Thanks a lot for sharing this, Kevin! I love it when people get creative and use simple methods to great results! No fancy, expensive stuff, just a bit of hairspray, salt and paint, brilliant!!!
Hello - Thank you for sharing your fantastic idea! I've been waiting for just the right time to begin the the first part of a new build for myself in my garage. Your video has just pushed me towards getting off my bum and doing so. Thank you again for your efforts!
Hi Callum thanks for that I think I needed to put the salt on heavier with those arc wagons would of shown a bit more yellow but put that down to practice cheers Kevin
Hi thanks for that not my own idea seen it mentioned in a magazine so my interpretation of the process needs a bit more practice but quite pleased cheers Kevin
I really like the look of those Kevin, especially the grey mineral wagon. I was going to get some of these from that place in Liverpool and was looking at a way of weathering them so this video of yours has come up just at the right time. Thanks for sharing this us mate and definitely something I will give a go at. ........Graham
Hi Graham thanks for that I thought you had left the country ,yes this is quite an easy way to weather the one thing I found is that you must wait until completely dry before each stage and I think you need to really cover the areas with salt if you want the original colour to show through , also take a look at previous videos on a bit of airbrush weathering cheers Kevin
kevintregunna . No mate, not left the country, just been very busy with other stuff and no time for the railway. I've had a look at the other videos on airbrushing weathering a while ago now and very good they are too. .........Graham
Interesting technique. I have heard it mentioned, but no one has tried posting it that I know of so far. With your urging, I did try and tackle my presflo cement wagons. They came out passable, though I used weathering powders and not an air brush. Good demo, thanks for it. Rob
Hi Steve thanks for that i think if you really cover the areas with salt it would turn out like the small mineral wagon , bit more experimenting cheers Kevin
Hi Kevin, If you lay a base coat of rust then salt over that when dry, you can use water as well in stead of hair spray, then apply your top coat you will get the effect of the rust behind the paint. Great job though and this way preserves the original decals etc.
Hi Kevin, Have just come across this video with regards to salt weathering, that certainly is a great tip and they have come out a treat, hope you don't mind me asking but were did you get your rust wash from.
Good work Kev !, you could always highlight rust spots on the chassis as well, either by air brush or dry powders, great idea in general, not sure but I think one of the articles in Hornby magazine did a feature on salt weathering.
Hi Richard thanks for that i think this is going to be one of those ideas that will be expanded like the idea that you and nick have flagged up, got some other wagons to play around with cheeers Kevin
Hi Kevin, you say the ARC are a little dark, you could give them a very thin wash of white paint first this gives the faded look, but will need to seal with varnish before you do the rest. But for me all three wagons looks very good as are
Wel! That is bloody brilliant!! Ive never seen that before, n i love it! Im def gonna delve into this method! The results r awesome!! Does it hav to b an ink wash, or wil just ur average humbrol paint work too?? Cheers for this ;)
Hi Matthew thanks for that ,no I think you you could use normal paint but I think it would be better thinned down 50 50 to make a wash to let the background colour show through . On your last video you mentioned about industrial chimneys wills kits do a square chimney or you could make your own ,I did one on penwithers no 4 cheers Kevin
Hi Dave i dont like salt dont usually keep it in the house so yes might worth buying some shares !! and yes sore thumbs if yo let it go to long ccheers Kevin
I'm going to try this. The other thing that needs doing is to "bump" the sides and ends. Nothing has truly flat sides (look at coaches and locos as they pass - especially the tender sides!). I think to do this on wagons like these it would be possible to heat a paper clip on the end of a soldering iron and put "bumps" from the inside by pressing the hot paperclip part way through the sides in a random fashion to give the impression of coal/ore having deformed the sides. This can then be covered with the load. Just a thought.
Paint your rust-apply hairspray in thin layer, or layers-paint top coat or main car color-when top coat is dry remove salt immediately. Let the paint finish before hairspray dry for 24 hours (acrylics), or 3 days for lacquer. You can vary the amount of hairspray you apply for effect.
Great job!! Some day I'd like to give that a try… Not sure if you follow Eric but he did a great video on salt weathering on his bridge. Eric's Trains Video Blog - Episode 37
hey Kevin.. yes Deryk is correct, Erics trains did a video on the same method. the only difference was he used sea salt... but you have shown me that regular table salt will work as well as the sea salt please go to my last video & vote for my daughter vinny
Hopefully you didn't rub some salt into the cut on your thumb. Or you'd be screaming like you've been "a salted". Sorry couldn't resist making a crap joke. Excellent video.
Thanks a lot for sharing this, Kevin! I love it when people get creative and use simple methods to great results! No fancy, expensive stuff, just a bit of hairspray, salt and paint, brilliant!!!
Thanks very much ,do like the simple ideas
Hello - Thank you for sharing your fantastic idea! I've been waiting for just the right time to begin the the first part of a new build for myself in my garage. Your video has just pushed me towards getting off my bum and doing so. Thank you again for your efforts!
Very interesting technique Kev! Certainly very effective! Never thought of using this one. Great work!
Hi Callum thanks for that I think I needed to put the salt on heavier with those arc wagons would of shown a bit more yellow but put that down to practice cheers Kevin
Great idea and loving the results. I've got plenty of old stock I can get practicing on. Thanks for showing us that.
Hi thanks for the comments , you get a different effect every time cheers Kevin
Very inventive! A+ One of the most original techniques I've ever seen.
Hi thanks for that not my own idea seen it mentioned in a magazine so my interpretation of the process needs a bit more practice but quite pleased cheers Kevin
I really like the look of those Kevin, especially the grey mineral wagon. I was going to get some of these from that place in Liverpool and was looking at a way of weathering them so this video of yours has come up just at the right time. Thanks for sharing this us mate and definitely something I will give a go at. ........Graham
Hi Graham thanks for that I thought you had left the country ,yes this is quite an easy way to weather the one thing I found is that you must wait until completely dry before each stage and I think you need to really cover the areas with salt if you want the original colour to show through , also take a look at previous videos on a bit of airbrush weathering cheers Kevin
kevintregunna . No mate, not left the country, just been very busy with other stuff and no time for the railway. I've had a look at the other videos on airbrushing weathering a while ago now and very good they are too. .........Graham
I am studying salt weathering today. Your vid popped up so decided to watch again.
Interesting technique. I have heard it mentioned, but no one has tried posting it that I know of so far. With your urging, I did try and tackle my presflo cement wagons. They came out passable, though I used weathering powders and not an air brush. Good demo, thanks for it. Rob
Hi Rob glad you liked it and nice to hear you took the newness off the presflo wagons !!! the weathering powders are good cheers Kevin
Looks like an excellent way of weathering, I must try it on some of my 10 ton wagons, Steve
Hi Steve thanks for that i think if you really cover the areas with salt it would turn out like the small mineral wagon , bit more experimenting cheers Kevin
They look great Kevin, a really clever idea, well done mate.
Hi Stu thanks for that was something a bit different cheers Kevin
Great video, that idea looks to be very effective!👍
Thanks very much
Very good weathering and rust look very realistic.
Cheers
Hi Thanks for the comments cheers Kevin
Great Video & Excellent Weathering 🙂
Thanks very much
Hi Kevin, If you lay a base coat of rust then salt over that when dry, you can use water as well in stead of hair spray, then apply your top coat you will get the effect of the rust behind the paint. Great job though and this way preserves the original decals etc.
Hi nick thanks for the comments will look into that idea have other wagons to play around with cheers Kevin
Hi Kevin, Have just come across this video with regards to salt weathering, that certainly is a great tip and they have come out a treat, hope you don't mind me asking but were did you get your rust wash from.
Hi John thanks very much the wash I got from a games workshop cheers kevin
Looks great! Had no idea how to do this before!
Hi Thanks for that it is quite easy just need to give it time to dry out between coats , dont rush it !! cheers Kevin
Great technique! Did a 16T coal wagon with paints a while back and came up ok, will have to dig it out and compare it!
Hi John thanks for that quite an easy process , plus side no airbrush to clean out !! cheers Kevin
Nice and simple, thanks for showing !!!
+Ken Harvey glad you like it cheers Kevin
A really useful idea and so well put over, thanks Kevin. I suppose that if you used different sized grains then the effect could be varied.
Hi Geoff thanks for that I am experimenting with this , but yes I thinkif you put more on it would work cheers Kevin
Good work Kev !, you could always highlight rust spots on the chassis as well, either by air brush or dry powders, great idea in general, not sure but I think one of the articles in Hornby magazine did a feature on salt weathering.
Hi Richard thanks for that i think this is going to be one of those ideas that will be expanded like the idea that you and nick have flagged up, got some other wagons to play around with cheeers Kevin
Looks good to me I will be trying it myself thanks for the demo
Hi Len thanks for the comment cheers Kevin
simple but very effective technique - a great tutorial
Hi thanks very much cheers Kevin
Hi Kevin, you say the ARC are a little dark, you could give them a very thin wash of white paint first this gives the faded look, but will need to seal with varnish before you do the rest. But for me all three wagons looks very good as are
Very good vid mate.
hi Thanks for that cheers Kevin
Thank you for the simple idea thank you I've subbed you.
Very effective.NIice job.Well done.
hi thanks for that cheers Kevin
Hi Kevin the wagons look good all three of them the grey ones a bit better,what paint is it is it acrylic ?,cheers Tony
Hi Tony thanks for that yes it is an acrylic ink wash ,which i picked up in a gaming shop cheers Kevin
They look good and well used
Hi Pete thanks for the comments cheers Kevin
Wel! That is bloody brilliant!! Ive never seen that before, n i love it! Im def gonna delve into this method! The results r awesome!! Does it hav to b an ink wash, or wil just ur average humbrol paint work too?? Cheers for this ;)
Hi Matthew thanks for that ,no I think you you could use normal paint but I think it would be better thinned down 50 50 to make a wash to let the background colour show through . On your last video you mentioned about industrial chimneys wills kits do a square chimney or you could make your own ,I did one on penwithers no 4 cheers Kevin
Wel i'll b giving it a try!! Do humbrol do washes?? Oh thanx, i'll check out that vid of urs!! Wills, so its a plastic kit then?
Hi Matthew humbrol do washes I think the one I had was from a game workshop and I think ink wash is just a term for watered down paint cheers Kevin
Yeh, i'll hav a scoot around n c wot i cn find! Cheers Kev
Sales of SAxa will be going up now, that has come out well Kevin, sore thumbs after??
Hi Dave i dont like salt dont usually keep it in the house so yes might worth buying some shares !! and yes sore thumbs if yo let it go to long ccheers Kevin
Just spotted this one Kevin. Looks good. I'll let you know the results in N. Cheers, Bob
How did it go?
I'm going to try this. The other thing that needs doing is to "bump" the sides and ends. Nothing has truly flat sides (look at coaches and locos as they pass - especially the tender sides!). I think to do this on wagons like these it would be possible to heat a paper clip on the end of a soldering iron and put "bumps" from the inside by pressing the hot paperclip part way through the sides in a random fashion to give the impression of coal/ore having deformed the sides. This can then be covered with the load. Just a thought.
RMLectronics East Yorks have seen that done before makes them look really good cheers Kevin
Kevin could you use enamel paints instead of wash or at least water down enamel
+Games20210 Hi yes you could I mainly use acrylic because of it quick drying
i use water and salt with acrylic it take 15 minute to dry you can use a hair dryer
you been cutting holes in your thumb with a scalpel like me?! Nice method!!
Loco Krazy thanks very much ,scalpel always wins
I wonder what would happen if you finished by soaking in warm water to dissolve the rest of the salt.
+Keith Petersen Might be ok but I do use acrylic which might be a problem cheers kevin
SO GOOD !!!
Milton de Paula thanks very much
Can I use this technique to make myself look older so that I can buy a drink in a bar?
Feel free !!!
Paint your rust-apply hairspray in thin layer, or layers-paint top coat or main car color-when top coat is dry remove salt immediately. Let the paint finish before hairspray dry for 24 hours (acrylics), or 3 days for lacquer. You can vary the amount of hairspray you apply for effect.
Mark Stearns thanks for all the comments will have to give it not her go cheers Kevin
Also, method works much, much better when you airbrush the top coat.
Actually, separating the hairbrush and salt techniques works best. Salt first-hairspray last-seal-powder-fixitive.
Super!
Sillz Kt thanks very much cheers Kevin
Great job!! Some day I'd like to give that a try…
Not sure if you follow Eric but he did a great video on salt weathering on his bridge.
Eric's Trains Video Blog - Episode 37
hi thanks for that have not seen that video i am subbed to his channel but have not looked back cheers Kevin
Seen a guy using a hair drier speeder up the process. I need to do this.
Rc-Nerd Thanks will give that a try
Your welcome.
hey Kevin.. yes Deryk is correct, Erics trains did a video on the same method. the only difference was he used sea salt... but you have shown me that regular table salt will work as well as the sea salt
please go to my last video & vote for my daughter
vinny
Hi Vinny thanks for the comments will take a look later cheers Kevin
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My wife will think I am a bit strange using her hair spray!! Good effect though
I won't tell anyone !! It works well cheers Kevin
Interesting :)
Thank you
hairspray is not water proof thats why its used for chipping paint technique
ScaleModelMedic shows the process Kevin
Hopefully you didn't rub some salt into the cut on your thumb. Or you'd be screaming like you've been "a salted". Sorry couldn't resist making a crap joke. Excellent video.
Hi very good like that thanks for the comment and crap joke lol cheers Kevin
Put it under water to take the salt off!
It gives a better effect rubbing it and also I use acrylic paint might wash it off
Looks really nice. I like the result.
Hi thanks for that cheers Kevin