Beautiful !! Years back when I started using Vallejo paints I learned 2 facts immediately. One, the paint as it appears in the bottle is NOT representative of its color, you must rely on the chip and trust it. Two, water, water, water !! Acrylics live on water, and you can’t hurt them by over wetting them, it just slows down your progress to the end effect. When acrylics go “dry” things go sideways in a hurry 😮😮. Good stuff as always Boomer 👍🏼👍🏼
I am amassing my stuff, rolling stock, scenery supplies etc. in anticipation of my post retirement layout. My first in many years. Gonna be a high Sierras to high desert layout\ non prototype fantasy thing. Your videos are well revered as my “pre-build research “. You smashed the forest modeling, would love to see your version of a desert layout.
Excellent Boomer! I never come away from River Road without more knowledge and experience. And, I gotta love that Feline! Dusty has grown up to become such a beautiful cat. She's like Jersey Barrier's. Every railroad has to have one. Cheers
The only thing "missing" from your weathering of the jersey wall ... rubber tire streaks. I've been in the heavy highway construction business for over 30 years. At least a couple will always be rubbed against with tractor trailer wheels. Been watching your videos for awhile...great work!
Perfect timing and perfect tutorial on concrete painting. I’ve really struggled with painting concrete and getting a realistic look. I have 2 bridge abutments to scratch build and a pack of Jersey barriers to paint and this video came at the perfect time. I guess the hobby shops will have a run on these colours now LOL😂. We use the same shop so I imagine they’re out of stock 😂. Give my love to Dusty
You have captured the look of the barriers as I remember them from my many years in the construction trades. Besides keeping traffic out of the work zone, we used the temporary retaining walls when space was limited while placing fill or excavating a cut. A couple of observations. 1st. After you had completed the first two layers, you had a very convincing look of a relatively new barrier. 2nd. When you were using the grainer brush my immediate thought was if it was more horizontal you create the effect of paint trasfer from a vehicle side swiping the barrier. Another great tutorial.
Excellent as always.. it’s so fun watching how the paint does the work for you. I really appreciate when you do paint tutorials using brushes, sponges etc. it’ll be a while yet until I have an airbrush so seeing non airbrush techniques is really very helpful. Thanks again, and have a great week.
Thanks for all you do, you are making my train room look so real, my air brush used to live in a box, because of Boomer it lives on the layout, love your work. Thanks again
I have some Jersey barriers on my layout, and I thought they looked good...but now I'm pretty sure I'm going to yank them off and give them a little more attention.😅 Thanks for the inspiration.
My water pot for weathering I never change the water. My girlfriend cleaned up,&washed it out. I was like NO! What have you done!😂 It was just getting good🖌🎨😋
Yes indeed. The special "mud" blend can be hard to duplicate. I just use it and then mix another one . . . lol. Because another one won't come if you don't empty the jar. ;-)
Boomer, great lesson on how to paint a (many) Jersey Barrier(s). I had had a goo at it, but was not happy, and I think they were OO Scale, so a bit big for HO. I will now get some more, at the right scale, and give them the "Boomer Treatment". Again, thank you for sharing, you are very inspiring, and stay safe, Michael
@@boomerdiorama Thank you. The ENgineer comes out in me sometimes, and I want control, but as I let go, the process works, and I am much happy with the result. I used your IPA tip on my older brushes and they cam out like new, got rid of all the fried muck, thank you for that.
Dear Boomer, yep every model railroad needs Jersey barriers! Such a thankful subject to show the ways and effects of the acrylic washes method. Have to look through my brushes for the grainer brush. Definitely will put it on the proverbial ‘hard drive.’ Cheerio
Wow, the Jersey compétition... no compétition. Just 2 excellent modelers that share their vision on what and how to do. Superb for both of you. One in HO and a few hours later, the N scale version. You´re both a so good team. Golden cup for both. Boomer was the first, a few hours sooner to edit What us, some of your soudant can ask better than that ❤❤❤
@@boomerdiorama i, with my eyes like so much what both of you are doing, and gentleman also to answer to tons of comments. It would be ....interesting to email you. If there is a trend, i see it as camaraderie. Good for the jobby and supporters, no matter the scale. Cheers Boomer and enjoy.
Thanks, Boomer. I use mainly brushes and sponges to paint my plastic structures with craft paint, water, and spray paint as primer. There's nothing more disheartening than wearing out one's favorite brush. A new one thats exactly the same never seems to produce the exact same results. I don't have an airbrush but have been thinking about getting one. I have a good technique and painting style that I can live by without one, so I'm not sure the investment would be worthwhile but would love the new challenge and I could see this being a benefit painting scenery details once in place. I tend to use several paint colors at the same time and use a simul-weather paint blending style. I typically paint all plastic wood or metal siding surfaces with brushes and paint plastic brick, concrete, and roofing surfaces with sponges using several different colors at once. I've really been enjoying myself getting lost in my work painting stuff to look aged and weathered for my layout. Who would have thought that the joy of painting could be defined by intentionally crappy painting something that could look so good. After all, it's counterintuitive, isn't it? , I think, in a lot of ways, it is more rewarding than traditional paintings. It definitely is a less restricted and much freer art form that lets one use a lot of different techniques and ideas that always contribute positively to the final results. A limitless canvas, only limited by ones imagination and desire to create it. Could there be a truer art form where one can combine 2 dimensional with 3 dimensional art. It's the reason I was attracted to the challenge of building a layout. I would have never discovered how much I enjoy carving rock and making and installing scenery. If anyone is looking to learn a lot of new things while creating something from your imaginatio out of scraps. I highly recommend getting into this hobby where it's always sunny and 75 degrees with trains running on my layout. Happy rails.
Zen and the art of ... 😂 Great stuff Boomer! Work area, technique approach, attitude, humor and technique. Your delivery reminds me of Bob and I kept waiting for the happy little barrier but the kids and their trash was much better! Cheers to you!
Howdy Boomer! More gold for us FNGs. I was initially intimidated by the painting aspect of the hobby - I was afraid I would go broke buying paints. But I'm seeing a pattern in your tutorials where you use a lot of the same colors in different combinations. Not as scary now lol. Love the back story to the dirt logging road and how it ties in with the Jersey Barriers. Well done and thanks for sharing 🤠
What a great observation and a very intuitive person. You must have been an excellent student. I use six basic colors for almost all my weathering as I demonstrated. Cheers.
@boomerdioramas Thank you for the compliment! Though I'm not sure I deserve it lol. i have a very analytical mind, which can work against me at times. Creativity and originality are difficult for me at times. I am pretty good at replicating what others do, but coming up with stuff myself - not so much. That is what is so awesome about tutorials like yours. I think I'm going to enjoy the modeling aspect of the hobby a lot more than I originally thought. Thanks again! 🤠
Holy moly, just finishing up my video on producing n-scale jersey barriers! I'd say great minds think alike but I'll just be happy to have followed your lead :) Great video Boomer.
Terrific detailed video once again. My husband and I are learning so much from you that he's tweaking his layout haha. Anyways perhaps the next video should be a tutorial on detailing nip bottles and beer cans haha we were cracking up at the end!! Love your sense of humor 😂
Another great tutorial Boomer! FWIW... Tamiya spray primer in grey is an excellent undercoat/primer for what you're doing here. I've go to it for priming all the 3D prints I've been doing. Really makes the detail pop so that you can decide if the parts are what you want, revealing detail and/or flaws.
Another awesome tutorial on wet on wet - Every time you do one, I move farther along. Actually I thought this was gonna be how to make Jersey Barriers - maybe a router bit with the right profile - buy some maple - Or save $100 and buy from Walthers, right? I got the partiers too, down by the lake, burnt out bonfire, empty beer cans, even a blue tarp up in the weeds. Reminds me of my youth 😵💫 😆
Thank you for sharing your process! I love those Princeton brushes, I use the Velvet Touch line as well. I use these for my military figures painting ( mostly oil paints) and I have a set for watercolors as well.I think Princeton makes about the best synthetic brushes out there. Thanks again!
Master crafter! Those look amazing. I'm guessing the barriers are a pre-made kit? I can't remember if when you talked about upcoming videos, if you said you'd have operations videos. But I for one, could watch hours of operations on your layout! Nothing said, just the chill music and your trains working. Also like that little backstory of the logging road. It's Those touches that bring it to life. Cheers
Another outstanding tutorial! I am the same way with my work space. Drove me nuts a few days ago as I was soldering feeder wires to joiners and then needed a break from stripping wires, flux, soldering, etc. I started on a kit but it was driving me crazy having two projects going in same workspace. I ended up putting all the soldering stuff away so had a 'clean' surface to construct/paint a particular kit LOL. A little extra work but saved my sanity. I may have missed it but what size was the smallest brush in your arsenal of 4 main brushes. I made notes on the other three (and grainer brush - ordering today). Again, great work as always!
Amazing, you thought us how to make plastic look like real wood and now to make it look like concrete. By the way, were the Jersey barrier made of Evergreen styrene too? And if so how did you achieve the shape?
Just curious about why you chose the Vallejo over the Tamia paint, given your passion for the later in your other videos. I assume any acrylic paint would work and it is more about technique and quality of paint. Another great demonstration!
I use both. I love to spray Tamiya through the airbrush because I can't find better. I love to put Vallejo over Tamiya because it won't eat through it. Furthermore they are both acrylic, fast drying and somewhat compatible. Except, I never thin Vallejo with IPA - only Tamiya. Tamiya is designed for the Airbrush and is cheap to thin with IPA. Vallejo is superior when using a traditional brush with just water to thin it.
anyone who weathers cars need to have a grainer brush... been doing the wet on wet since you did the box car a while back. Thanks!! You were talking about cleaning the brush you use soap and water then an ISO bath to get the paint out of the top of the brush?
This was an excellent tutorial! I learned that instead of having pictures on my bench as a guide, I should have my laptop there so I can watch your videos about the current subject. I know I'll do a lot better! I did notice one glaring error about your layout though, your cat is grossly out of scale! 🙃
Boomer, You are right about Ho modelers being able to get away with things that O-scalers cannot. When you look at an Ho scale model from one-foot away, you are looking at it from 87-ft away in the real world. In O-scale, you are looking at your model from 48 feet away in the real world. When modelers go out in the real world, see what the subject actually looks like from those setbacks. The natural light changes a lot from 87 feet or 48 feet away! The difference is noticeable.
"Art is not science" - Boomer As a technical creative, this is very hard for me to accept at times which keeps me away from MRR topics that are more subjective. For example, I love the wiring and find a lot of creativity in it. But I do not like structure builds as there is no "right way" to guide my progress.
That's what art is. It's all developed methodology unique to each individual. You have to dive in and let go to find yourself. Who cares what it looks like. If you do you will never attempt anything. Be carefree and learn in process. Cheers ~ Boomer.
They look Fantastic 😛😛👍👍
Thank you! ;-)
You are the Bob Ross of modeling to me, I have learned so much watching your videos.
Wow, thanks
Beautiful !! Years back when I started using Vallejo paints I learned 2 facts immediately. One, the paint as it appears in the bottle is NOT representative of its color, you must rely on the chip and trust it. Two, water, water, water !! Acrylics live on water, and you can’t hurt them by over wetting them, it just slows down your progress to the end effect. When acrylics go “dry” things go sideways in a hurry 😮😮. Good stuff as always Boomer 👍🏼👍🏼
Great analysis of Acrylic paint!
I learned a lot about brush maintenance today. Thanks for the tutorial Boomer.
Yeah. Acrylic painting can wear out brushes fast if you don't clean them well.
Can't go wrong when you like cats and trains!
😸👍
Absolutely... Some dogs are OK, but most are a pain in the ass. Cats are king.
this is hilarious, you even made jersey barriers FUN! I'm gonna go back and re-paint mine ASAP! Hi Dusty,.. and once again THANKS Boomer! 😉
Have fun!
awesome thanks for the video enjoyed have a great day.👍👍
Thank you.
I am amassing my stuff, rolling stock, scenery supplies etc. in anticipation of my post retirement layout. My first in many years. Gonna be a high Sierras to high desert layout\ non prototype fantasy thing. Your videos are well revered as my “pre-build research “. You smashed the forest modeling, would love to see your version of a desert layout.
Maybe one day a desert rail diorama. ;-)
I really think that you're everything but not a boomer. You are and artist. Greetings from Milan, Italy.
O.K. but Sixty Three makes me a boomer. ;-) Cheers ~ Boomer.
Excellent Boomer! I never come away from River Road without more knowledge and experience.
And, I gotta love that Feline!
Dusty has grown up to become such a beautiful cat. She's like Jersey Barrier's. Every railroad has to have one.
Cheers
Yes Dusty is beautiful. ;-)
The only thing "missing" from your weathering of the jersey wall ... rubber tire streaks. I've been in the heavy highway construction business for over 30 years. At least a couple will always be rubbed against with tractor trailer wheels. Been watching your videos for awhile...great work!
Thanks for sharing! Cheers.
I just like the way you weather equipment and even buildings and barriers. Thanks
Thanks 👍
Perfect timing on this; kust what I needed! You are an inspiration! Thanks, Boomer and Dusty!
Cheers!😁
Perfect timing and perfect tutorial on concrete painting. I’ve really struggled with painting concrete and getting a realistic look. I have 2 bridge abutments to scratch build and a pack of Jersey barriers to paint and this video came at the perfect time. I guess the hobby shops will have a run on these colours now LOL😂. We use the same shop so I imagine they’re out of stock 😂. Give my love to Dusty
This method works awesome for bridge abutments. They should have those colors in stock.
You have captured the look of the barriers as I remember them from my many years in the construction trades. Besides keeping traffic out of the work zone, we used the temporary retaining walls when space was limited while placing fill or excavating a cut.
A couple of observations.
1st. After you had completed the first two layers, you had a very convincing look of a relatively new barrier.
2nd. When you were using the grainer brush my immediate thought was if it was more horizontal you create the effect of paint trasfer from a vehicle side swiping the barrier.
Another great tutorial.
Awesome. Cheers.
Who knew plastic and resin could almost look more real, than the real thing!
Love the story about the fire road. Reminds me of from when I was a kid.
Me too . . . ;-)
Excellent as always.. it’s so fun watching how the paint does the work for you. I really appreciate when you do paint tutorials using brushes, sponges etc. it’ll be a while yet until I have an airbrush so seeing non airbrush techniques is really very helpful. Thanks again, and have a great week.
I still use a traditional brush often. You don't have to have an Airbrush to build a model railroad.
I like your Jersey Barriers and Paint them
They are simple details that look cool for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Boomer for another great tutorial. (It still looks like magic). Cheers Pete 😊
Thank you! Cheers!
I love it how you take your time to explain the painting proces. Really convincing results!
Thank you so much 😀
Jersey barriers, of which we have many in NYC, make excellent subject matter for my abstract photography.
Funny how they exemplify character and story in their own way eh?
Thanks for all you do, you are making my train room look so real, my air brush used to live in a box, because of Boomer it lives on the layout, love your work. Thanks again
That is awesome! I have an airbrush plugged in all the time. Cheers! ;-)
Awesome. Well done. Thanks again.
Thank you too!
I have been 3d printing, painting and weathering jersey barriers like a mad man. Never too many. If you do it’s just more for a fun load
Yes. I will be needing more for sure. ;-)
I have some Jersey barriers on my layout, and I thought they looked good...but now I'm pretty sure I'm going to yank them off and give them a little more attention.😅 Thanks for the inspiration.
Yeah. Gotta love those Jersey Barriers Ron. ;-)
Jeesh Ron . . . how do you see them . . . ;-) Just kidding. Cheers. ;-)
@@boomerdiorama Lol, it is either saving my eyes through workout or killing them through eye strain.
🤣
You've given me a few new paint colors I need to add to my inventory. Great video. Loved the little back story at the end. Cheers - Larry.
I use those six colors for almost everything.
My water pot for weathering I never change the water. My girlfriend cleaned up,&washed it out. I was like NO! What have you done!😂 It was just getting good🖌🎨😋
Yes indeed. The special "mud" blend can be hard to duplicate. I just use it and then mix another one . . . lol. Because another one won't come if you don't empty the jar. ;-)
this is pure art !
It sure feels like it. Thank you!
I haul a lot of barrier around the Seattle area and it’s amazing how much your work looks like so much like the barrier I haul!! Amazing work!
That is cool. Man they must be heavy!
Boomer, great lesson on how to paint a (many) Jersey Barrier(s). I had had a goo at it, but was not happy, and I think they were OO Scale, so a bit big for HO. I will now get some more, at the right scale, and give them the "Boomer Treatment".
Again, thank you for sharing, you are very inspiring, and stay safe, Michael
You are welcome! Have fun with it and don't be too hard on yourself. Cheers ~ Boomer.
@@boomerdiorama Thank you. The ENgineer comes out in me sometimes, and I want control, but as I let go, the process works, and I am much happy with the result.
I used your IPA tip on my older brushes and they cam out like new, got rid of all the fried muck, thank you for that.
Another great one Boomer! I love these painting sessions.
O.K. Awesome!
Thanks for a great lesson , cheers Boomer and Dusty
You are welcome! Cheers.
Dear Boomer, yep every model railroad needs Jersey barriers! Such a thankful subject to show the ways and effects of the acrylic washes method. Have to look through my brushes for the grainer brush. Definitely will put it on the proverbial ‘hard drive.’ Cheerio
Cheers!
Love this just did it on my layout and page. Trust the water 💧
Trust the water . . . yes. The "Flow Agent" works wonders as well. ;-)
Great painting techniques Boomer.
Wet on wet, the art of randomness. Always amazes me how it turns out
Cheers from Ontario
Bob
Thank you Bob! Cheers!
Wow, the Jersey compétition... no compétition. Just 2 excellent modelers that share their vision on what and how to do.
Superb for both of you. One in HO and a few hours later, the N scale version.
You´re both a so good team. Golden cup for both.
Boomer was the first, a few hours sooner to edit
What us, some of your soudant can ask better than that ❤❤❤
I had no idea but trends seem to resonate mysteriously in this hobby.
@@boomerdiorama i, with my eyes like so much what both of you are doing, and gentleman also to answer to tons of comments. It would be ....interesting to email you. If there is a trend, i see it as camaraderie. Good for the jobby and supporters, no matter the scale.
Cheers Boomer and enjoy.
Thanks, Boomer. I use mainly brushes and sponges to paint my plastic structures with craft paint, water, and spray paint as primer. There's nothing more disheartening than wearing out one's favorite brush. A new one thats exactly the same never seems to produce the exact same results. I don't have an airbrush but have been thinking about getting one. I have a good technique and painting style that I can live by without one, so I'm not sure the investment would be worthwhile but would love the new challenge and I could see this being a benefit painting scenery details once in place. I tend to use several paint colors at the same time and use a simul-weather paint blending style. I typically paint all plastic wood or metal siding surfaces with brushes and paint plastic brick, concrete, and roofing surfaces with sponges using several different colors at once. I've really been enjoying myself getting lost in my work painting stuff to look aged and weathered for my layout. Who would have thought that the joy of painting could be defined by intentionally crappy painting something that could look so good. After all, it's counterintuitive, isn't it? , I think, in a lot of ways, it is more rewarding than traditional paintings. It definitely is a less restricted and much freer art form that lets one use a lot of different techniques and ideas that always contribute positively to the final results. A limitless canvas, only limited by ones imagination and desire to create it. Could there be a truer art form where one can combine 2 dimensional with 3 dimensional art. It's the reason I was attracted to the challenge of building a layout. I would have never discovered how much I enjoy carving rock and making and installing scenery. If anyone is looking to learn a lot of new things while creating something from your imaginatio out of scraps. I highly recommend getting into this hobby where it's always sunny and 75 degrees with trains running on my layout.
Happy rails.
Thanks for sharing! Cheers.
The story is a great part of what you are doing!!!
The story carry's us through the tough times and we all have them. The story inspires and also gives the railroad purpose.
Those turned out really good 👍 thanks Boomer!
You are welcome Nick. Cheers ~ Boomer.
Cool tutorial 🖌
😁👍
Another great job. I can always count on you,you've never disappoint.
Cheers!
Every time i watch your channel i think about doing this hobby again. Im doing 40k minis right now though. I think i may mash them together one day
Whatever makes you happy - stick with it. ;-)
Zen and the art of ... 😂
Great stuff Boomer! Work area, technique approach, attitude, humor and technique. Your delivery reminds me of Bob and I kept waiting for the happy little barrier but the kids and their trash was much better! Cheers to you!
Thank you kindly!
Howdy Boomer! More gold for us FNGs. I was initially intimidated by the painting aspect of the hobby - I was afraid I would go broke buying paints. But I'm seeing a pattern in your tutorials where you use a lot of the same colors in different combinations. Not as scary now lol. Love the back story to the dirt logging road and how it ties in with the Jersey Barriers. Well done and thanks for sharing 🤠
What a great observation and a very intuitive person. You must have been an excellent student. I use six basic colors for almost all my weathering as I demonstrated. Cheers.
@boomerdioramas Thank you for the compliment! Though I'm not sure I deserve it lol. i have a very analytical mind, which can work against me at times. Creativity and originality are difficult for me at times. I am pretty good at replicating what others do, but coming up with stuff myself - not so much. That is what is so awesome about tutorials like yours. I think I'm going to enjoy the modeling aspect of the hobby a lot more than I originally thought. Thanks again! 🤠
This is a fantastic tutorial. Now I have to run to the hobby shop to get some paint and jersey barriers to try this for my own layout! Cheers!!!
They really do add a nice touch to any railroad scene.
Perfect Boomer. My sunday is now safe. They look awesome. Have a great sunday!
Lol . . . O.K. Thanks!
Great video! Really like the process, looks so easy. Can't wait try it.
This method works great for any concrete surface as well. ;-)
Holy moly, just finishing up my video on producing n-scale jersey barriers! I'd say great minds think alike but I'll just be happy to have followed your lead :) Great video Boomer.
Awesome!
Perfect timing - I've just started a load of lineside concrete cable trunking. Undercoated it yesterday, so now I'm ready to roll. Cheers
Perfect!
Excellent tutorial.
Many thanks!
Thank you for showing this method .my concrete never looks right and this is so great
You are so welcome!
Great video! Really enjoy ed it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I cannot believe how insanely real these look. You are an incredible artist and I truly enjoy your videos. Thank you!
It is really quite simple if you trust the process.
Terrific detailed video once again. My husband and I are learning so much from you that he's tweaking his layout haha. Anyways perhaps the next video should be a tutorial on detailing nip bottles and beer cans haha we were cracking up at the end!! Love your sense of humor 😂
Awesome! Thank you!
We are learning so much to improve on are modeling and looks like DUSTY was in playful mood
Yes!
One word amazing
Thank you. Cheers!
Another great tutorial Boomer! FWIW... Tamiya spray primer in grey is an excellent undercoat/primer for what you're doing here. I've go to it for priming all the 3D prints I've been doing. Really makes the detail pop so that you can decide if the parts are what you want, revealing detail and/or flaws.
Sounds great thanks!
love this project. im gonna dig out some of my blma and start painting them
Those BLMA barriers look great as well.
@@boomerdiorama so true
Awesome technique. Looks like it would work great for bridge abutments and retaining walls as well.
Oh yeah. Works a treat on bridge abutments. ;-)
Ha! I just came across and bought one of those grainer brushes at Michael's yesterday!
Take care of it. They really come in handy when you need them. ;-)
Another awesome tutorial on wet on wet - Every time you do one, I move farther along. Actually I thought this was gonna be how to make Jersey Barriers - maybe a router bit with the right profile - buy some maple - Or save $100 and buy from Walthers, right? I got the partiers too, down by the lake, burnt out bonfire, empty beer cans, even a blue tarp up in the weeds. Reminds me of my youth 😵💫 😆
Both Walthers and BLMA make great looking Barriers.
Thank you for sharing your process! I love those Princeton brushes, I use the Velvet Touch line as well. I use these for my military figures painting ( mostly oil paints) and I have a set for watercolors as well.I think Princeton makes about the best synthetic brushes out there. Thanks again!
Yes indeed. The Princeton brushes are excellent for the money. Cheers!
Nice. I think i saw those tiny bottles at dollar tree
I would grab a few.
Wierdly coincidentally, but two of my favorite YT model railroaders posted a video about Jersy barriers on the same day! Two different scales, too!
Very cool!
Master crafter! Those look amazing. I'm guessing the barriers are a pre-made kit?
I can't remember if when you talked about upcoming videos, if you said you'd have operations videos. But I for one, could watch hours of operations on your layout! Nothing said, just the chill music and your trains working. Also like that little backstory of the logging road. It's Those touches that bring it to life. Cheers
Thanks for sharing!
Excellent, as usual. Loved the reference to Bob Ross btw. What can you say about Dusty - TY for bringing her into the videos...
My pleasure!
Chicago Crossing just did a video today of painting Jersey barriers in N scale. He's a fan of yours
The irony and coincidence is uncanny in this hobby. I had no idea. Thanks for sharing James.
I've lived in NJ my whole life, and had no idea people outside of NJ called them "Jersey Barriers". Here they are just "Barriers" or "Medians"
Funny eh? I wondered about that too.
Nice work.
Thank you!
Awesome
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your techniques. Kids! Right?
Kids are fine. They just having fun like we did. ;-)
Love those HAPPY HAPPY jersey rails LOL, did you make them, or are they commercial? Thanks outstanding as usual 👍😊
They are from Walthers.
Another outstanding tutorial! I am the same way with my work space. Drove me nuts a few days ago as I was soldering feeder wires to joiners and then needed a break from stripping wires, flux, soldering, etc. I started on a kit but it was driving me crazy having two projects going in same workspace. I ended up putting all the soldering stuff away so had a 'clean' surface to construct/paint a particular kit LOL. A little extra work but saved my sanity. I may have missed it but what size was the smallest brush in your arsenal of 4 main brushes. I made notes on the other three (and grainer brush - ordering today). Again, great work as always!
I reset my bench all the time as toy describe. Drives me nuts otherwise. That was a # 2 brush the small one. 😁
Many thanks! @@boomerdiorama
good vid thanks lee
Sure thing Lee. Thanks for sharing! Cheers ~ Boomer.
Amazing, you thought us how to make plastic look like real wood and now to make it look like concrete. By the way, were the Jersey barrier made of Evergreen styrene too? And if so how did you achieve the shape?
Those Jersey Barriers are by Walther's. They are styrene plastic. They are too good to bother trying to make. ;-)
Just curious about why you chose the Vallejo over the Tamia paint, given your passion for the later in your other videos. I assume any acrylic paint would work and it is more about technique and quality of paint. Another great demonstration!
I use both. I love to spray Tamiya through the airbrush because I can't find better. I love to put Vallejo over Tamiya because it won't eat through it. Furthermore they are both acrylic, fast drying and somewhat compatible. Except, I never thin Vallejo with IPA - only Tamiya. Tamiya is designed for the Airbrush and is cheap to thin with IPA. Vallejo is superior when using a traditional brush with just water to thin it.
Good to know. Thanks
anyone who weathers cars need to have a grainer brush... been doing the wet on wet since you did the box car a while back. Thanks!! You were talking about cleaning the brush you use soap and water then an ISO bath to get the paint out of the top of the brush?
Very true!
Cool...thx for sharing. Hey where you getting those barriers from?
Walthers
What was the smallest brush specs? Thanks for telling us about the others. When a guy is just getting started and knows nothing, every detail helps.
A # 2 (Synthetic) Brush is very handy.
THANK YOU! @@boomerdiorama
If a guy wanted to buy a couple of rolls of masking tape, what widths would you recommend? Thanks for helping a complete novice.
3/4" 3M masking Tape and Tamiya 10 and 18 mm.
THANK YOU! @@boomerdiorama
Bonjour Boomer super idée ! Où puis je acheter ces blocs de béton ? Merci beaucoup c’est vraiment intéressant !
Awesome! Thank you! Cheers from Canada!
Thanks!
You are awesome! Thank you! I really appreciate that. Cheers ~ Boomer.
If there is a barricade that was painted could the hairspray technique work on this for chipped or worn paint
Sure. Why not? Chipping probably works better for larger scales though.
Are the barriers 3d printed or bought ones like the Walther's ones I have?
They are Walthers!
I might have missed it in the comments, but what's the source of the forklift? Looks fantastic as well as the barrier!
Walther's kit - Scene Master.
@@boomerdiorama thanks Boomer, keep up the great content!
Who makes these jerseys walls? Another Great video Boomer.
Walther's
I was going to ask that question but you beat me too it.
Beautiful Boomer. Where did buy the Jersey Barriers from?
Walthers - Intercity Trains & Hobbies
@@boomerdiorama Thx Boomer
amazing amazing work been following the videos for sometime. question where did you get the fork lift from love to have one on my layout
The Forklift kit is from Walthers "Scene Masters" 😁👍
@@boomerdiorama wow what a transformation it is. love to see a video on how to painted it
Dang kids!!! 🤣🤣🤣🫡✌️
Lol . . .🤐
This was an excellent tutorial! I learned that instead of having pictures on my bench as a guide, I should have my laptop there so I can watch your videos about the current subject. I know I'll do a lot better!
I did notice one glaring error about your layout though, your cat is grossly out of scale! 🙃
Have you seen the Twilight Zone episode called "Stop over in a quiet Town"? You should. It's crazy about a model railroad. ;-)
Boomer,
You are right about Ho modelers being able to get away with things that O-scalers cannot. When you look at an Ho scale model from one-foot away, you are looking at it from 87-ft away in the real world. In O-scale, you are looking at your model from 48 feet away in the real world. When modelers go out in the real world, see what the subject actually looks like from those setbacks. The natural light changes a lot from 87 feet or 48 feet away! The difference is noticeable.
I have a real soft spot for O-scale as well.😉
Haha, a smoldering fire no less... coulda easily burned down the old shuttered Smith house. Be responsible with your partying, ya crazy kids! 😁
Good call!
so who makes the jersey barriers you are painting?
Walther's
@@boomerdiorama awesome thx
Thanks - moving countries so might be a bit sporadic 👍
Thank you Peter. You are awesome!
Lesson learnt, thanks Boomer. I hope those pesky kids behave
They are cool kids having fun. ;-)
😀😀😀😀
Cheers!
Where’s the train driver, conductor, fork driver etc??? You gotta not forget the detail
One day maybe, ;-)
"Art is not science" - Boomer
As a technical creative, this is very hard for me to accept at times which keeps me away from MRR topics that are more subjective. For example, I love the wiring and find a lot of creativity in it. But I do not like structure builds as there is no "right way" to guide my progress.
That's what art is. It's all developed methodology unique to each individual. You have to dive in and let go to find yourself. Who cares what it looks like. If you do you will never attempt anything. Be carefree and learn in process. Cheers ~ Boomer.
Darn kids!! 😂
Lol . . .
Pesky kids 😉
Lol . . . I'm O.K. with it if they clean up after. ;-)