The $50(ish) Weathering Kit | Tools for Building Fundamental Skills
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- There are tons of hobby products out there for weathering and customizing models. Where to start? Here, I show you what I started with to learn the art of N scale railcar weathering.
A few recommendations:
Com-Art paints are hard to find. Go for Vallejo
ArtChunky charcoals (not chalks) are what I used for weathering.
I'd recommend my Iwata Eclipse airbrush hands-down. Pricey but fantastic.
You and Boomer are the best on UA-cam. Listing materials is all-important. Great video!
@@keithludowitz9637 I’ll take distant second on Boomer, at least until I scratch build my own super-detailed ship 😅😅
Your videos are always great and i always learn new things. Those omya tank cars look spot on!
Thanks Gary. I really enjoyed doing those cars. Did the them as a batch with three levels of weathering based on prototype photos. I've got three more blue kaolin tankers to do in the near future, those will look particularly good with some lading spills of slurry coming down the sides.
I loved this video. Thank you for sharing your ideas. I like the idea of using chalks rather than weathering powders, which are way over priced to be fair. An airbrush was always something I was frightened of, until I used one. Now, I can’t imagine being without it. It’s an integral part of my modelling. I usually weather a car when I want something that won’t tie me up for hours, like a scene on the layout can, and does, frequently. Fine sable brushes just floor me with how expensive they are, but as my art teacher always imparted, “one good brush is worth ten mediocre ones” as well as “if you take care of your brushes, they will take care of you.” I haven’t been able to drop a brush in a jar of thinner, against the bristles since. Thanks again.
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The point about brushes is a good one. Back in 2017 I visited the Georgia O’Keeffe museum in Santa Fe and saw her painting tools on display. O’Keeffe kept her brushes in immaculate fashion even as a prolific painter. The respect she showed her tools reinforced the respect I had for mine, and I spent a lot of time learning to clean and care for them well.
Man, those gondolas (orange covered one and Rail R Gon) along with BM boxcar are simply awesome. Thanks for sharing. I may get to your level one day. But for now, I'm still on the "trying" level. You're one heck of a modeler !
Thanks Luc, some of those models turned out better than others and there are a bunch more as well. Just practice and take your time, I’m nothing special in the modeling world, it’s mostly about keeping an open mind and lots of patience.
Weathering is a must for me. You are spot on about getting the results a modeler likes from a weathering kit you showed. For me an Air brush is the start and finish of a great looking weathering project. Which one to get? The You Tube channel is full of reviews to aid in the selection process. Your work shown in the video are great along with a clear expiration about less is more. Thanks Eric!
@@wilzdart absolutely Will, glad this hit the right notes. I did a lot of research before going with my Iwata. Absolutely love it, high price point but excellent quality of build and performance.
All good advice. I discovered Winsor and Newton last year,so I'm having fun with that. I like Testors flats, I can do a lot with them and I find them on Ebay for short money. Congrats on the 5k subs.
Yes!! Windsor and Newton make wonderful products. True art supplies. I used a lot of Testors as a kid and then switched to Polly-S. Those got me through lots of battleships, tanks and other models.
Wow ... I just came across this video .... Subscribed!!! 👍
Thanks for dropping by Shawn!
@@ChicagoCrossingRR Your Very Welcome!!!!
Great insight. You really don't need a lot of stuff to get good results.
Thanks Ron and glad you enjoyed!
As someone who used to buy too much (and who still fights those urges), this is very good advice. But the Com-Art paint seems to be pretty much out of stock everywhere I've looked, so Vallejo Model Air would be the paint to get. Also, I've found large, round charcol sticks under the ChunkyArt brand, but not chalks. Again, there are plenty of substitutes. I only make note of this for anyone starting out and who might get frustrated when shopping. Also, when I first started weathering it was just with a good set of artist chalks (and a spray flat finish). I used chalks for fading as well as other effects. Of course, I model the early 60's before graffitti became a big thing, and generally freight cars were not rolling junkyards. Adding a few color pencils to the chalks would broaden the possible effects. Now I use acrylic washes, enamel panel liner (as washes), and more. But I had to gradually grow into it. Just my two cents. Cheers from Wisconsin!
Thanks Andrew and your correction is helpful, these are charcoals rather than chalks. Was looking at photos and videos of rolling stock in the late 60s and 70s and noticed while there was maybe less obvious rust some of those cars were phenomenally dirty. I’ve got a set of older-era stuff I run on the layout sometimes, will be fun to try my skills at weathering a different time period!
@@ChicagoCrossingRR After my comment I saw that Amazon did have as set of those Iwata acrylics. But the colors weren't generally those used in weathering. And yes, getting into the late 60's and 70's the rolling stock was starting to get grungy--especially the older 40 and 50 foot cars.
@@andrewpalm2103 I'd just assume folks go for the Vallejo stuff. Vallejo Air and the Com-Art paints seem fairly equivalent in quality. Regarding colors, I was once trying to make graffiti with oils using white, red, yellow and blue on a gondola. I ended up disliking the outcome and tried to remove it with thinner. Created a beautiful rust effect I'd never anticipated so I left it on the car :)
You are mostly correct about the benefits of investing in an airbrush. They are a wonderful tools for modellers, and if properly cared for will last forever. But most airbrushes, including the Iwata HP-CS are made from plated brass, not stainless steel. There have been a couple around made of aluminium, but it didn’t add any real benefits.
Thanks for the correction re: materials - that makes sense.
Hi Éric, i´m too cheap to spend money on wheathering. I´ve put a few boxcars outside.
I´m convinced that those plastic things will finally get a rusted roof, and for free 😂😂 😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣
I see a sun-bleached boxcar twisted and melted into a rough corkscrew shape in your future 🤣. Do send photos when you’re happy with the outcome 😆😆😁
@@ChicagoCrossingRR
😂😂😂😂
over the last 20 plus years i've picked up so much weathering supplies. my problem is i see a new technique or a new paint or tool and i want to try it. so over time, i have this massive collection of weathering supplies and tools - some i've used and liked some i've not liked but either way - it's a slippery slope from a $50 starter collection to 'OMG why do i have six different paints that model rust effects?'
Oh for sure!! I’m not immune myself. I sort of forced myself to duck down and keep off of Amazon early on :). My other hobbies have gone the same way - first camera, first synthesizer, etc. I sort of learned everything I could with them before branching out. Nowadays the cats out of the bag and I end up accumulating new stuff to try. I use the channel as the excuse!!
@@ChicagoCrossingRR isn't it funny how we make excuses for why we buy or do things? "but... but it's for the channel! my people need me!" LOL! we're adults making adult money but yet still justifying how we spend it. i guess some things are just universal. i think back to all the money wasted on trying things that either didn't work or work just as well as something i already had. i don't know why i'm a sucker for weathering products - i've held off on the AK weathering pencils but i know i'm going to end up with them at some point - all i have to do is see them in the store and impulse will take over.
@@AlleghenyNorthern rationalization and self-justification is a central element of the human experience. Relatively benign example in this case, happily :).