Weathering a Boxcar part 1

My first attempt at a model train. This is the answer to "REVERSE SEALION" by Svinehunden aka Kasper. These are his trains and when they're done I'll send them back to him, he gets the trains all done up and I get the knowledge I gained doing them. Every project makes you better and this is no different, I learned so much about oils working on this project.

All I used is visible in the video. Oil paints, thinners and varnish. Nothing special at all.

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• vallejo
• modelling
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[ARodriguez258]

Wow! I really need to get some of that Thinner for Washes!

[ScaleModelMedic]

@ARodriguez258 be sure to test it first. Thinner for washes is a "hot" thinner. If you don't varnish up carefully it can make your plastic joints brittle and eat into paint! when you use it right though its an effective thinner!

[Jan3r89]

@ScaleModelMedic do you know of an alternative for the Thinner for washes? It's kinda hard to get here in germany...

[ScaleModelMedic]

@Jan3r89 sure, the thinner for washes is just a branded version of turpentine thinner for oil paint. I use it because I have a bottle of it... simple as that. I have also used in other videos budget DIY store "white spirit". Look for turpentine or white spirit it will do the same job. Just make sure you do a test first or it could ruin your work if you get a brand which isnt right for the job!

[Machinepriest]

Impressive as always!

I love seeing techniques like this used on brighter models.

I'm into Warhammer 40K myself so I'm trying to learn how to give my bright Space Marine vehicles a more realistic look, so videos like this helps me a lot.

I have to ask though, do you let the oil dry for weeks between layers or do you simply wait a few hours and varnish it before moving on to a new layer?

[ScaleModelMedic]

@Machinepriest it's best to give it some time to set, I would've liked to give it at least 24 hours. Sadly I couldn't do this due to time limits when filming etc. so I was literally adding a wash, drying with a heatgun and adding varnish in a matter of minutes. While this may seem fine on the video I did have a couple of moments when the varnish "beaded" on the surface because of the oil underneath... it's best not to rush and give it a while.

[MrSMALLandEVIL]

i find dipping it in mud faster

[MrPakirk]

Fantastic amazing thank you.

May I ask what spray gun you are using?

[flanker23]

love to see someone modeling SBB. good technique, many thanks!

[SequoiaMac]

Lovely skillfull yet simple rusting/rainmarking techniques ;) Thank you

[Cesajool]

great!

[ItsTomIrl]

@ScaleModelMedic how did you do that intro, and what program do you use to edit your videos?

thanks, Tom