35. Weathering Model Railway Tankers at Chadwick Model railway. 

Great Weathering & Excellent Video 🙂

Excellent demo thaks. Inspiring. Around 30years ago. Shell began removing their emblem from their sea-going tankers and other oil companies started to follow. I believe it was in reaction to various accidents and disasters, giving the companies a bad reputation. So the famous scallop of Shell disappeared forever. Im guessing this is a major reason for the disappearance of company logos on rail and road tankers as well. Also they charter pout many ships and vehicles to other companies. so the average person wold not have a clue who the acyual user of the the vehicles was. Makes for a rather dull array of railway wagons that's for sure. :-(

As always Charlie, you have created a superb resource for modellers old and new.

I just bought the Hornby 3 TTA wagon set. Looks like they’ll be getting re-liveried and TOPS markings added. Doh!

Thasks again Charlie 👍

Regarding vehicles conveying fuel products Charlie, there were basically Type A and Type B. The former were regarded as more dangerous and had red solebars, whilst class B vehicles tended to convey gas oil and bitumen which were less hazardous. Importantly from a railway point of view, tank wagons which convey dangerous goods are regarded as discharged when the product has been drained, rather than empty. This means the vehicles will probably still contain the fumes from the previous product they conveyed, so are still regarded as dangerous goods. Very interesting topic Thanks again Charlie

Great paint job Charlie not a lot of difference in the purchased one and your own airbrushing great video very informative best regards Mark

Nice one Charlie. One technique I have used in the past when doing batches or singles, is to have the item roll down a piece of old track past the airbrush when doing underframe muck - ensures wheels get an even coat rather than bits missed behind the w irons. Keep em coming bud.

Hey Charlie! I’ve always been terrified at the thought of weathering but you’ve really helped me to feel more confident to have a go. Thank you!! Look forward to the air brush video. I’ve done spraying on furniture as part of my job, but yours is a different art again!

I learnt something today Charlie. Thanks for that! I never knew there was a need for barrier wagons, but it kinda makes sense. Jim

"What could possibly go wrong?" I have learned: Never, EVER, ask that question! You are bound to find out! Great video, Charlie! I like your weathering job!

Evening Charlie 😊 Hope your enjoying this lovely sunshine ☀️ Another great show me how video 👍🏻 I couldn’t agree more put your own mark on things as getting someone else to do things takes the fun out of modelling 😊 Looking forward to your new episode Cheers Stevie

'The price just keeps going up' Model railroading in a nutshell.... But oh how do we love this amazing hobby.... Thanks for this educational video Charlie, i'm a bit scared to try, but i have some old cheap lima tankers that i may retrieve from the loft for this

Revell acrylic (Black Tar) is the perfect shade for fuel spills charlie

Ahh, a true artiste 👨‍🎨 Rembrandt could not have done better. I’m quite impressed with the layout. I’ve not been watching your episodes in any order, just looking for what interests me most given my daily moods. I’ve enjoyed everything of yours I’ve watched, Thanks and keep on chugging on!

[thank, you for you're great helpful video]👍

At the risk of sounding repetitive Charlie, another really useful video delivered in your very practical and clear style. Thank you. Rail tank cars, or rail cars as the non rail industry call them are really quite fascinating particularly the transition period from steam to diesel. That popular old Airfix kit which is still retailed by Dapol, of the 35T tank, was quite a landmark design. At the time these vehicles significantly increased the capacity whilst retaining the automatic vacuum brake. Further increase to the 45T vehicle using the very similar chassis but with the chunkier barrel also vacuum brakes. There are published photos of trains of these working out of Stanlow, Ellesmere Port, Heysham and South Wales, but the vehicle owners went through a period of brake conversion whilst the 45T vehicles were quite young, and air brakes became pretty standard apart from smaller and slightly older fleets such as some ofthe Esso vehicles.

Hi Charlie, that was a great how to video, and I must say you have done an amazing job of the weathering on those tank wagon, and I am with you you don't want them all looking the same some would have more muck on than others. Regards George..

Dear Charlie , a nice video , clearly explained. Re barrier wagons and brake vehicles. Prior to 3 Star wagons , oil tanks were either unbaked or through piped. The 1959 vacuum braked tanks ( like the Airfix B )were vacuum braked , and some were later air braked , hence the 3 Stars. According to the BR Signalling Appendix, only Type A Petrol wagons required barrier wagons, type B Heavy Oils did not require a barrier. Despite this, there are photos showing Type B tanks with barrier wagons. Your presumption that empty Type A tanks were more dangerous, due to remnant fumes is correct, so it may be the the Type A tanks hauled by the xGWR 72xx had been purged and and had maintenance done to them prior to despatch. Many Brake Vans actually were not braked themselves but piped, and the guard had an internal; tap to operate if required. Lastly, the bogie tanks had 2 filling apertures as the filling stations were already laid out for the previous 4w tanks. This is apparent in photos, and can be demonstrated by placing two 4w tanks on an adjacent line to a bogie 100t tank , and you will see how the filling points line up. Nice work, enjoyed your video, thank you. Philip

You are very talented. Really makes me want to get back into model railways. Love watching your videos

Great video Charlie.. I'm all for tutorials on weathering as it's too often a part of modelling people shy away from. Though I'm not a fan of airbrush weathering it is a good way of starting if you have a huge bundle of wagons or coaches. I do find airbrushed weathering lacks something compared to weathering by hand.. Though at the stage you have those wagons now I'd be looking into some additional touches like some form of streaking on other weathered parts or some areas of rust.. and of course if you fluff it up you can always undo it (to a degree) which in return creates another weathered effect.. so many techniques I use were discovered by bodging it up and trying to wipe it off lol. Keep them rolling. Tim

Great job Charlie , love your sense of humour.

how did i miss this one,Bravo Charlie ,really good job with that ,thanks for the presentation

Another great how to and one to learn from. Thank you. Jerry

Thanks & good point about what not to buy, I also have a “mish mash” rake by not thinking things through. Cool weathering job.

Great demonstration ....just another 40 to do? 🌈😷🇬🇧

Something beginners might consider. Spray your vehicle with a coat of enamel varnish then weather in either acrylic or oils. If it all goes wrong you can remove the "dirt" back to the varnish layer and try again

Excellent job! :) In reality, these Duracell tanker's can be disassembled and repainted red or black.. How i known, there is special stickers to renumber models. After repainting these tanker's can be used as retal. In real world, only big companies can afford their own tankers but smaller companies rent, and sometimes on railways is phenomen like order trains with multiple different type of vagons. Big locomotive or two, drives big order set to sorting point. In sorting point locos leaves one set and grabs prepared set and drive away, but small locomotive pull, push or directly sorting new incoming set. Second way - big mixed order was driven near smaller companies and ordered tanker's from small companies etc was leaved on drive way and momentary picked up by smaller loco.. About sorting center's - here in Latvia, we got an big sorting center with gravity feed.. big order set of tankers etc was stopped on upper side of slow hill, tankers by groups then be disconnected by operator, switching points turned to desired direction and brakes released.. tanker's go down the hill by gravity and after that, switching points change direction again and other type of tankers etc go down to different rails.. Great view to watch. :) How i known, this is very old technologie with fuel economy because in newer sorting center's all job is done by few small locomotives.. That's for some ideas.. never seen something like this in any model railroad..

Very good. May I suggest some Flory Models grime wash. You can airbrush it and as it is clay based you can rub it off with a damp paper towel if you mess up or put too much down in parts. Secondly AK streaking grime enamel washes. I use them on armor and they create very nice subtle streaks down the side. They do various colors.

Enjoyed the video Charlie and as already stated everything looks better with at least a thin layer of dirt. Look forward to your airbrushing video as I need a bit of a refresher. My needles need replacing and so Ive currently been doing all my weathering with powders and washes. Cheers Paul

Great job on the weathering Charlie! 👍👍

Superb results Charlie and each has there own individuality which of course you want. I really must investigate this airbrush lark at some point. Perhaps your next video will give me some pointers. Paul

hello & thank you for the sub... welcome aboard... i agree 100% about buffer cars (your barrier cars) empty or full they should be used... vinny

Excellent video Charlie yes buying new rolling stock can be a real minefield if your aiming for a certain period on your layout it's well worth doing some home work before buying like you i have ended up with lots of unsuitable stock so it's good to know I'm not the only one lol I thought you done a grand job with the weathering i got a long line of wagons to do but keep putting off .. Thanks for sharing ... Cheers Pete

Hi Charlie did you know you said here is that 100 ton mineral wagon not 100 ton tanker wagon 20:55 You have been amazing to watch when I first found your channel I was so impressed and hope my N gauge 1980 to 1990 layout so cheers Bye From luke

Can I suggest using only acrylic for your air brush. Lot less harsh chemicals and a lot easier to clean.

Very interesting Charlie. They look very professional. Geoff. W.

Nice one Charlie I work for BRail at the Philips petroleum depots at bromsgrove as a wheel tapper as some of small tankers you could hardly see the numbers so heavly stained

Very useful pointers and results. Will have a go in the near future.

Great tutorial Charlie, 👌🏻 Thanks for posting 👏🙂

hi Charlie another great video mate I have weather some of my tanks wagons by hand brush but I will have a go with my airbrush On some of my 100 ton tanks they are in all black livery has they were in the 1980s thanks for the idea clive

Very helpful, I am about to start some experimenting of my own on some old Triang 16 ton wagons in order to practice my own techniques. great video, thanks!

Great video Charlie, I think your weathering attempt was well done. I think everything looks better with a little bit of weathering, even if it is only just that.. a little bit. Cheers

Nice job on the weathering ..

Excellent video Charlie, fantastic results................John.

Another fantastic video and best one I seen about weathering

hi charlie your reason why your paint get blotchy is your air pressure is to LOW your not atomizing the paint you regulate the pait with your finger as ive been painting for many years with a air brushes doing murals on cars plus i find using acrylic paint better to use on trains coaches and such like plus its so cheap you can mix any colour you like and store them in old pop bottles or jars like mixing gey titanium white and lamp black just a touch i mix a litre at a time plus the thinners is water plus there's no chance of a reaction from different colour paints when doing small models i usually spray at 15 psi for close up work like putting on dirt on the wheels or on the ladders for close up work and if you want to mist the tank use around 20 psi or higher using your finger to regulate the amount of paint you put out practice on a piece of paper first to get your desired finish plus you can buy acrylic layers in gloss matt or silk plus they are dirt cheap as well give it a go you will save pounds on paint i assure you that just acrylic artists paint in tube or jars its your choice and they will last for years as you thin them out as you know to the consistency of condensed milk .

Hi Charlie, excellent RU-vid clip, be nice to see one on weathering a Diesel locomotive and/or steam engine. Thumbs up by me 👍

Great work Charlie.. really helpful .

Nice job Charlie. I have learned a lot from that video. Cheers

Another great video I'll be trying this soon myself👍

Another good informative video. Thanks x The Bigfella x

Your model looks better then the one the other person did there's looks pretty clean at some places while yours has dirt all over

SUPERB weathering job and tutorial! I enjoyed it enough to subscribe for sure and looking forward to seeing your other videos on your channel. Thank you sir!

Nice one, Charlie.

Beautiful and educational video Charlie !! Thanks. I'm looking forward to the airbrush video! Regards Onno.

Very professional channel, excellent videos good job 👍

Your weathering is more convincing I think

A brush and an employee called gravity 😸

nice lesson on the rack of tank cars. and when to add a buffer car. i am with you on that, would they not be MORE flammable empty? you did a nice job on weathering. just have to remember to change the numbers first.

Just found your Videos good work mate

Another great video Charlie and you made a good job of your tanker's. In your next video on airbrushes, may I ask that you give some recommendations to types of airbrushes and compressor's to buy for us folk who have yet to purchase such item's? Many thanks Charlie, always look forward to the videos.

Very good Charlie. What did you make your 'turntable' out of and what does your spray booth look like? I will not have a lot of room in my garage, (it will be all layout), and I don't think the wife will let me use the kitchen! Cheers. Pete

If you want weathering tips look to us armour builders , just search tank weathering ..apply to your wagons. I just popped by to see what you train folk do. Dot filters and oil filters is probably what you are after o and maybe some weather powders / pastels chalks

nice job Sir

I like those those Hornby Duracell wagons. I know they are not real but they sure are cool. If ever you want to sell them please let me know as I'm trying to build a rake of them. I currently have X5. They look kinda cool behind a small engine like smokey Joe🙂

Hey Charlie! One question; can this same method apply to smaller areas lile the water tanks of a steamer, or a water tower?

Great content. I will be adding it to my RxR Clubs Digital Library for those members interested in weathering. However I do have a comment and a question. First the comment. You said you purchased number decals for your car numbers. Here in the U.S. we use ICC profiled Computer Printers to print out our own at much less expense. There are also a number of back office supply companies (FedEx, Staples, Office Depot) as well as online retailers (like Sticker Mate, Vista-print, and Paper Product Direct) who will print out decals from a memory device. As our club has hundreds of rolling stock we find it easier to print out our own along with a QR marker for car registry data base tracking. A way to not only print out numbers but also design and print signage through out the layout. Now my question. I am NOT an experienced weather enthusiast. I see "mucking up" a model as damaging an investment. Not enhancing it. So as you air brush has two functions can it spray the paint and then be used to blow air only to expedite the drying process? Will continue to watch. And see you DOWN THE LINE.

Thanks for sharing Charlie, I have some old plank wagons so I think I might try a bit of weathering on these. What on earth can go wrong (famous last words). Regards, Geoff.

I prefer your product to the other guy. The grimy first coat made the result look great. Quick question: dilution of the paint--any guidelines? Nicely done. Keep them coming. Thanks.

This was very helpful and inspirational, i think im gonna start using airbrushes for this now.. ( also at 0:52 what video is that?)

Hi Charlie, great video - wonderful weathering job. You said that you had made a video of what not to buy - which one is it.

Nice video Charlie, I have quite a few Dapol tank wagons but also about 20 years ago brought 10 Bachmann unpainted fuel tankers from mainly trains at Watchet when I lived in Somerset. What varnish did you seal the finish with matt or satin.

Hi Charlie, Great weathering, Lord and Butler are my local shop (Well, 20 miles away!). Could you answer the following question. Are the wheels affected by the spraying, do they need cleaning afterwards, or would it be best to remove them before weathering, which is not so easy to do on a loco. Was wondering because I was going to try weathering a loco, I've done some wagons with dry brushing techniques but shyed away from spraying because of the concern over the wheels. Cheers, Rich.

Really good video and thanks for taking the effort to edit it so well. Makes viewing so much more enjoyable Have subscribed, will be back for more and the back catalogue as weathering is a way off for me yet. One question: what are the couplings you are using? Are the the Keen ones. That kind of thing is my current focus before I start reducing the rather new off the line look of my rakes!

Great advice Charlie.... I’m in need of a rake of old triang Hornby milk containers , I see you weren’t keen on the cheaper wagons any views on what I’m after , or by better one and convert them ? Hope you didn’t mind me asking ...regards Fred

Hello Charlie. A long shot, given how old the video is, but do you still have that rake of Duracell tankers? If you don't want them and wish to sell them, I'll take them off your hands.

Hi as I'm new to weathering and using a airbrush what colours would you suggest for the track ,I have saved the video by the way .

Charlie, I just finished up a Ratio Models Twin Diesel Tank in OO scale for my U.S. model railroad engine service facility. I was wondering, what is the significance of the two star markings/decals on tank car? This kit has them as well, but being a U.S. base railroad I wasn't sure if they would be prototypical. Great video BTW...

Your is better

Hy Charlie, you do a grat and a real job on the hobby. And why don't you rebuilt the Duracel-wagons as Mobilevones? Just dismantling them in their pices - primer them and repaint them as MOBILE wagons? All you have to do is the find the right decal on the internet and the right colour, haven't you? There are several minimum diffrencrsvbetween the tankers due to several suppliers the came from - so mixing them in a longer tanker train gives ann even more realistic appearance of a train on the layout. And after reassembling the exDuracel wagons you do the weathering again and you get an even longer train of MOBILE wagons, don't you? It is a pitty to "waste" the Duracels as a kind of everstanding "shelf ware". Hope it is an idea for a new video to produce - "reanimating your over buyed stock by airbrush & decals". Sorry for my bad English - but I hope you figure out the badic idea I have got.

Sadly I don't own an airbrush so I have to do as best I can by hand

Will you be discussing couplings at some point?

I wood love to get them tanker frim you are thay for sale the battery ones

Lately i always seem to go over the top and end up ruining my locos, im on my 3rd class 70 farish shell, lmao

9 views in 2 mins holy moly like if you agree Edit: up to 50 views in 20 mins!!

100 Ton Tanks : .... The photo you posted at 3:28 of a 100 ton tank only has two top hatches, and your model has three ...... That's why there are no fuel stains in the centre on the real example ? . .... Most did have three hatches. .. The photo you chose out of thousands on the web didn't !!