My Better-half and I at my
recent promotion to
Captain.

Hi, my name is Mike, a.k.a. "Griff," the GRIFF in GRIFF's GRIME
SHOP. I am just your average guy who loves model railroading and
loves sharing this great hobby with others. I have been into model
railroading and art ever since childhood, and with the building of my
own layout with my Son I have decided to combine my two hobbies
into one -- creating Griff's Grime Shop!

Three years ago I began selling/auctioning my work on eBay under
the screen name mrg76.  To this day, my works are still being
auctioned almost weekly in HO and N scale on eBay.

Have anything up this week?  Use the menu bar on the left hand side
of this page to check and see what I may have up on eBay this week.

Graffiti, Grimy, Rusty, Dirty, Dusty -- WEATHERED!

Weathering is just a fact of life. Things such as railcars, locomotives,
and buildings are grossly affected by the elements (weather) and the
environment in which they work/exist. Paint fades, corrosion (rust)
forms, and things just get dirty! With the millions of tons of freight
shipped by rail each day, rail companies have very little time to
maintain and clean railcars, locos, and rail equipment. Therefore,
rolling stock, locomotives, and rail equipment pay the price due to
their heavy & demanding usage and utter lack of care, not to mention
vandalism from spray can bearing hoodlums!

I like to ensure all my model trains have that same realistic look!

Through the use of washes, powders, hand painted acrylic & oil
based paints, and some other products, combined with some "hard"
work, I transform plastic kits and ready-to-run models into 1/87 scale
replicas of railcars we see all over North America.  To me,
weathering a car, building, locomotive, or any detail on a layout is the
one and only step that transforms a model layout into a "small" world.  
Think about it, anything left outside weathers -- so why shouldn't
everything on the layout shows signs of the unforgiving elements?

This website is a compilation of my works to date, some background
information on the Grime Shop, custom orders, weathering tips,  and
other model railroad information.  I hope you enjoy my site -- thanks
for visiting!  I am always happy to help you with your weathering
needs or questions you might have.  You can either reach me through
this site or at mgriff76@yahoo.com

Hard at work.....
(yeah right)

Some of My Favorite Cars