depending on what you used you might be able to get some off, or if not go over it with a lighter color. there's so many Railbox cars rolling around the railroads that one somewhere probably looks like your model :>) ...........DaveB

I used a thin very thinned coat of model master burnt umber. When I was spraying it in the sunlight it looked good, I did not realize how dark it was until I took the masking tape off exposing the bottom half, but by that time it was too late. I went over he whole car with a very light coat of model master flat gull gray. If I would have stopped after the second thin coat I think it would have been perfect. I think I put 4-5 passes on it. I guess it looks okay when not compared to the prototype I was shooting for. I haven't weathered a car in about five years, so I'm still trying to get back into the groove. I also picked up Pelle Soeborg's book on detailing / weathering, it showed me some new techniques and sped up the process. One of about fifty boxcars will get lost in the crowd anyway ;-)

My apologies.

Here's a picture of the layout up to this point. The view is looking south from the north end of Cortina. Williams will be in the left frame of the picture, spanning the window. Please excuse the mess, the far workbench will get demolished and a much neater work bench will replace it. The small bench on the right side accommodates another hobby of mine.

My wife was in the layout room last night hanging out with me while I was painting "sky" onto the backdrop. I was telling her what I had planned for each section and key places I plan to model from the prototype. She suggested that I frame pictures of these prototype locations and hang them in the space between the backdrop and cieling. I think that's a great idea and it spurred another idea; I can do the same thing for prototype based weathered/detailed rolling stock (if they turn out good). I also plan to use trim molding, painted to match the facia, as a border above the backdrop. I saw this on Tom Johnson's layout and think it is a great look, it ties everything together and forces the eyes to the layout like a valance would.

"...and boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider"...or so goes the saying that my daughter once brought home from grade school.  The net of it is, we'd do well to listen to our wives, especially when it comes to matters of layout esthetics.

Personally, I swiped the idea of prototype photos on the valance above their matching model scenes from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) layout in Troy, NY (using those cheap 5x7 frameless "frames" in my case).  But THEY probably got it from a woman.   Here's a pic:

Between taping and mudding seams in my backdrop and working on Lureline creek, I tried painting distance mountains for the first time. I know I need to go darker on these, then I plan to add a grey haze with a diluted grey from an airbrush. This is with acrylics working off of a google street image on my iPhone.

This is the small trestle over Lurline Creek. I poured water today but most of it leaked out through small pin holes. I'll have to give that another shot also.

Also ran the 108 for the first time since it arrived yesterday. I'm impressed with the attempt at the level of detail, but it was poorly executed. The strobe is mounted crooked, there is glue spots where the hand rails meet the cab, the ditch lights did not come with lenses (just a hole with the light somewhere in there), and two of the lift rings were bent flat against the top of the hood. I can fix most of this, the glue should disappear when I weather it. Just not sure what to do about the ditch lights, maybe some MV lenses? The sound is decent and I think if I can turn up the horn and bell sounds it will be perfect. I plan to order a handful more of these so I'm hoping this first sample was just a fluke.

the ballast on the bridge looks great......DaveB

Just not sure what to do about the ditch lights, maybe some MV lenses? 

I don't think MV lenses are meant for operating lights, since they have a reflective coating on the back.  Details West ditch lights have clear lenses included, so perhaps that'd be a cheap fix if the diameter is right?

By the way, really nice job on your creek, bridge, and surrounding scenery!  Not to mention the mountains on the backdrop.  Very well done!

by default, they are just jewels, but you can cut part of the back off to make it a true lens....