A discussion with Howard Zane about custom painting Brass.

[@RaySchofield2000]

Howard nice to see you are still with us and still have your sense of humor

[@dannagy546]

This is an enlightening video! Always stop and listen to the guys with experience! I'm a brass fanatic and have a special brass project I'm working on and just getting into the paint work!

[@bobconrad5632]

Don't wait! Do a full video of painting brass. Awesome clip. I want to paint my own brass. I really like your videos, keep up the good work.

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

lf he ever does another one I will try and video it but there are no plans to in the near future since we have so many structures left to do. Thanks for watching. Hope you decide to subscribe.

[@everettthepetractionguy4222]

Howard's an amazing guy. I enjoy listening to him. 😊

[@waterst9]

Stunning collection !

[@PoconoMountaineer405]

Never seen that much Erie steam in one place, awesome!

[@jimjohnston7688]

The locomotives in his collection are simply stunning. There’s just no other way to describe them. Each one is fabulous. I thank you and Howard for sharing these.

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

Thanks for watching!

[@NW2300]

I agree, dont wait to do the longer video on painting. Always enjoy learning from Howard. Thanks Al!!

[@sgritheall163]

When Floquil went, I switched to Scalecoat. I even preferred Scalecoat because it was gloss and there was no need for a gloss coat for decaling. The more coats, the bigger the danger of making mistakes. And now Scalecoat is a thing of the past, too. I tried arylics, but never got to grips with them. I get good results with Revell enamels and Mr. Gunze colours, but who knows how long they will be around?

[@kylestevens6925]

Great video Al, even though I would never paint a brass model, just to scared to, but it’s very knowledgeable hearing from both Howard and Hal on how they’ve learned and what they’ve learned from painting these beautiful art pieces. One thing I’ve noticed is it looked like there was either custom piping or DCC wiring between the engines and tenders, if so, did Howard do them or someone else, would love to learn how to add DCC/sound, I’ve tried a once, but couldn’t figure out where the + and - went on the motor and tender. Thanks for sharing!

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

Jan Willard did the dcc and sound installs

[@modelrailwaybackshop]

Funny thing is I do my painting as if I'm painting a car not a model, and if you think of a model as a car you'll get much better quality of work done. At least that's how I do it.

[@everettthepetractionguy4222]

I have several unpainted PFM steam locos in my brass collection that I wouldn't dare try to paint or weather them. I have NO experience whatsoever!!! I'm just a collector. I'd LOVE to try my hand at it someday. But with a helluva lot of SUPERVISION!!! I don't want to learn by trial and error with expensive PFM brass engines or any other expensive brass model imports. That would be scary! 😱 I'm a little surprised no one ever mentions Jeff Lemke when they talk about expert custom painters of brass steam engines. 👉 11:52. Ever heard of Jeff Lemke? As always, I enjoyed your video... including your past videos.

[@modelrailwaybackshop]

I was taught by Jeff Lemke and Hal Maynard for my Brass Painting Services I provide.

[@modelrailwaybackshop]

I also recommend finding a cheap brass model to practice on, as you can repaint it as many times as you want without ruining it and that's how I got professional grade work that I do now.

[@everettthepetractionguy4222]

@@modelrailwaybackshop thanks! I truly appreciate the tip! 👍😊

[@modelrailwaybackshop]

@@everettthepetractionguy4222 No Problem!

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

No but always good to hear from folks that do it. Howard himself said there are many out there. He might know him though I will ask.

[@SkipJack1950]

I don't know much about steam locomotives... at 2min 25sec into this video, you commented that the locomotive on the left with the red jewel is your favorite. My question, what are the "sails" on the front of that engine there for? What purpose do they serve? They are very cool looking. I often wondered if they were there for looks, like the rear spoilers on family cars lol... serve no purpose other than makes it look fast lol.

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

They force the exhaust straight up so it helps keep cars behind it cleaner

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

As stated weathering is a different operation done once an engine or piece of rolling stock is painted

[@politicsandtrains]

How did he ever collect so many?

[@alpugliesetrains9753]

@@politicsandtrains he started in the 70s and was a major brass dealer for years