Thanks Deryk! Grab some old cars and give it a go! I'm finding doing the finer details with the powders a bit more tricky, but they look great and really finish the job. Cheers mate!
Thanks for posting, mate. For trucks, wheels, freight car bodies and locos to add rust I use REAL rust. I take a roll of fine steel wool and put it into a quart jar and fill it up with white vinegar and set it on a window sill so the sun can shine on it. After a month or two, I pour the liquid out into a stainless photo tray from my darkroom (10X14). After it is completely dry I use a single edged razor blade scraper and scrape the rust out of the tray. It usually comes out as a fine powder. I then store it in a snuff container. Depending on how long you leave the steel wool in the vinegar my batches come out with different colors of rust, i.e., some are orange and others are a deeper colored red. When I get ready to use it I put several scoops of my rust into a plastic communion cup (neat little cups for mixing paints) and add some alcohol, Elemer's white glue and a dab of water soluble glycerin. Then I just brush it on. If I want an area where the rust has eaten through the metal (plastic) I use my X-acto knife and make some gouges in the sides of a car and fill it up with my rust. To seal the rust I usually topcoat it with a flat acrylic clear coat. It looks very realistic 'cause it is REAL rust! Happy Railroading! :-) W Rusty Lane in eastern Tennessee (Witherington Place Railroad)
Hi Gregg! excellent tutorial. Like always you a bound with ideas and fun facts, you make it easy to watch. The seems on the side of the cars I tape them on both sides or use a sticky card cut in the middle and stick it on the side of the seems ( leave a hair thin opening) just enough for the seem to show through and apply powder on it. Is tricky because you can really see the effect until you pull the tape or sticky note off. I also agree with BArailsystem about masking or removing the weels when you paint the trucks. Anyway, great tutorial full of info. Thanks a lot Gregg. Cheers my friend. RT
Thanks RT' I'm glad you had a laugh and enjoyed it. I tried your idea with the Panel line paint, but it bled under the tape, so I'll try it with powders. I tried applying powders to the seams with a Micro brush and it worked ok,just need a bit of a clean up. As far as the wheels go , I didn't get much paint on them at all??, but I will clean them up before they run on the layout. Thanks for the tip and watching. Take care sir, Cheers Gregg
Thanks William! Don't know where I can go from that idea..LOL I do actually enjoy weathering, eeven though I don't have a "arty" bone in my body! Gregg.
Another top video Gregg! The shower scene was hilarious!! I've never cleaned rollingstock that way before. I wonder if my engines would like a tub that way!! LOL I know what you mean about fragile details. I made up the wire holders with some 16mm wood dowel with a stand to, well, stand them in...... four at a time! You can have one if you like! I'll show one in my next video, today with any luck! Talk to you soon mate! Stew.
Thanks Stew! I think the locos would be fine as long as you dried them in the microwave after..LOL I'll have a look at the stands in your video, I think they may be the go, then with the trucks off, you can dirty up the bolster and coupler pockets? Chat soon , cheers Gregg:-)
OMG, I'm going to have nightmares tonight. Lord Stan needs to have a word with you. lol The weather looks good. One day I will try it but for now I will stay with building the layout. Scott
LOL,, yes Scott, I'm just waiting for the call from him! I'm happy with the later attempts, it's all about trial and error!. Thanks for watching. Cheers Gregg
Gregg, I DID watch them ALL in a couple days. I watched the last couple whilst sipping some single malt tea and I think that made everything right as rain. Oh, tell Lord Stan when you see him I enjoy his appearances as well. Want to give him a big thumbs up. He should have his own channel....hell, I'd subscribe! - Paul (in Illinois, USA)
Thanks Paul, I'm sue the tea helped a lot..LOL My favorite "tea" at the moment is "Laphroaig Quarter Cask", do try it! I'll pas on your regards to Lord Stan, he will be back soon and god help us if he gets his own channel..LOL Cheers Gregg
Very nicely weathered cars, Gregg! One thing I would suggest: before weathering the trucks (actually before weathering the car at all) remove those nice metal wheels and install some cheap plastic wheels from a train show or a modeling buddy. That will protect the pointed areas on the inside of the trucks and allow the trucks to get nicely painted, but it will protect the metal wheels form getting paint where paint shouldn't be. It can be rather troublesome getting dried paint off of the wheel treads. Don't ask how I know this.
Thanks FLyboy! I take the trucks off and leave the wheel sets in , as I use three different colours on them , first thing I do is use a paint pen with rusty rail colour and do the wheel faces, still in the truck. Then the truck gets 3 different colours with light coats in random spots and this covers some of the wheels and I don't get any paint into the bearing cone. Once the truck is done , the excess paint on the treads is easily removed with a cotton tip dipped in Isopropyl alcohol. The paint pen is great as it only puts the paint where you wan't it and is much tidier than a brush. Maybe I should do a video on the process? Cheers Gregg.
Not bad Greg, just keep going, and you will notice the more you do it the better u get and the more u learn. The main thing with the airbrush, of course learning how to use it, is mixing the right colors to get the desired effects, also using powders and oil's will really make it stand out.
Thanks very much! I see an improvement in the cars I've done already, and as you say , the colours are very important to get right! These cars will get powders applied , and they do really make a difference! Thanks for the tips . Cheers Gregg
Gregg, the only shower scene worse than yours was in "psycho", Lord Stan would probably say "there are some things you can't UN-see!! I admire your courage, weathering with acrylics is pretty unforgiving as you can't wash it off if you make a mistake, I speak from experience. But keep going! To make a cake you have to break a few eggs! Fortunately minor oopsies can be massaged with the chalks, or you can tell people "I meant to do that". Anyway practice, practice and more practice. I found a couple of sites, Weathering by Tom Mann and The Weathering Shop that have some good information. Just search for them. Model Railroad Hobbyist E-zine has had articles about weathering too.
LOL...classic and accurate statement Toady! I like the acrylics and if Im quick, I can remove the paint with the thinner mix, but not for long!! The chalks certainly do cover up minor mistakes for sure. Thanks for those sites, I'll check them out! Cheers Gregg
Gregg, top notch video old boy! Well done, and I like your emphasis on starting with older cars and "playing" until you get the effect(s) you want. However I am still trying to get that shower scene out of my memory :-) By the way, for washes, instead of enamels I have had very good results with diluted India Ink. Some people dilute w/ alcohol, but I use Testors' Model Master Acryl Thinner. It seems to flow nicely into crevasses and grills. Any excess can be cleaned off with alcohol (carefully! 91% isopropyl alcohol removes many model paints if you use too much). In the USA the Hobby Lobby chain has multiple colors for only a few US% per bottle and it has a long shelf life. I use black and dark brown for most of my projects. Thanks for sharing your experiences, keep up the good work!
Thanks very much Gary! Don't worry if you forget the shower scene,it's always her for you ...LOL I've heard of the ink before,the Panel line is good for small internal lines, grills etc, but raised seams are a bit difficult. I'm trying powders on these and I'm getting better results and will show them when I get some good examples! Thanks for watching and the tips! Cheers Gregg
As always, Excellent instruction, well done video, thanks for getting this up here, always looking for inspiration and you always have a truck load of it :) robert van ooyen Try it! He has great direction here! If I can make a request, a boxcar willy song would be great while showering with your rolling stock! :) Thanks Gregg..
Hi Mike, good to hear from you and thank you for the kind words! I was thinking of "Workin' on the railroad"..LOL I'm a way off your results mate , but I'll keep practicing. Still a while to go before I start structures and haunt your channel ..LOL Thanks for the support , cheers Gregg :-)
PLEASE Haunt! I so look everyday for good structure video's by FREE sources! I think you would be great at it. I will just stand over here and wait ok! :)
Good job Gregg!! 👍👍 Weathering scares too many people! I haven't seen (yet), your newer work... but nice start. I see you've referenced some great modelers of weathered equipment. If you ever need it, I can finally offer YOU some advice, if you still need some!! I've been weathering since 1986, using nearly every medium, except Pan Pastels. Can't afford it, but really want to work with it. Some people here have offered bits of advice - most even good!! 😜 You already have the best reference you can get. You work close to these all day long!! If you can, whip out the cell phone and snap some pics. Get under care, around the brake gear, between the wheels, and on bottom drop cars, around the chutes.... Also, on roofwalks (probably only on Hoppers in your era), carefully sand the tops of the walkways, as they are worn by worker's boots. Most of the time the fill caps will be the cleanest, especially in food grade Hoppers. Sometimes, one or two fill caps will be new replacements, and shiny new. Many individual fill caps will have slightly different shades of color. If you model mostly the Western US, your "fade wash" should be closer to white, bone, or a very light being. As far as the streaking, brush streaks(especially rust), is much better done, using artist's oil paints, dotted, then streaked downward with a brush, dipped in pure Turpentine. To this day, still the best method. Have patience though, it can take up to 3-4 days to dry enough to work on the model further! Also, it's just not easy. Took me over a year to get really satisfactory results. BTW, *brilliant idea* rubbing a napkin on a freight car truck! I've actually not heard of that one, but will be trying it. I hope you've taken what I wrote as nothing but constructive!! Carmine 🚂
Thanks Carmine, I always appreciate advice , so very welcome! I am always looking at videos that show the tops of cars and locos but unfortunately, we don't have the variety of cars down here and I don't work around much freight at all :-(.. I do a black wash now and then spray a very light bone to fade and then apply dirt and rust with the airbrush and powders. Hope ther young lady is ok....should put a viewer rating on this one..LOL Cheers Gregg
Not to worry, mate! She's a tough little girl. 😀 Your weathering that I've seen, looks good.... and I ALWAYS follow rule #1 of MRR'ing - if it looks good to you, that's what really matters!! If you should ever have questions, please don't hesitate! 😎👍👍
Great start to a video..... Great video, never worry about doing to much, just makes it look a little older. The book you mention Done in a Day is a great book on weathering. I use a single action air brush and pastels, depending on how weathered want car to look. Also do my painting outside with mother nature, great natural light. Look forward to next video.
Thank you! I guess you can always say , it's meant to be that dirty!! Done in a day is a great book for sure and is a good reference. I like the idea of painting outside in natural light, !! Thanks for watching. Gregg:-)
You can never do *too* much either!!!!! LOL!! ;) ..... Very good work on that caa - for beginner or more experienced... I usually recommend weathering powders to start.... thet way, if you don't like it, you can take it into the shower with you •••••• erm, I mean, take it to the sink, and clean it off, with Dawn dish sauoap, and hot-ish water!!! Subbed you - and look forward to more! Cheers Mate!
Carmine Allocca Thanks Carmine! LOL, yes I guess you can wash off your sins in the shower!! I'm practicing now with powders and when I get a bit better I will do an update on them. I like the Pan Pastels and you can rub them off with water before they get too dry...or take them into the shower..LOL Thanks for the Sub also. Cheers Gregg.:-)
Fantastic video Gregg. Thanks for sharing your findings with us. Have you ran the cars you weathered on your layout yet? I had an issue with the paint coming off the wheels onto the top of my rails and then transferring to locomotives and other cars, it was a mess and took me a while to clean it up. I bought a wheel mask after that to mask the wheels while I am painting to prevent paint from getting on the conductive parts. Ben
Thanks Ben! No, none have run yet, but I will clean the wheels with some thinners after I finish the powders.I haven't got much paint at all on them as yet, I'm still deciding whether to remove the trucks and do them separate?? What are these masks you speak of wise man!! Thanks for the comment mate. Cheers Gregg
BArailsystem That was a clever piece of kit but reamember that you can drill a hole in some sort of plate and hold the Wheels by hand on the left as you hold the airbrush in Your right hand. A bit more work but cheaper With same result.
Gregg, you mentioned about a book you had years ago called "Track Planning for Realistic Operations". I've had that for years and if its the one I'm thinking of its by a gent by the name of John Armstrong. I had ASSumed it was long out of print but I see you can still buy it (3rd Ed.) on Amazon. He also wrote a book called "The Railroad - What It, What It Does", another excellent resource on the prototype. There is also a fairly recent book on layout operations by Tony Koester (2nd Ed.) which you can get from Kalmbach's site and probably Amazon, too. Cheers - Paul
and the people get on my case for not wearing a t shirt..HA... you did pretty good for your newbie try out... do a few more & i'll send my "E"-plant to you for weathering...LOL... my 3 "P's" "practice.. patience & perseverance ' looking good... thanks for sharing vinny
Thanks Vinny! I did have pants on though..LOL The newer cars certainly look better and are easier to get a reallistic look.Easier for me to do your EP when I visit!! Cheers mate:-)
FishplateFilms yeah.. yeah.. yeah... promises .. promises .. i am looking forward to your visit... just hope it happen before i go to the great layout in the sky... LOL vinny
Thank you Sir, still a lot to learn but it's interesting! Just tell the better half that's how we do it down here...LOL Thanks for watching. Cheers Gregg:-)
Hello, Gregg. LOVE your channel and after just finishing watching ALL of your vids I subscribed. Very educational and entertaining, too. I was wondering if the pipettes can be cleaned and re-used, or since they're so cheap do you just toss after you use one. Thanx! - Paul
Thanks very much Paul for watching and the Sub! You may need therapy if you have watched all of them in a short time..LOL !! I'm the original tight a%rse and reuse my pipette's till they are no good. I use one for mixing and one for thinners, the dirty one I have used for weeks and wash it out with dirty thinners and it's still good! Glad your enjoying the videos, cheers Gregg.
Another great vid Gregg, I will try some of that . How about another layout update !!!!!! Its been a month , I might have to get Lord Stan on to you again if you don't get a wriggle on, .Your friend in Bundy Tom
Thanks Tom! I'm practicing using powders at the moment, so my next video will be on that. No work on the layout I'm affraid, but I will be ding some yard work on the upper level so I can do a small Op session. Lord Stan will be back before Christmas. Cheers Gregg
Tanks very much Chris! n I don't have Digitrax or MTH locos so your asking the wrong person mate..LOL. Sorry about that, but I'm sure someone will know! Cheers Gregg
Gregg, well done video! Dude all your cars look good man. Just add some powers to them. Your doing good work man. Keep it up! Later, John Ps never want to see you in the shower again. Im prob. Going have nightmares tonight.
LOL...Thanks John, they are getting powders now, so I'll show that when I'm happy with the results! Have to be careful as I've run out of old cars..LOL Thank you for the encouragement and I really hope you "DON'T" dream about it..LOL Cheers Gregg:-)
FishplateFilms what a scary night last night. Haha! Yea I got a few old cars I call my practice pieces. I dont have an airbrush im brushing. Ill get it though. Later, John
I don't think you'er considering what types of materials those hoppers are hollowing. That would have some bearing on how it looks on the top and sides. And yes I do thank some weathering powders would help.
Hoppers haul a wide variety of materials, so a number of "spills" could occur on any car. All these cars will be getting further weathering with powders. Gregg:-)
You're trying techniques and IMHO that is what makes the hobby (any hobby for that matter) fun, exciting, learning experience. Following what happens in the 1:1 is always (again IMHO) a very good thing, but 'deviating' from the 'norm' is sometimes a humbling experience; sometimes what appears to be a mistake is actually one of those "aha moments." Mother Nature is not consistent.
Very true Colin! Just comparing the first and last car I've done is a big difference and I think I prefer the "less" weathered look for most of my cars. I have to get better as I've run out of old Athearn hoppers...LOL Thanks for watching. Cheers Gregg
Great video and a Nice result. I think Your old hopper looks great to:) If you`re worried about only 18% Girls watching Your vids, I think you did a great effort in getting more Girls to watch Your channel. I only have a small tip and that is in weathering one can get away With most looks because some New hoppers might be more dirty than other similar New hoppers. This because some may be used near wery dirty industry and some will not. So there is your get out of jail freecard if you weather one hopper to Heavy at some point:) I started With an airbrush With the same basic design as Yours and it was not any good so I would appreciate if you can share With us what brand and model you use in Your Next video, since Yours is working, hint hint:) Thanks for a great demonstration and for sharing:) Regards JC
Thanks very much JC !. As you see by my latest weathering effort, I found a wash that works. I prefer cleaner cars and as you say they are all different but most of mine will be on the cleaner side.I also think the new cars are better due to their better paint jobs. My Air brush is a Pasche VL dual action, not too bad and always use a paint extender (a few drops of glycerine in your thinner mixture) to stop the paint drying on the tip. Glad you liked the clip! Cheers Gregg
Good video,my wife thought I was watching porn at first. Boring after she found the truth. Hahaha. A nice collection of airbrushes at my house but haven't had the guts to use them,all weathering powder as of now.I'm giving it a shot after watching this. Thanks John
LMAO I'm picturing her walking by right at the start and thinking, my god ,he's turned..LOL Sorry to disappoint you both!! Give it a go John, if I can do it, anyone can. Thanks for watching my friend. Cheers Gregg
33:18 you say its a disaster... no this cr the way it lookis in the video is fine dont change a thing,,, i see hopper cars like this all the time faded repainted spills on them for what ever reason i see them messed up all the time... this car looks ok... some where in the world is a real car like this probably paint the same way!!! lighten up on your self its ok... haha,,, have a good day!!!
LOL, thanks for the positive comments! As you say, there probably is a car out there somewhere looking like this. I am l slowly earning to stop before it gets too much!! Cheers Gregg :-)
great tutorial ! for newbies with highend equicment in a special safe workplace ! awesome video again ! Thank you Gregg !
Thank you Sir! A long way from Frank's jobs, but getting there..LOL
Gregg:-)
Very cool Gregg! I am a noob with an airbrush. I am learning as I go, so it's nice to see your procedures. Thanks!
Thanks Deryk! Grab some old cars and give it a go! I'm finding doing the finer details with the powders a bit more tricky, but they look great and really finish the job.
Cheers mate!
Thanks for posting, mate. For trucks, wheels, freight car bodies and locos to add rust I use REAL rust. I take a roll of fine steel wool and put it into a quart jar and fill it up with white vinegar and set it on a window sill so the sun can shine on it. After a month or two, I pour the liquid out into a stainless photo tray from my darkroom (10X14). After it is completely dry I use a single edged razor blade scraper and scrape the rust out of the tray. It usually comes out as a fine powder. I then store it in a snuff container. Depending on how long you leave the steel wool in the vinegar my batches come out with different colors of rust, i.e., some are orange and others are a deeper colored red. When I get ready to use it I put several scoops of my rust into a plastic communion cup (neat little cups for mixing paints) and add some alcohol, Elemer's white glue and a dab of water soluble glycerin. Then I just brush it on. If I want an area where the rust has eaten through the metal (plastic) I use my X-acto knife and make some gouges in the sides of a car and fill it up with my rust. To seal the rust I usually topcoat it with a flat acrylic clear coat. It looks very realistic 'cause it is REAL rust! Happy Railroading! :-)
W Rusty Lane in eastern Tennessee (Witherington Place Railroad)
Hi Gregg! excellent tutorial. Like always you a bound with ideas and fun facts, you make it easy to watch. The seems on the side of the cars I tape them on both sides or use a sticky card cut in the middle and stick it on the side of the seems ( leave a hair thin opening) just enough for the seem to show through and apply powder on it. Is tricky because you can really see the effect until you pull the tape or sticky note off. I also agree with BArailsystem about masking or removing the weels when you paint the trucks. Anyway, great tutorial full of info. Thanks a lot Gregg. Cheers my friend. RT
Thanks RT' I'm glad you had a laugh and enjoyed it. I tried your idea with the Panel line paint, but it bled under the tape, so I'll try it with powders. I tried applying powders to the seams with a Micro brush and it worked ok,just need a bit of a clean up. As far as the wheels go , I didn't get much paint on them at all??, but I will clean them up before they run on the layout. Thanks for the tip and watching. Take care sir,
Cheers Gregg
What another great video, you out do your self each and every time and always bring a bit of fresh perspective to the hobby...Well Donne!!!
Thanks William! Don't know where I can go from that idea..LOL I do actually enjoy weathering, eeven though I don't have a "arty" bone in my body!
Gregg.
Another top video Gregg! The shower scene was hilarious!! I've never cleaned rollingstock that way before. I wonder if my engines would like a tub that way!! LOL I know what you mean about fragile details. I made up the wire holders with some 16mm wood dowel with a stand to, well, stand them in...... four at a time! You can have one if you like! I'll show one in my next video, today with any luck!
Talk to you soon mate!
Stew.
Thanks Stew! I think the locos would be fine as long as you dried them in the microwave after..LOL I'll have a look at the stands in your video, I think they may be the go, then with the trucks off, you can dirty up the bolster and coupler pockets?
Chat soon , cheers Gregg:-)
OMG, I'm going to have nightmares tonight. Lord Stan needs to have a word with you. lol The weather looks good. One day I will try it but for now I will stay with building the layout.
Scott
LOL,, yes Scott, I'm just waiting for the call from him! I'm happy with the later attempts, it's all about trial and error!. Thanks for watching.
Cheers Gregg
Gregg, I DID watch them ALL in a couple days. I watched the last couple whilst sipping some single malt tea and I think that made everything right as rain. Oh, tell Lord Stan when you see him I enjoy his appearances as well. Want to give him a big thumbs up. He should have his own channel....hell, I'd subscribe! - Paul (in Illinois, USA)
Thanks Paul, I'm sue the tea helped a lot..LOL My favorite "tea" at the moment is
"Laphroaig Quarter Cask", do try it! I'll pas on your regards to Lord Stan, he will be back soon and god help us if he gets his own channel..LOL
Cheers Gregg
Hi Gregg, great how to video. Tell Lord Stan, he has a excellent shower voice. Cheers!! Tom.
Thanks Tom! I thought I was a bit off key..LOL
Cheers Gregg:-)
Very nicely weathered cars, Gregg! One thing I would suggest: before weathering the trucks (actually before weathering the car at all) remove those nice metal wheels and install some cheap plastic wheels from a train show or a modeling buddy. That will protect the pointed areas on the inside of the trucks and allow the trucks to get nicely painted, but it will protect the metal wheels form getting paint where paint shouldn't be. It can be rather troublesome getting dried paint off of the wheel treads. Don't ask how I know this.
Thanks FLyboy! I take the trucks off and leave the wheel sets in , as I use three different colours on them , first thing I do is use a paint pen with rusty rail colour and do the wheel faces, still in the truck. Then the truck gets 3 different colours with light coats in random spots and this covers some of the wheels and I don't get any paint into the bearing cone. Once the truck is done , the excess paint on the treads is easily removed with a cotton tip dipped in Isopropyl alcohol. The paint pen is great as it only puts the paint where you wan't it and is much tidier than a brush. Maybe I should do a video on the process?
Cheers Gregg.
Not bad Greg, just keep going, and you will notice the more you do it the better u get and the more u learn. The main thing with the airbrush, of course learning how to use it, is mixing the right colors to get the desired effects, also using powders and oil's will really make it stand out.
Thanks very much! I see an improvement in the cars I've done already, and as you say , the colours are very important to get right! These cars will get powders applied , and they do really make a difference! Thanks for the tips .
Cheers Gregg
Great stuff Gregg. Thanks for sharing,
Ethan
Thank you Ethan! Glad you enjoyed it.
Gregg:-)
Well done. Trucks did turn out very nice.
Thanks Bill! That colour is a perfect match for my sample of "real" truck grime!
Cheers Gregg
Gregg, the only shower scene worse than yours was in "psycho", Lord Stan would probably say "there are some things you can't UN-see!! I admire your courage, weathering with acrylics is pretty unforgiving as you can't wash it off if you make a mistake, I speak from experience. But keep going! To make a cake you have to break a few eggs! Fortunately minor oopsies can be massaged with the chalks, or you can tell people "I meant to do that". Anyway practice, practice and more practice. I found a couple of sites, Weathering by Tom Mann and The Weathering Shop that have some good information. Just search for them. Model Railroad Hobbyist E-zine has had articles about weathering too.
LOL...classic and accurate statement Toady! I like the acrylics and if Im quick, I can remove the paint with the thinner mix, but not for long!! The chalks certainly do cover up minor mistakes for sure. Thanks for those sites, I'll check them out!
Cheers Gregg
Gregg, top notch video old boy! Well done, and I like your emphasis on starting with older cars and "playing" until you get the effect(s) you want. However I am still trying to get that shower scene out of my memory :-) By the way, for washes, instead of enamels I have had very good results with diluted India Ink. Some people dilute w/ alcohol, but I use Testors' Model Master Acryl Thinner. It seems to flow nicely into crevasses and grills. Any excess can be cleaned off with alcohol (carefully! 91% isopropyl alcohol removes many model paints if you use too much). In the USA the Hobby Lobby chain has multiple colors for only a few US% per bottle and it has a long shelf life. I use black and dark brown for most of my projects. Thanks for sharing your experiences, keep up the good work!
Thanks very much Gary! Don't worry if you forget the shower scene,it's always her for you ...LOL I've heard of the ink before,the Panel line is good for small internal lines, grills etc, but raised seams are a bit difficult. I'm trying powders on these and I'm getting better results and will show them when I get some good examples!
Thanks for watching and the tips!
Cheers Gregg
As always, Excellent instruction, well done video, thanks for getting this up here, always looking for inspiration and you always have a truck load of it :) robert van ooyen Try it! He has great direction here! If I can make a request, a boxcar willy song would be great while showering with your rolling stock! :) Thanks Gregg..
Hi Mike, good to hear from you and thank you for the kind words! I was thinking of "Workin' on the railroad"..LOL I'm a way off your results mate , but I'll keep practicing. Still a while to go before I start structures and haunt your channel ..LOL
Thanks for the support , cheers Gregg :-)
PLEASE Haunt! I so look everyday for good structure video's by FREE sources! I think you would be great at it. I will just stand over here and wait ok! :)
ModelerManMike I'd sit I think mate...might be a little while..LOL
Appreciate the encouragement.
Gregg
I gotta a heart! Thanks :)
Great voice, you should cut a album, this is the first video I have ever seen with a shower and train car together. Great video. Terry
LOL...thanks Terry, I should cut something, maybe my internet service??? One should not drink whisky and think of you-tube ideas!!
Cheers Gregg
Good job Gregg!! 👍👍
Weathering scares too many people! I haven't seen (yet), your newer work... but nice start. I see you've referenced some great modelers of weathered equipment. If you ever need it, I can finally offer YOU some advice, if you still need some!! I've been weathering since 1986, using nearly every medium, except Pan Pastels. Can't afford it, but really want to work with it.
Some people here have offered bits of advice - most even good!! 😜 You already have the best reference you can get. You work close to these all day long!! If you can, whip out the cell phone and snap some pics. Get under care, around the brake gear, between the wheels, and on bottom drop cars, around the chutes....
Also, on roofwalks (probably only on Hoppers in your era), carefully sand the tops of the walkways, as they are worn by worker's boots. Most of the time the fill caps will be the cleanest, especially in food grade Hoppers. Sometimes, one or two fill caps will be new replacements, and shiny new. Many individual fill caps will have slightly different shades of color.
If you model mostly the Western US, your "fade wash" should be closer to white, bone, or a very light being.
As far as the streaking, brush streaks(especially rust), is much better done, using artist's oil paints, dotted, then streaked downward with a brush, dipped in pure Turpentine. To this day, still the best method. Have patience though, it can take up to 3-4 days to dry enough to work on the model further!
Also, it's just not easy. Took me over a year to get really satisfactory results.
BTW, *brilliant idea* rubbing a napkin on a freight car truck! I've actually not heard of that one, but will be trying it.
I hope you've taken what I wrote as nothing but constructive!!
Carmine 🚂
And............ My 6 year old granddaughter saw the opening......
She's currently in therapy, and we're now worried!!!
LMAO! 😜😁😂😂
Thanks Carmine,
I always appreciate advice , so very welcome! I am always looking at videos that show the tops of cars and locos but unfortunately, we don't have the variety of cars down here and I don't work around much freight at all :-(.. I do a black wash now and then spray a very light bone to fade and then apply dirt and rust with the airbrush and powders.
Hope ther young lady is ok....should put a viewer rating on this one..LOL
Cheers Gregg
Not to worry, mate! She's a tough little girl. 😀
Your weathering that I've seen, looks good.... and I ALWAYS follow rule #1 of MRR'ing - if it looks good to you, that's what really matters!!
If you should ever have questions, please don't hesitate! 😎👍👍
Great start to a video..... Great video, never worry about doing to much, just makes it look a little older. The book you mention Done in a Day is a great book on weathering. I use a single action air brush and pastels, depending on how weathered want car to look. Also do my painting outside with mother nature, great natural light. Look forward to next video.
Thank you! I guess you can always say , it's meant to be that dirty!! Done in a day is a great book for sure and is a good reference. I like the idea of painting outside in natural light, !! Thanks for watching.
Gregg:-)
You can never do *too* much either!!!!! LOL!! ;)
..... Very good work on that caa - for beginner or more experienced...
I usually recommend weathering powders to start.... thet way, if you don't like it, you can take it into the shower with you •••••• erm, I mean, take it to the sink, and clean it off, with Dawn dish sauoap, and hot-ish water!!!
Subbed you - and look forward to more!
Cheers Mate!
Carmine Allocca WOW!! That'll teach me to type at 4:00AM!!! :O
I should ween an award for those typos!! :P
Carmine Allocca Thanks Carmine! LOL, yes I guess you can wash off your sins in the shower!! I'm practicing now with powders and when I get a bit better I will do an update on them. I like the Pan Pastels and you can rub them off with water before they get too dry...or take them into the shower..LOL Thanks for the Sub also.
Cheers Gregg.:-)
You seem to already grasp the basics...
You'll do well with powders.
You'd be amazed at how much control you can have, when using powders! ;)
Cheers!
Thanks Greg. Weathering scares me to death, having tried some and screwed up. Will have another go. Robert
You and me both mate! Lucky I kept all those old hoppers..LOL.Acrylics make it easier to correct any mistakes. Thanks for watching.
Cheers Gregg
Ventilation! Gregg love the Cardboard box. Great to get under the car. Joeoz3751
These all look great!
Thanks very Much Daniel! OK for a beginner I suppose..LOL
Cheers Gregg.
Hate to see your water bill after washing 300 freight cars in the shower LOL . thanks great tutorial for us newbies !!!
Cheers Glynn
LOL...good point Glynn! I'll end up like Kramer from Seinfeld, preparing food in the shower..LOL Thanks for watching .
Cheers Gregg
Fantastic video Gregg. Thanks for sharing your findings with us. Have you ran the cars you weathered on your layout yet? I had an issue with the paint coming off the wheels onto the top of my rails and then transferring to locomotives and other cars, it was a mess and took me a while to clean it up. I bought a wheel mask after that to mask the wheels while I am painting to prevent paint from getting on the conductive parts.
Ben
Thanks Ben! No, none have run yet, but I will clean the wheels with some thinners after I finish the powders.I haven't got much paint at all on them as yet, I'm still deciding whether to remove the trucks and do them separate?? What are these masks you speak of wise man!! Thanks for the comment mate.
Cheers Gregg
FishplateFilms
I've got one like this:
www.micromark.com/acrylic-paint-mask-for-ho-scale-wheels-set-of-2,11679.html
BArailsystem That was a clever piece of kit but reamember that you can drill a hole in some sort of plate and hold the Wheels by hand on the left as you hold the airbrush in Your right hand. A bit more work but cheaper With same result.
Really in the shower wow! Nice weathering!
I know ...what was I thinking..LOL Thanks for the comment and for watching!
Cheers Gregg
Well done! Nice work!
jac jackson Thanks Jac!
Hey when will you do a film on switch ops love to see those engines in action!
jac jackson When I have a few loco's weathered, there'll be an op's session for sure!
Gregg:-)
Gregg, you mentioned about a book you had years ago called "Track Planning for Realistic Operations". I've had that for years and if its the one I'm thinking of its by a gent by the name of John Armstrong. I had ASSumed it was long out of print but I see you can still buy it (3rd Ed.) on Amazon. He also wrote a book called "The Railroad - What It, What It Does", another excellent resource on the prototype. There is also a fairly recent book on layout operations by Tony Koester (2nd Ed.) which you can get from Kalmbach's site and probably Amazon, too. Cheers - Paul
There you go Paul, I got that book when I was 15, I wish I knew where it went, but good to know it's still around!
Cheers Gregg
When you finished, do you seal the weathering with dull coat, especially if you use pastels, they need something to adhere to and to seal them.
I probably will, once I get one I'm happy enough with ..LOL
Gregg:-)
and the people get on my case for not wearing a t shirt..HA... you did pretty good for your newbie try out... do a few more & i'll send my "E"-plant to you for weathering...LOL... my 3 "P's" "practice.. patience & perseverance ' looking good... thanks for sharing
vinny
Thanks Vinny! I did have pants on though..LOL The newer cars certainly look better and are easier to get a reallistic look.Easier for me to do your EP when I visit!!
Cheers mate:-)
FishplateFilms yeah.. yeah.. yeah... promises .. promises .. i am looking forward to your visit... just hope it happen before i go to the great layout in the sky... LOL
vinny
bnsf6951 Next May Sir!! Make up the spare bed!!
FishplateFilms very cool... looking forward to your visit... bed..??? we sleep with the layout... LOL
vinny
bnsf6951 Sounds good to me Vinny!!
Great tutorial on weathering! Though I had a hard time explaining why I was watching a man shower with trains to my wife. . . :-P
Thank you Sir, still a lot to learn but it's interesting! Just tell the better half that's how we do it down here...LOL
Thanks for watching.
Cheers Gregg:-)
Hello, Gregg. LOVE your channel and after just finishing watching ALL of your vids I subscribed. Very educational and entertaining, too.
I was wondering if the pipettes can be cleaned and re-used, or since they're so cheap do you just toss after you use one. Thanx! - Paul
Thanks very much Paul for watching and the Sub! You may need therapy if you have watched all of them in a short time..LOL !! I'm the original tight a%rse and reuse my pipette's till they are no good. I use one for mixing and one for thinners, the dirty one I have used for weeks and wash it out with dirty thinners and it's still good!
Glad your enjoying the videos, cheers Gregg.
Another great vid Gregg, I will try some of that . How about another layout update !!!!!! Its been a month , I might have to get Lord Stan on to you again if you don't get a wriggle on, .Your friend in Bundy
Tom
Thanks Tom! I'm practicing using powders at the moment, so my next video will be on that. No work on the layout I'm affraid, but I will be ding some yard work on the upper level so I can do a small Op session. Lord Stan will be back before Christmas.
Cheers Gregg
Great video Gregg.How do I program a MTH SD70 ace cab number from a digitrak controller?
Tanks very much Chris! n I don't have Digitrax or MTH locos so your asking the wrong person mate..LOL. Sorry about that, but I'm sure someone will know!
Cheers Gregg
Hey Gregg, thanks for the sub man!!!! I hope my videos make you smile.
Your welcome! Yes mate, I like your style..LOL.
Cheers Gregg
FishplateFilms that's awesome man! Thanks for watching my videos. Please like them if you want. Thanks, John
Gregg, well done video! Dude all your cars look good man. Just add some powers to them. Your doing good work man. Keep it up! Later, John
Ps never want to see you in the shower again. Im prob. Going have nightmares tonight.
LOL...Thanks John, they are getting powders now, so I'll show that when I'm happy with the results! Have to be careful as I've run out of old cars..LOL Thank you for the encouragement and I really hope you "DON'T" dream about it..LOL
Cheers Gregg:-)
FishplateFilms what a scary night last night. Haha! Yea I got a few old cars I call my practice pieces. I dont have an airbrush im brushing. Ill get it though. Later, John
I don't think you'er considering what types of materials those hoppers are hollowing. That would have some bearing on
how it looks on the top and sides. And yes I do thank some weathering powders would help.
Hoppers haul a wide variety of materials, so a number of "spills" could occur on any car. All these cars will be getting further weathering with powders.
Gregg:-)
Nice job!
Thanks very much Joe! Ok for a half blind newbie I suppose..LOL
Gregg:-)
You're trying techniques and IMHO that is what makes the hobby (any hobby for that matter) fun, exciting, learning experience. Following what happens in the 1:1 is always (again IMHO) a very good thing, but 'deviating' from the 'norm' is sometimes a humbling experience; sometimes what appears to be a mistake is actually one of those "aha moments." Mother Nature is not consistent.
Very true Colin! Just comparing the first and last car I've done is a big difference and I think I prefer the "less" weathered look for most of my cars. I have to get better as I've run out of old Athearn hoppers...LOL
Thanks for watching.
Cheers Gregg
Great video and a Nice result. I think Your old hopper looks great to:) If you`re worried about only 18% Girls watching Your vids, I think you did a great effort in getting more Girls to watch Your channel. I only have a small tip and that is in weathering one can get away With most looks because some New hoppers might be more dirty than other similar New hoppers. This because some may be used near wery dirty industry and some will not. So there is your get out of jail freecard if you weather one hopper to Heavy at some point:) I started With an airbrush With the same basic design as Yours and it was not any good so I would appreciate if you can share With us what brand and model you use in Your Next video, since Yours is working, hint hint:) Thanks for a great demonstration and for sharing:)
Regards
JC
Thanks very much JC !. As you see by my latest weathering effort, I found a wash that works. I prefer cleaner cars and as you say they are all different but most of mine will be on the cleaner side.I also think the new cars are better due to their better paint jobs. My Air brush is a Pasche VL dual action, not too bad and always use a paint extender (a few drops of glycerine in your thinner mixture) to stop the paint drying on the tip. Glad you liked the clip!
Cheers Gregg
hahahahaha, "according to google 18% of my viewers are young ladies"...cue Gregg's shower scene!!!!! Amazing, love it, hahahahaha!
Let's hope it doesn't get to 25%????
This could be x rated but considering the source.
Nice done. Cleaning under the shower and than make then dirthy.
Thank you Jan! One must be clean before getting dirty !!! LOL
Cheers Gregg
Good video,my wife thought I was watching porn at first. Boring after she found the truth. Hahaha. A nice collection of airbrushes at my house but haven't had the guts to use them,all weathering powder as of now.I'm giving it a shot after watching this. Thanks John
LMAO I'm picturing her walking by right at the start and thinking, my god ,he's turned..LOL Sorry to disappoint you both!! Give it a go John, if I can do it, anyone can. Thanks for watching my friend.
Cheers Gregg
Happy AU Day.
Thanks very much Arthur! About 35 cel today and crazy humidity! I'm cleaning up the fuel shed and busy organizing things for the trip.
Cheers Gregg
Thanks anyway
33:18 you say its a disaster... no this cr the way it lookis in the video is fine dont change a thing,,, i see hopper cars like this all the time faded repainted spills on them for what ever reason i see them messed up all the time... this car looks ok... some where in the world is a real car like this probably paint the same way!!! lighten up on your self its ok... haha,,, have a good day!!!
LOL, thanks for the positive comments! As you say, there probably is a car out there somewhere looking like this. I am l slowly earning to stop before it gets too much!!
Cheers Gregg :-)
grain hopper
yup
Do not give up your day job u will never make it as a singer.
Come on Arthur, that's my back up plan for when I retire..LOL How about a stripper then??
Thanks for watching Sir.
Cheers Gregg