An In-depth Guide to Weathering Coaches and Wagons - The Yorkshire Dales Model Railway

[@petemac2126]

Great video with a little further insight into your weathering mastery. I guess if the weathering powders slowly rattle off the rolling stock, it will add a little more realistic grime detail around the track! I got excited when you said N gauge, thought you might have had a little shelf layout somewhere we might see one day. Cheers for sharing.

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks Pete. I’d like to build one at some point.

[@jonsloftrailway]

Thanks for sharing - I will definitely get myself an airbrush and give these techniques a try!

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Glad you liked it!

[@trainmanbob]

The more I look the more I need to weather mine. I have 117 box vans on my workbench at the moment all needing weathering, having had wheels changed from plastic to metal and couplings changed from Farish plastic chunks to DGs. The one thing I am afraid of Mr R. is the number I should weather at any one time as I feel if I try large batches I might end up with too many looking the same. It was 92f in the model room yesterday (thanks to my clear roof sheeting) so just warm enough for me to sit out there for a couple of hours. Thanks for the excellent demo. Cheers, Bob

[@andrewpalm2103]

Thanks for showing us your weathering methods! I myself have settled on brush-applied acrylic washes after a coat of matt clear. I've found that mixing "grimy black" (essentially a very dark gray warmed with a bit of brown) and a grayish tan in different proportions does a good job of simulating grime, dirt, and dust. For these washes I use craft store acrylics thinned with windshield/windscreen washer fluid. I do roof rust treatments (with siennas, umbers, and a gray metal color) before the washes and add body mud splashes after the washes are dry. I then apply another matt clear coat. Of course, this approach can be rather tedious, but my layout is small so my car fleet is fairly small. Cheers from Wisconsin!

[@onnomulder9775]

Awesome 'how to' as always Lewis!! Thanks for sharing!!! Cheers Onno.

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks Onno 👍🏻

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

Another great look into the art studio, Lewis! Great work and a pleasure to see.

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks Anthony 👍🏻

[@redversb2347]

Some great weathering tips there thank you! I'm weathering some old Hornby/Triang blood and custard coaches so will try out some ideas.

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Glad you found it useful!

[@johnbrown9092]

Good job Mr Mouldy. My lads at Browndale spend a lot of time actually cleaning stock up!

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks John!

[@cameronpatterson1045]

Another Great video 📹 from you on weathering thanks for the tips 👍

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks Cameron!

[@IronHorseRailways]

Humbrol smoke is a brilliant powder 👍 use it a lot!

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Agreed! 👍🏻

[@jbrailways]

Many Thanks for posting, thoroughly enjoyed the video.👍👍👍👍

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thank you 👍🏻👍🏻

[@gwrbuckleyjunction1733]

Evening lew brilliant video I made the wagons there a replica of the wagons for the old horse drawn tram the wagons would have had 3-4 sets of rails for the brick wagons

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks bud - wow, well they look great!

[@Oppositebolt_08]

Perfect Turtorial!

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks!

[@tonyslight826]

Hi Lewis not bad mate they look good well done.ps i wondered where you got to.

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks Tony 👍🏻

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

I was wondering when you started fiddling around with N!

[@mattseymour8637]

Good useful video! I find when applying the weathering powder and then applying a matte varnish some of the powder effect comes off when I brush the varnish on ruining the finish. How do I get around this?

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks Matt. I’m not really sure to be honest, I’d probably apply the powders much more heavily so that when some comes off, it still looks about right. Or just keep applying powders then varnish in layers?

[@mattseymour8637]

​@@MouldyRaspberryNo worries well personally I like a clean loco with some light weathering but I do more preserved locos. If you want to tone it down a bit I guess you could apply a light dusting of powders to give a slightly dirty look.

[@mattseymour8637]

​@@MouldyRaspberryWhat's the pen type tool with a rubber end on it called?

[@4623620]

When is the fiber pen used, before or after the paint has dried ?

[@MouldyRaspberry]

After

[@4623620]

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[@_RandomPea]

I'd welcome a 'no airbrush ' series... I'd love to know if it's possible to get anything near your style without the airbrush.

[@stevenkarnisky411]

Nicely done! I have never seen a car!bon fibre pen before! Are they designed for modelers, or something else?

[@MouldyRaspberry]

You know, I’ve got no idea! They work really well though.

[@jonsloftrailway]

Handy little gadget and also great for cleaning stubborn grime off wheels. Guagemaster sell them on Amazon I beleive

[@chrismaund2134]

Hi I found your video really interesting and you made it look so easy . I havnt the skill to do this , would you do other people's trains ?

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Yes these wagons were someone else’s. You can email me at [e-mail]

[@simpleiluminacion7865]

the passing of the cars on the rails that sound is very real how do you get that sound?

[@MouldyRaspberry]

I edit real sound over the top 😀

[@fokusnikfim]

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[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thank you 😀

[@simpleiluminacion7865]

hello congratulations for your project a query how do you achieve that audio or train effect so real ..? is it a decoder..?

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks! No I edit real sound over the top 👍🏻

[@dansmodelrailways7886]

Great technique, however try and avoid brushing off the fibres with your fingers. Those are nasty if they embed themselves in your skin.

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks Dan!

[@frananmar1]

Good stuff , some good ideas there but I cannot believe you are airbrushing right next to you computer , paint gets everywhere. .

[@stevenkarnisky411]

And it looked like your hand was in the spray at one point, Lewis. At high enough pressure the paint can penetrate skin.

[@MouldyRaspberry]

I like my computers weathered…

[@EITURKEY1]

I'd have a go at these methods right away only I'm wallpapering a sitting room, boo hoo...