Model Railroad VLog: Weathering Rolling Stock using Artists Chalks: Part 4

My Web Site: http://modelrr.oakviewresources.com/ Part 4:
A short tutorial on weathering rolling stock for your model railroad with powdered chalks.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• ModelRailroad
• Model
• Railroad
• rolling
• stock
• Hobby
• Scale
• Train
• weathering
• scenery
• modeling
• yt:crop=16:9

[boblesim]

would charcoal work if i ground it up into powder for coal cars and stuff like that?

[thebige61]

Are you talking about using charcoal for weathering the cars? You could give it a try on a cheap car and see how it works.

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[brutespiker297]

is it ok to have just one kind of weathering on an engin?i weathered my shay engin by dry brushing a dried mud color on it but i feel their should be some other kind of weathering on it bit i dont want to over do it.what other kind of weathering should i do to it?

[thebige61]

Got any pictures of your engine? I'd like to see what you've done so far.

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[chevelle396guy]

Would you recommend dulling the cars plastic shine before doing any weathering and helping the powder stick easier?

[thebige61]

I've never tried dulling it first so I couldn't say for sure. I've been satisfied with applying the chalks to the cars as is. I know there are some special powders that you can get that will stick to the cars better. I remember seeing them at Micro Mark. They're called DOC O'BRIEN'S WEATHERING POWDERS.

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[Spectre0867]

if you dampen the brush, you can create streaks that mimic water runoff.

[Deltabravo604]

Thanks for posting. You may consider using a foam block at the top of your hanger to hold the car a little firmer. I have also used cheap eye makeup from the dollar store. It works very well and you don't have to sand it.

[Vmanshow]

@boblesim Charcoal, when ground up, is very toxic.

[brutespiker297]

sure,i will take some pictures of my engin and have my friend teach me how to send them to you.i will send you some as soon as i can(:

[box306]

One tip that I learned from a workshop, with whatever medium you are using, go from the bottom to the top...on the prototype, the dirt is more concentrated on the bottom. When using a bottom to top motion, it makes life a whole lot easier.

[Rachmaninov08]

then dont