About to weather some covered hoppers, and remembered you put this video out a while ago. I'll be using it as reference! Thanks for sharing your work, always looks great!
you are very humble because that is a very fine weathering job and as far as hand painting, Eric Brooman of Utah Belt fame does some with colored markers, its less tedious than painting. Great how too and the streaking method is tops. Cheers, Rob
I was hoping I'd find a video where you show how you weather your cars, so glad I found one! I'll definitely become braver and start weathering my rolling stock now lol. Thanks for sharing your techniques, I definitely feel like I can accomplish something decent just by watching this.
Shout out from a guy who's spend a couple years working around those exact cars at the North Dakota State Mill! That's exactly what they look like! down the to the scrapes and rust on the side!
Hi John, Great video and thanks for indicating what products you used for your weathering. The weathered covered hopper car looks fantastic! The scratch marks with the rust streaks came out really nice.-Tom
Love the weathering. Ive really been getting into it more lately. However I have a ways to go before mine look as nice as yours. But I did get a couple ideas from you. Thanks for sharing. David
Thanks David. You would be surprised how much of a drastic difference some Dullcoat and powders do! But it is addicting when you see the results. Let me know if you have any questions.
John2618 thank you John I appreciate that. I wish I could send you some photos of a few I’ve done just to get your opinion. I have no clue how to do that on here tho. I’ve been getting into oils mainly. I have an air brush but I really need a lot of practice on it.
My email is johnfarrington86@gmail.com. I really like using Vallejo paints in my airbrush. The Model Air line is great to directly spray out of the bottle. But there other lines are awesome too using Vallejo Airbrush thinner. Tamiya acrylic paints are great as well. They flow really nice using Tamiya acrylic thinner.
Excellent weathering. My weakness is weathering so I collect a lot of trains from different people for variety. Have weathered a dozen or so cars. Each one gets better with technique. Use a lot of the same products and have gotten away from the airbrush. Recently purchased weathering pencils but have yet to try. The armed vehicle guys use them. Their techniques are way beyond model railroaders.
great job john, I have a "rule of thumb" that I would like to share with you if you don't mind,when I do decaling and weathering my rolling stock I wait at lease 24 hrs after the decaling process and let the decals fully dry then inspect the work and do touch ups if needed,especially on cars like outside braced boxcars,certain covered hoppers {like the one you did above} but again great job...
Thanks Joe. Yes I try to do the same. In fact I think it sat a could days before continuing weathering. These graffiti decals are a little think so I think the tight bend didn’t bond completely.
@@RailserveJohn also I left out a part,i use testors dull coat before applying decals and after to seal them,as well before I start weathering too..if your on facebook I have a page called "railfan 67" you can send a request to join and you can see all my projects that I've been doing on my 4th shelf layout that I built this past spring.
Very nice work, and not over-done. You have given me the confidence to try this my self, Thank you. PS: May I ask, where did you get that chrome tanker truck you have on your layout from, I am admiring it greatly. Thanks again.
Thanks! It’s actually just a cheap trailer I found on eBay and applied ADM decals to it. If you search “food grade trailer” on eBay HO scale you will see them. I believe I paid less than $20 for it.
Nice video. I really like that Gamsol technique - is there an alternative for acrylic paint/weathering chalks? I still have yet to own an airbrush but I like your uses of it.
Thanks for watching! There are definitely alternate ways to get around not having an airbrush. Vallejo and Tamiya make rattle can versions of their paint which could work if sprayed light enough. AIM weathering powders or Pan Pastels are worth investing in if you plan on getting deep into weathering. AIM sells some sample packs which are great and cheap. All the best, John
Great video of your weathering techniques! What color(s) did you use on the bottom side of the hopper? And did you buy a set of the pan pastels or individually? Thanks for sharing this video and I'm viewing it from Delmar, Delaware.
Cool I was in Newark! I used rail tie brown by Model Master. I believe I got a pack of the pan pastels as well as a few individual ones. Michael’s may still have them online. Thanks for watching!
Very nice. I use some similar techniques. Question: what are you dabbing your brush in when you drag your rust streaks down? Would water work? Ive been stroking down with a dry brush and it can be a little tough to get the results i want on the first pass.
Thanks. If using oil based paints like I am in this video you could use turpentine or terpenoid. It thins the paint and creates this streaking. As long as you aren't rubbing the thinner hard against the car body you shouldn't have any issue with this effecting the factory paint. - John
Good video on your weathering technique with this car, but the music is a little distracting...:( what did you use to dust the sides of the hopper bays, pan pastels?
I have a variety of car brands. Great thing about weathering is it makes even less detailed cars look awesome! This hopper is a BLMA and is a bit pricey.
@@RailserveJohn oh, okay. This video actually really inspired me and I just tried weathering for the first time. I used one of my favorite engines (an old athearn U-23B) and I'm pretty happy with it. Also, thanks for the info on the car you used here. Have a nice evening/night, and stay safe. Edit: I see what you mean about those cars being pricey.
