Weathering Freight Cars Without An Airbrush (271) 

I would not start out that way, especially if you have never tried this method before. The good thing about this method is it is a lot easier to remove the weathering if you put on too much on the first try if it is applied to painted plastic and not a matte or dullcoat finish. After the first application you should have a pretty good idea of how much to apply even on a matte or dull finish. But for beginners I still suggest not applying the finish first. As I said in the video this is a very forgiving process, until you apply the first coat of protective finish. After that it is much more difficult to remove excess pigment.

@@TheDCCGuy Makes sense for someone trying the first time. understand.

Be careful with alcohol. It can "cloud" up the paint.

Yep, that’s where you can work in more of the dark brown. And the great thing about pigments is it is hard to overdo it since you can spray on an overcoat and most of it will fade. I like to vary the heaviness of the overcoat since that controls how much of what you just applied remains visible.

I got a couple of your question by email but they won’t come up in the comments here. Yes, I have bought tons from Hattons and also from Rails of Sheffield and Kernow Model Centre, all are good and reliable. Rails of Sheffield is especially good for used (pre-owned) models and only sell those in like new condition but I have had at least one bad loco from Hattons. The prices you see on their websites typically include their VAT which basically is a national sales tax. Products shipped to a US address will have that subtracted and it is 20%, so it basically covers the currency differences. Shipping is not bad and I often pay more to get stuff shipped from my dealer in SC than from the UK. It takes about 2 weeks and is automatically processed through customs here. I have never had to pay an import duty.

I would say yes after some practice.

I suspect they would work, give it a try on a scrap car.

@@TheDCCGuy I will thanks.

I’ve never had any problems with it and it is a very light coat. Because of the 90 degree angle little if any gets on the tread and the overspray just blows on by. If it were a loco or car with pickups then yes I would take precautions. If you want you can just pop the wheels out when doing this.

@@TheDCCGuy Thanks, Larry.

Yes, but it will be more difficult to remove any excess if you don’t like the initial applications. One advantage of starting with the bare painted surface is this is a very forgiving process initially, until you apply the protective coat.

I use Plastruct liquid cement for all my plastic models. Check your local HobbyTown.

@@TheDCCGuy that's one of the others that come apart in a few years. I have tried like 6 to 8 different glues. The only one that seems to work is the Dollar Store Super glue.