Associate editor Cody Grivno demonstrates five weathering techniques to make your models look realistic. Click each image to watch the video.
- Give your freight cars and locomotives a general coat of grime
Artists’ oils
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- Makes it easy to apply weathering washes and simulate rust patches
- A popular choice for weathering locomotives, freight cars, and buildings without using an airbrush
- The easiest of the five weathering techniques shown here
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- Use these to apply paints so it will simulate rust and paint wear or add grime and soot stains
Um, do the creators of the videos ever answer the questions posed in the comments?
I totally agree…I have 9 cases of railroàd rolling stock (Car Case – Axian type) for N scale. Only one has vandal-type graffetti on it. All others have regular weathering on them. I run steam from 1930 to present diesels.
Thanks You answered all of my questions in those f short videos.
Looking for information on removing decals from a commerical passenger car. What is your method of choice?
Cody does a great job on those frieght cars, and makes me want do the same thing with mine. When I get the courage to do it myself.
I may weather a car but I will never apply "grafitti" to anything. There's too much of it in real life.
Good videos! Well done! I'd like to see some on grafiti, that would be cool.
Really enjoyed watching Cody's paint videos!!!
Have tried & will try some of his suggestions……
Great, keep up the good work!
great tips cody
When useing pastel sticks or chalk, A Farberware rind grader with a 8 oz. catch cup, found in the kichen wear dept, will beat a hobby knife any day of the week when shaving a pastel stick or chalk for weathering.
Cody I just watched video for the new UP City Train and this question is probably more for David Popp. I noticed that there are fluorescent lights above the layout which I have always thought wash out the true colors. However, this is not the case with your videos. I am planing on replacing the lights in my basement and was wondering if you could tell me what type of bulbs you guys using in your over head light fixtures?
Excellent.
Clearly, actually showing the technique, instead of describing it in words with a few pictures is highly effective. Anyone who watches these can go immediately to their workbench and apply them with good results!
Thanx for posting these video demonstrations/lessons. I have read all about these techniques but I was a bit shy to try them; however, now that I have seen how-to-do them I shall gladly give them a shot.
I have read numerous articles on weathering, but nothing beats watching an expert actually showing the techniques! Great set of videos.
Cody, great article, but I have a question. On page 31, the last thing you did after weathering the hopper was to spray a "Gloss Finish in preparation for decaling" yet the previous instructions indicated that the car was already decaled, even the photos indicate this. So what gives?
Which one would you recomend?
very informative, picture of a thousand words, things that were available in my wife's cosmetics box throwaways and good used brushes. What a great idea without spenting so time driving around when it's right there in your own house and hopefully …..some may have an airbrush!
Very informative videos on different ways to weather.
Fantastic. The videos really great. Watching someone else doing these projects really makes me jump in and give it a try. Thank you for producing them. It really helps.