Add Weathering & Graffiti To An Intermountain HO Autorack!

Here we have another car, this time an autorack to use to demonstrate several different techniques for weathering.

[@CraftyFoxe]

Wow it looks beautiful in a way even if it is rusty and graffitied, it's a realistic piece of art

[@tomoconnell4235]

IMO this is in the top 5 of the great videos you have produced. I have cleaned and prepped for 3 autoracks and have watched this for at least the third time. Thank you for such a great tutorial

[@Panzermeister36]

Amazing work! I enjoyed the voiceover explanation style of this video a lot. When you showed the final product I at first thought it was your reference picture :D the result is very convincing. Take care!

[@DansRailroad2011]

Glad you liked it man! I will try to make more videos in this style from now on. Trying to clip video segments with me speaking over the live work is getting to be a pain. This was WAY easier to produce.

[@Azack-kv4cg]

Man if panzermeister says it’s good than it’s really good. Love the way u do graffiti Dan. I hope there is more of it to come

[@beeble2003]

Photographing in natural light gives that extra little lift that makes a great model look like the real thing.

[@brianterrinoni6675]

I really like what you have done with this car.. I would love to have it..

[@nothanks1627]

Outstanding weathering! Such inspiration to anyone that loves the realism of model railroading.

[@taylorbaggarleyunionpacifi4082]

Looking awesome Dan look ones in the real life

[@Grainexpress]

Super job Dan!! I have Intermountains BN & L&N rack and now I shall weather them. 😉 Thanks!!

[@frankbernard6819]

Great video and finish on the car.

[@brtree74]

Awesome video. Amazing realism 👍👍👍

[@wiliamcamarda2471]

Ficou perfeito Dan! Parabéns belissimo trabalho. Também envelheço os meus, gostei muito da sua técnica.

[@jxvolker]

Excellent work, really enjoyed this video.

[@rivdawg5899]

Awesome work as usual also really loved the new voiceover style video it flows better and just looks cleaner over all keep up the good work

[@KeeganPren]

I’ll second that. The modeling work is awesome as usual, but you’ve definitely stepped up your video production game. Keep ‘em coming. How’s the layout progressing?

[@gregspades6346]

Dan as always a great presentation. Your video productions showing your techniques, which are excellent to begin with, improve with each video. Look forward to a video on weathering well cars and a flat car deck (made of plastic)

[@beeble2003]

I'm surprised he's never done a well car video. Maybe because he doesn't want to run them on his own layout?

[@19scamps92]

This is so epic dan!!!! Thank you so much for sharing with us!!! Fantastic

[@MLWQC]

Great job!!! Looks like the real thing

[@Mat25315]

Good job Dan!

[@midwestrails8317]

Amazingly done! Definitely inspires me to start weathering mine.

[@AbelG8781]

Dan the man! As always fading looks great!

[@Killbuck.Southern.Railroad]

Love seeing the fade technique for the ttx yellow

[@AbelG8781]

Try Mission Models paints. They work very well for fading!

[@rogerball6265]

@DansRailroad2011 once again I learned something new

[@ronvanhoose2130]

Really nice

[@JoseAntonio-xc3ju]

Parabéns excelente trabalho!

[@Azack-kv4cg]

Pls do more of vids like this one

[@mariorocksit]

dont go over the numbers !! haha great videos, thanks alot

[@CSXNSModelFan]

what type of thinner do you use for the oil paints? I have turpenoid and it's not mixing well with the paint, also when i paint it on i have too much of a brush stroke going on. What am I doing wrong?

[@ralphrenzetti22]

Is the car finished? What about the ladders, there would be chipped paint on the rungs etc!

[@richardcolemanjr3749]

A hair dryer works great and speeds up the weathering. It would be interesting if IMR could put vehicle inserts inside the cars.

[@Panzermeister36]

I agree. Careful use of a hairdryer can really help speed up oil paint drying times. Just don't melt the model :)

[@Austinxddd]

I haven’t weathered none of my auto racks yet I need to tho

[@silverman785]

Outstanding. Do you seal your powder work? If so, how do you keep the dull coat from making the powders basically disappear

[@beeble2003]

He's said in other videos that he doesn't seal his powder, for exactly that reason.

[@brfriedm]

Wonderful work as always. Question - What paint did u use to fade the rack in the beginning? You said it was white. Which brand of white and what percentage did u dilute? You airbrushed this on. Thanks.

[@beeble2003]

It's just craft acrylic. He normally uses Anita's, but the actual brand doesn't matter. It's diluted with 70% isopropyl alcohol to what he usually describes as a skimmed-milk consistency -- a dab of paint and about a teaspoon of alcohol works for me.

[@sdrailproductions]

@12:38 where can I find the sponge and all I have is black paint and black powder.

[@beeble2003]

Just buy cosmetic sponges from your local pharmacy or favourite online retailer. They come vacuum packed, looking really weird. 😀

[@raularmandocarrasco3790]

Hay un error/Omision en la comparación, las carreras son distintas, esto sirve para cilindradas iguales

[@ralphrenzetti22]

Apply the grime with an airbrush is not a wash!

[@DansRailroad2011]

You are right, I use the term in the sense that the thinned paint resembled a wash.

[@brownie8235]

My toxic trait is thinking i can achieve this in one sitting....

[@herbertw.jr.carrier6122]

As usual, Dan, your work is amazing!!!