Wedding veil material makes the best chainlink fence you've ever seen. Stop in a craft or sewing center and get a yard; sometimes you can find it in colors—pale grey is perfect. Also, remember to cut it on a diagonal; use a steel ruler and the very sharpest knife you own for best results.

Hopper Weathering Clinic II
By Bill Mock
December 2009

So here's how those BN Hoppers turned out after the surface rust dried. Not bad. I'll [ ... ]

Hopper Weathering Clinic III
By Bill Mock
January 2010

OK, I gave the inside of these hoppers a wash of Engine Black below the coal line. They [ ... ]

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