covered hoppers lettered for the Klemme Co-op all the time when I lived in Iowa. Suppose grain dealers get a discount on that shade?
Ralph

 

[TomPM]

Thanks guys.

I have one Klemme Co-op, one Ralston-Jefferson, and several Farnhamville hoppers to go with this one. All of them are pink. I also have one undecorated one that is being done in pink for Ralston-Jefferson. The car is painted I just have to get around to decaling it.

 

[spitfire]

SWEET!

Really nice job Tom! I'm glad it's a weathered and not a hot pink!

cheers
Val