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 Posted - April 14 2014 : 9:52:04 PM
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Poll Question:
OK crazy question but am curious on your opinions. I usually spray dullcote on most everything with few exceptions, as real-world locomotives and rolling stock are hardly ever in new condition - or if they are, not for long.
However as I have been collecting more Tyco pieces, many come with a high-gloss finish. A workaday box car will get the dull treatment, but looking at my shiny new Mail Pouch and Sanka cars, I am hesitant to dull them down.
What say you - does it matter? Like to keep them as shiny as the day they left the factory or like they've had a few million miles on them?
Would be interested in comments as well - if you pick shiny is it for collectible keep-it-original look?
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Posted - April 14 2014 : 9:59:50 PM
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I like it shiny because to me it doesn't really matter if it's shiny or not. If it is then I'll keep it that way or if it's weathered then I'll also keep it that way.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - April 14 2014 : 10:12:41 PM
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I put leave it shiny because these cars are more like collectibles or toys than models, in the strictest sense.
If you are after realism, cars should all be dulled down, because even shiny things flatten out with distance. An HO train, from 3 feet away, is about 260 scale feet away and should have a hazy, distant look.
If you intend these cars to look convincing in a model railroad operation, dull them. If their purpose is nostalgia for a childhood toy or just a colorful sense of fun, they should be kept as is.
That's my opinion, anyway, and such advice costs nothing and is worth the price.  
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Posted - April 14 2014 : 10:32:25 PM
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| I almost always spray dullcote on my cars and locomotives. I always leave my rare and collectible trains in original condition, but I don't run them often so it doesn't matter very much.
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Posted - April 14 2014 : 10:59:37 PM
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Jerry, I have noticed your dull coat and I think it is great looking! Looks much more realistic than the shiny cars. As you stated even a new rail car doesn't stay glossy very long. I love the look of the pics of your displays...
But, like many of the others, I can't force myself to modify my Tyco pieces at all... My layouts downfall will be the lack of being able to modify my trains and buildings to realism. My town will be, "much too clean" to be really cool. 
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Posted - April 14 2014 : 11:52:06 PM
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| I go with both. Freshly cleaned engine for a crack express with a bit of weathering on top just to dirty it up a bit but still fairly clean when compared to a drag freight engine.
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Posted - April 15 2014 : 6:48:35 PM
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quote:I go with both. Freshly cleaned engine for a crack express with a bit of weathering on top just to dirty it up a bit but still fairly clean when compared to a drag freight engine.
Originally posted by LGLrr845Â -Â April 14 2014Â :Â 11:52:06 PM
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That's been my practice too - I like the passenger equipment to be in great shape but the freight stuff to look like....freight stuff.
Thanks for the perspective everyone 
walt don't worry your town is going to be super cool 
sschaggy what I like the most about the Tyco stuff is the sense of fun they all possess, shiny or dull
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Posted - April 20 2014 : 12:04:22 PM
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Personally, unless you're going for ultra-realism, and use for that purpose, I would leave any mint vintage piece alone. It's still YOUR piece, if you want to change it, it's up to you. :) So what if you lose a few $'s in value if you have to resell it at some later date? It's yours to do with as you want. I personally will keep my shiny Tyco cars like they are, unless I get one that's beat up, then it's fair game.
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