An old trailer

I picked up a Mini Metals trailer while at the spring Timonium trainshow. I though it would make a great storage trailer, all I need is some heavy weathering and some stairs.

I used alchohol on the factory paint to remove most of the PIE logo and striping.

Next I added lots of rust. I like this inexpensive craft acrylics. I'm using three colors; Burnt Umber for the old pitted rust, Burnt Siena, for medium aged rust, and Raw Siena for newer rust. Red Oxide could be used for metal that just began to rust but in this application I want the look of a trailer that has been sitting for quite a while.

I'll add the stairs once the trailer is in its permanant location.

The only thing I'm lacking on the tractor are the air line and electrical connections. Although having a single mudflap would look right.