Weathering with an airbrush is a whole lot easier. I've been building a Tichy Train Group outside braced, single sheathed boxcar and the model came with a couple of stands you stick into the holes in the bolsters and the model sits upright which makes it easy to paint and weather. Guess I'll be using it on more than just one model. I also use women's eye shadow makeup I get for $1.00 at the dollar store and it sticks better than any weathering powder you could ever hope to use. Comes in every color under the sun and has its own applicator sponge. I found an old pint can of Rustoleum rusty metal primer (at least 30 years old) and thinned it with some lacquer thinner and I use it for my rusty wheels and I also us it for boxcar red oxide. I've also used it on ore cars I build from Tichy Train Group. Perfect red oxide. I have to really thin it to shoot it through the airbrush. Cheers from eastern TN
Awesome video and your weathering technique worked out great! Where did you find the jar of simulated dirt? That definitely added the finishing touches to the boxcar! Thanks for sharing this video and I'm viewing it from Delmar, Delaware.
The logos that are on the car have always been perfectly fine for me especially when using 70% rubbing alcohol. With 90% it probably would be an issue. If I am applying decals, I do all my work with alcohol before I apply them
Weathering with an airbrush is a whole lot easier. I've been building a Tichy Train Group outside braced, single sheathed boxcar and the model came with a couple of stands you stick into the holes in the bolsters and the model sits upright which makes it easy to paint and weather. Guess I'll be using it on more than just one model. I also use women's eye shadow makeup I get for $1.00 at the dollar store and it sticks better than any weathering powder you could ever hope to use. Comes in every color under the sun and has its own applicator sponge. I found an old pint can of Rustoleum rusty metal primer (at least 30 years old) and thinned it with some lacquer thinner and I use it for my rusty wheels and I also us it for boxcar red oxide. I've also used it on ore cars I build from Tichy Train Group. Perfect red oxide. I have to really thin it to shoot it through the airbrush. Cheers from eastern TN
I made a jig that's basically a slab of wood that bolts onto the truck holes. It forms a handle so I can avoid touching the model
Looks good. That car has been run hard and put away wet
Awesome video and your weathering technique worked out great! Where did you find the jar of simulated dirt? That definitely added the finishing touches to the boxcar! Thanks for sharing this video and I'm viewing it from Delmar, Delaware.
Thank you! The dirt is from Monroe Models and it’s in their weathering powder packs. Very good stuff! Thanks for watching!
Would add a bit of blue/green to the fade mixture to get the bluish color in the photo
Fantastic 👍
Get some inexpensive cotton gloves
for handling the cars. 😁
I have latex gloves, I was just too lazy to put some on when making this video 😂
Do you ever have issues with the alcohol peeling up the decals?
The logos that are on the car have always been perfectly fine for me especially when using 70% rubbing alcohol. With 90% it probably would be an issue. If I am applying decals, I do all my work with alcohol before I apply them