Realistic Locomotive Weathering

[@S2XTM]

I'm Everard Junction, and this is my Masterclass.

[@ianrichardson1644]

There is something incredibly satisfying about your attention to detail, I've no intention of building a layout, I've never even owned a train set but in these very odd and uncertain times this was the most calm and relaxed 50 minutes of my week, just thought I'd let you know, thanks :-)

[@ianrichardson1644]

@Aryan White Its at least a 9.5/10 for stress relief :-)

[@hellooohowareudoing]

A very, very good example of 'less is more'. And just because something is old , it doesn't mean it was filthy....washing trains obviously wasn't beyond the wit of man back then! Another superb video

[@EverardJunction]

Exactly, add some grime of course but check some pictures first! Cheers

[@striderpaul]

Brilliant weathering and so realistic. When I was a Secondman in the late 1970's we used to always clean the cab and side windows, handrails, marker lights/tail lights and the loco numbers while she was being refueled, and yes the fuel gauge always got a wipe over if needed. Another great video, thank you.

[@tomwebb3081]

As someone who has spent more than half their life living next to a (reasonably) busy railway, I've always been impressed with your realism. This, however, takes up to an astonishing new level - just incredible.

[@Paul-ov6kd]

As an Ex. Crewe Works railway engineer - if a remember correctly the white lines on the wheels denoted that new wheel flanges have been fitted to the wheel pans. Its a long time since (over 25 years) I spend one night doing class 47 de-bogies and bogie ups, I was brought up repairing Class 47 loco's - what a work horse its a shame the vast majority are now scrap - great videos and your standard of work is excellent

[@darrenhillman8396]

Excellent video! Good work on the reworking of the weathering. Now nicely subtle. The white quarter-marks you mentioned are wheel-creep indicators. As you will know, diesel and electric loco wheels are made up of the wheel and a profiled steel ‘tyre’ which is sweated onto the wheel. The ‘tyres’ when the loco is pulling hard can move on the wheel, and the slippage can be seen by the difference in position of the two parts of the wheel-creep marks. The marks were usually applied by depot or at Works wherever a full wheel-set change had taken place. Love the 80’s music - best music ever came out of this decade! (Apart from the bit which had the wow and flutter..!) Best wishes from the Wirral. Stay safe.

[@rttx]

The clips from Paul Clark make me feel a way I can't describe; nostalgic, almost regretful, like "I was born too late" kind of feeling (I'm 32). I absolutely love it, and I'm not even from the UK. Excellent job recreating the look and feel of that fantastic era of British Rail. Stay healthy and carry on. I always look forward to your next upload.

[@wstks-fmworldwide5390]

Fascinating process and wonderful results. Not a model railroader myself, but I have followed your work for two-three years, and have enjoyed the journey thus far.

[@kevinmottram9491]

The age old adage "Less is More" certainly applies here Richard. Superb results as ever. Great stuff.

[@tabs41]

Thanks again Richard, not many that would set up some of their own work (all be it from a while ago) as "leaving a bit to be desired" and give a master class on how it should be done.

[@mickeybarrass3625]

Another great video Richard, plenty 47s too👍👍👍 your attention to detail is just raising the bar another notch. Thank you for sharing.

[@wilson561]

I model US trains and you've inspired me to re-do one of the engines I weathered a bit too much. Besides your weathering, the layout detailing is great. Thanks for posting!

[@edwindekker]

Thank you Richard, for again an excellent video! I really enjoyed myself and it was once more very educational. Your channel is one of the reasons I picked up the hobby again almost 4 years ago and jumped in head first into DCC. I learned tons of your how to videos and was in total shock when you ripped up your old layout :). I'm a N-scale modeller and trying to develop myself in all aspects of this exciting hobby. From running trains fully automatic using RocRail, doing DCC conversions to making CAD drawings to 3D print accessories like catenary portals in every shape and sizes common to the dutch railways. Keep up the excellent videos and thank you very much for all the time and effort to put into making these videos. Cheers Edwin

[@EverardJunction]

Thanks Edwin. Its a great hobby with so many challenges and projects to get involved in. More vids are in the works as always, cheers.

[@longimanusisurus132]

Llevo viendo tus videos y he podido observar como has ido mejorando tu técnica. El color y el tratamiento que le das a las vías es de lo mejor que he visto. Mi enhorabuena. Best regards

[@MrDreamer60]

You 're extremely talented. Im so impressed. One of those insights I feel we rarely get to see people share their expertise to us. Thank you for sharing. Loved watching the video

[@Seb7535_pafc]

Great video! Just a note, on locomotive exams (A,B,C ect) one of the jobs is cleaning the warning panel, hence why the yellow ends of locos look cleaner than the bodywork. Hope this helps :)

[@martinbateman2467]

I always look forward to your videos and I like the way that you always seek to improve and learn from what you have done

[@trainmanbob]

Superb video, Richard. I have just narrowed my loco stock down to around 40 locos from over 100 three years ago. Just finished building my painting and spray section so now no excuse. I think I will start on the cheaper end though and clear some of the 800 freight wagons many of which are identical, so this will be a good way to NOT use the production line technique. Wish I was doing a bigger scale than N at times.!! Cheers, Bob

[@eugeniomarins2936]

Many thanks, as always. Your videos are the best, for years. Keep them comming.

[@leilacentral1883]

Amazing work. Lots can be taken from this video and I remember your older weathering videos very well, as they were in my favourite play lists. Seams it will be replaced with this. Thanks for sharing and video this. I really need to weather my locomotives. Hope your keeping well and all the best, Clint.

[@EverardJunction]

Thanks Clint. Glad you enjoyed it. I certainly had a good time going back through some of my 'forgotten' locos and giving them a new lease of life.

[@benskiproductions]

Thank you for uploading videos on weathering. It’s something I’m looking into and watching your videos And researching the real thing I’m learning quite a lot.

[@berry120]

Hey, you're spoiling us - the last video only went up last week! (No complaints from this side of course...) :-)

[@UndergroundEric]

Richard the white stripes on the wheels would have likely been present on all older locos. They are there so that the maintenance staff can check if the tyre has slipped relative to the wheel itself, as the tyre and wheel are seperate items believe it or not. If the loco comes in and the tyre marks show that movement has occurred, it is re-marked and sent back out. If it happens again then the wheelset is replaced.

[@EverardJunction]

Correct, I cut the explanation out of the edit due to run time. Same applies to the green pointers you see on commercial vehicle wheel nuts. The white marks where also applied to passenger rolling stock but the marks where on the inside of the wheel so not to alarm the passengers!

[@UndergroundEric]

EverardJunction ahh fair play! Yes indeed! Witness marks. Every nut/bolt on rolling stock is supposed to have them, although with dirt/oil they fade away. I remember having to check tyre marks on 57’s which sometimes got confusing if someone had re-marked them but not got rid of the old ones! Great video mate.

[@EverardJunction]

@@UndergroundEric Working on classic cars I don't have to worry to about that but they do come up from time to time. Mostly from the factory for warranty purposes. Glad you enjoyed the vid, cheers.

[@CairnieR]

Some VMIs call for the witness marks to be on the inside because it is easier for maintenance staff to check for a shifted tyre when doing a walk under as part of an exam, not because it would scare passengers because most passengers don't notice and wouldn't really understand why a shifted tyre would be a bad thing.

[@EverardJunction]

@@CairnieR Thanks for the info, my info which I read some years ago was clearly incorrect!

[@TheSNIPERmac]

HI there. I've just seen you on TV, Hornby series, I had to come and see your videos and I am well impressed, Your attention to detail is remarkable, thank you for sharing. I will enjoy watching the rest of your videos in the coming days... Mac#

[@SomeWelshBloke]

Nice work. The real 47535 was a special one for me.The white wheel stripes are a nice touch, done to be able to check for shifted tyres. Like you said freight locos back then were regularly seen with clean cabs and dirty bodies. Never going through the wash plants that passenger locos did, the cab windows/fronts were cleaned on depots by fitters mates during normal servicing with the body sides done just now and again perhaps on the periodic exams.

[@julianlyons711]

Amazing skill and detail goes into every piece.. truly amazing

[@spacemarine88]

Watching this has given me the motivation to try my hand at weathering my own locomotives. I'm sure I am not alone in the fear of 'ruining' a loco with my lack of skill, but as they say, you'll never know until you try. Loving the layout and videos are superb. Please keep up the great work.

[@beeble2003]

I you use acrylics, rather than enamels as shown in the video, there's much less danger of ruining anything -- the paint will wash off with soap and water or, in the worst case, 70% isopropyl alcohol. No need for aggressive cleaners.

[@reganmdonovan]

Your self objectivity is refreshing and inspiring, big up man. Regan, BMS, Australia.

[@James.O]

Richard, really appreciate this superb update, a much needed relief from the boredom of lockdown. Keep up the great work.

[@karlsage3064]

Another excellent video! Thank you for sharing your expertise and experience. Lots of useful tips and advice. Inspirational!

[@onnomulder9775]

What a stunning job Richard!!! You are a real artist! Stay save!! Cheers Onno.

[@mandylee4166]

What a way to spend lock down cheered my day up. I've been watching you since your old layout and love every single one of them. Keep up the good work and keep yourself safe. Mandy

[@andylaws4247]

Brilliant weathering. Great tips and inspiration to do my own 47s. The orange cantrail lining on that Grid is awesome. Can't wait for your next vid.

[@mattgale7944]

Great video again Richard , thanks for passing on these great techniques

[@simonlangford4695]

Hi , the white marking on the wheels was applied after new tyres where fitted to see weather the tyre had slipped on the wheel. If the marks were not in line thdn the tyre had slipped !!! only applied to locos with tyres , great video and weathering is just right .

[@vodaploda]

just amazing skill on display...love your work

[@cardiffcanton4mm936]

Nice job, one of the first weathering videos where someone has actually researched the subject 👍🏻

[@EverardJunction]

Cheers! Research is the most important bit of the project. I always check the actual loco before getting the paint out.

[@Lennon6412]

Very nice weathering, certainly looks far more detailed and much closer to the prototype. These intros are amazing!

[@oliverbarker4921]

Can just say how talented you are in the model hobby. You have also got a beautiful layout

[@patrikf8302]

What a great video, learning so much

[@manwithaplan78]

I dont own a single train but i love the videos .... Great content as always loving the new 80s retro vibe ;) PS: your attention to detail is phenonmenal!!

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Well done

[@DeanPark]

You’re certainly in a league of your own with the 80’s musical video openings :-) your weathering is better than several people who claim to be ‘professional’. A lot of excellent work there and of course some great actual footage... that’s always going to get my attention :-) good work. Dave

[@EverardJunction]

Cheers Dave. The silly intros have gone down a lot better than I thought. They're expected now so I've got to keep them going! Good fun to make too

[@joelang6126]

Absolutely fantastic intro!

[@mjsdecember1990]

Good to see your keeping busy in isolation

[@leergb]

Richard, it was only yesterday i watched episode 12 on weathering and went and checked the RPA as per your recommendation and i too noticed that my loco didn't really need a lot of weathering, another great vid. Cheers mate

[@paddycoleman1472]

Richard you are an excellent modeller and your videos are so interesting and entertaining. This is from someone who models British N gauge in the 50/60s. Looking forward to the next programme.

[@daveharriman2756]

Absolutely marvellous weathering Richard, they really do look like the real thing!

[@johneyres3045]

You're right about weathering being over done. You only really see filthy locos during the sandite season or in the middle of winter. I remember seeing some weathering project in model rail probably 20 years ago and being impressed at the time but looking back they look hideous. I think you've got it right with most of the grim around the grills and other indents.

[@whatsitaboutwithphilcraig6661]

I never ever loose interest in your content , absolutely bang on the money you should be on TV . 👍

[@jamesmartin3431]

Thanks Richard looking great

[@stewartnorminatorboughen]

great video: Also nice to see my home town King's Lynn on your layout.keep them coming

[@paddycoleman1472]

Blimey, clicked on the video and thought it was an episode of Miami Vice! 😀

[@kittonsmitton]

Excellent skills and a good eye for detail, really bringing it to life.

[@TomStorey96]

Some awesome 80s music in this video. 👌

[@FirefighterMemeSupreme]

Amazing! Once again, just what is needed during lockdown 🔐 cheers Richard and all the best from NZ 🇳🇿

[@EverardJunction]

Thanks Chris, glad you enjoyed it. Had it not been for the lockdown I would have struggled to find the time for this one, cheers.

[@johna.dawson709]

Thanks Richard for another great Video. Now I'm starting to look at all my loco's in my fleet to see if they all need weathering..(yes they all do)

[@Kmwildride]

Great video, I'm not sure how I found your channel (I don't have a layout and don't usually watch videos like this), but there is something special with the level of detail and attention you put into your hobby that just makes me want to watch more.

[@EverardJunction]

Thanks. I try to keep the content accessible and fun. It can be a very nerdy subject so I try hard to walk the line between learning some stuff and having fun. Quite a few have commented they they enjoy it despite not being into trains so I guess its working. Cheers

[@rich392117]

Excellent work Richard, the weathering looks just right. One observation (though not meant as a criticism) the white stripes on the 47/4's wheels are too long. They are normally only 6 - 8 inches long, and run the width of the tyre and the same amount on the wheel pan. They are used to spot if a tyre has shifted on the wheel, as the line will be broken. I have a picture I can send of a shifted example if of interest. Keep up the great work. Richard

[@robd2184]

Richard Bentley that’s what I thought - they are to show slippage of the tyre around the wheel, so they don’t extend beyond the rims

[@paulbrain99]

Fantastic work as ever!

[@jonty172]

A few black dead fly marks on the yellow cab wouldnt go a miss,, they were always covered in them even the cleaner ones, one trip to Brighton and back would have made loads of them for sure. Even the Gatwick expresses were caked in them and they had those cleaned up in pretty good shape most of the time. Great work as always, keep em coming!

[@EverardJunction]

A good point and something I've not yet tried. Will experiment and see how I get on with the next one. Cheers

[@birtle123]

I have enjoyed Everard Junction for a long time now and have witnessed your improving skills . This video is no exception but I would have loved to see one of the models completed at a slower speed . I know you like the 70's but this reminded me of Benny Hill. I love the fact that you have a "give it a go" attitude and you don't feel compelled to plaster yourself all over your videos and let the layout be the star.

[@malcolmmacdougall]

you've got your recent weathering pretty much perfect

[@langtonroad2445]

Superb detailing. Great video as always.

[@ade9685]

Great effort Richard great job!

[@page1of1]

I see some "New Retro Wave" inspired music and graphics at the start of the video👌... best decade ever🤘 keep it up 😉

[@ian1957ruth]

I always liked your weathered look. I like it even better now.

[@philiplettley]

They all look good Richard. Hopefully we'll all be back to normal soon, but at least you can relax in the loft and forget things for a few hours. Hope everything goes ok work wise, I'm in tourist industry so worrying for all

[@EverardJunction]

I'm ok at the moment. Enjoying the opportunity to make progress on the layout. This project would have taken me months otherwise. Gotta stay positive, take care.

[@grahamlindley6765]

Hi there Richard I’m after picking your brain I have a Bachman day with fitted lights but have a problem going forward the red lights show up front and white at the back and vice verse in opposite direction been to local shop but no satisfaction there any ideas what the problem could be

[@grahamlindley6765]

That should say Bachman dmu

[@R1door]

Mate your B-roll is on point every time! Great stuff!

[@jacquesvalero6864]

Hello Everard Junction, very good job and very nice technic weathering.

[@grahamlindley6765]

Hi Richard another great informative video

[@UndergroundEric]

Proper love the new intro!! And 2 vids in a week! Hell yes!!!!!!

[@EverardJunction]

I will be trying to stick to one video a week for the time being, cheers!

[@residentevil742]

I always enjoy watching these videos as I'm trying to learn as much as I can before ever attempting doing this. Also this shows a real difference in mindset between the US and UK railways, over here in the US by the late 80s early 90s a lot of equipment was pretty poor looking. I've got loads of pictures of locomotives that hadn't been painted since the mid 70s (In some cases early 60s) and were almost black with grime buildup. Major eastern coal hauling railroads like the L&N, B&O and WM were particularly bad looking along with the SP who was cutting costs in an effort to avoid bankruptcy.

[@beeble2003]

I think there are a whole bunch of reasons for this. 1. UK railways are dominated by passengers rather than freight. A lot of the locos shown in the video are in passenger service, so will generally be kept cleaner. Also, a lot of passenger stock means there are a lot of carriage washing machines around, and the same equipment can be used to keep the locomotives clean, too. Also, locomotives have to be well maintained -- if a passenger locomotive fails, passengers are delayed and complain; if a freight locomotive fails, it blocks the line, and passengers are delayed and complain. Also, the vast majority of trains in the UK were and are single-headed. If your only locomotive fails, the line is blocked; if one out of four locomotives fails, you can probably still get the train to the next siding and get it out of the way. 2. During the period being modeled here (late '80s to early '90s), British Rail was being split into semi-independent sub-businesses, in preparation for privatization in the mid '90s. ("Sectors", in the jargon.) These were keen to develop their own identities, and a lot of that was done by painting locomotives in new liveries. Basically, any locomotive that you saw in 1990 that wasn't blue had been repainted within the last five years. 3. There'd been a previous round of repainting in the early 1970s, when everything went from green to blue. So even if something hadn't been repainted in the past 5 years, it had been repainted within the last 15-20 years. 4. I get the impression that the UK has a much stronger safety culture than the US. The yellow ends on the locomotives are there for visibility, so keeping them clean enhances safety. Compare that to, say, Norfolk Southern, who are quite happy to run black locomotives with a bit of white detailing, which is pretty hard to see; Burlington Northern painted their locomotives in a shade of green that turned out to be pretty well camouflaged against trees. 5. British Rail was a state-owned industry. The government was pressuring them to make a profit but they were never close to a position of "If we repaint this locomotive, thats X-thousand pounds we can't use to avoid going bankrupt."

[@residentevil742]

@@beeble2003 Excellent points! Though the only one I will contend is the issue of safety. I will agree through experience that NS units can blend in well with the shadows trees cast, especially late in the day. BN though did paint white stripes on the noses of locomotives and later the entire cab face white. I can't say how well that worked because I was born too late to see those units in service. An amusing thing though that in the early 90s CSX had a light grey and dark blue scheme. Came to be known as stealth as crews lost their trains in the fog lol. Later they painted the ends yellow to aid in vision. The L&N and Clinchfield had grey schemes but had maintained large yellow patches for safety from the 60s on the ends (Though the Clinchfield went to a very dark blue in the 70s.). Many other roads (B&O, C&O, NYC) with dark schemes put large colorful logos on the ends to make an effort to be seen. Others (SP, Frisco, SCL) put oscillating lights or beacons on the units to draw attention to them. Appreciate the very well thought out reply! Always love getting stuff like this where we can learn from each other.

[@Andy-ly9ry]

Great video, very tempted to have a go myself.

[@CraigLYoung]

Nicely done!

[@mattsmith4605]

Love the long videos, very informative.

[@gazclass58]

Brilliant video Richard you are a genius 👍

[@stu.smith79]

Looks absolutely amazing mate the layout is coming on fantastic keep the lock dawn videos coming

[@IamRobotMonkey]

Eeeeeeeeew!!! All that old weathering sludge coming off at @7:40 hehe That appeals to the side of my brain that used to peel PVA glue off my fingers at school! :)

[@thescrapline4905]

And that's how it's done. Using more than 1 method throws up stunning results. I have to remind people that I model 91 - 94 and class 50s were in fact mostly dead and the last 3, 046 / 029 / 030 were just how I've modelled them, 030 will be in even worse state than Ajax and renown when that pops up. Pictures used to replicate. Heavy weathering has it's place, mostly where you've shown in this video. NSE services out of Waterloo was a good example in the early 90s with a good few 47s looking shocking in terms of condition all bar the freshly painted NSE versions of course. I'm building up my fleet of Paddington / north of England services and they'll portray just how it was, very clean. The wash is a great product. Perfect for pin washing, touch a brush full on a door line and it'll flow on its own. The only down side to humbrol is it goes off in the jar to quick. Weathering powders, touch of Matt cote varnish and some thinners will make the same solution. I keep it in an aerosol lid, just add some more thinners / varnish as and when you need it, that brings it back to life.

[@EverardJunction]

Cheers Tim, I'm getting there! I wouldn't say any of it is on a professional level but its certainly an improvement over my previous efforts. As you say very late BR throws up some very interesting heavier weathering. 50046 for example and all that faded NSE blue on everything else. Tatty worn out 47s replacing the 50s after 1990. The 37 in the video is another good example, by 1997 its a right mess but then so where most first gen diesels by that point. I'll like to model the happier time up to 90, didn't look quite so knackered then! :)

[@thescrapline4905]

@@EverardJunction what a difference a few years makes, taking your 86 - 90 and my 90 - 94. It's a shame sectorisation period was the last of BR days, it wasn't around long enough to enjoy. I stood back from railways after 95, seeing it back then and how I portray it on my layout is how I remember it the most, guess I was at the age where memories remain longer than when the Blue / grey period was in full force. Sad period but makes an interesting one to model, it's the marmite period, love it or hate it lol. Certainly knocked me for 6 when I came back into railways in the late 00's to see that image of locos and rolling stock in scraplines. Either way glad your doing well, these are certainly challenging times even trying to do a layout with huge restrictions on spending is a nightmare. Perfect time to go back and re-work areas of modelling that we've since improved on.

[@EverardJunction]

@@thescrapline4905 Thats the plan. I've bought a few transfers but apart from that I'm using existing supplies for existing projects I should have started months ago. Take care mate.

[@OONeal]

Great video Richard, I'm tempted to have a go so thank you for the guide!

[@NicholassTrainChannel]

Fabulous job there Richard the locos look really nice. cheers Nic

[@LondonEmergency999]

More fantastic content! Lovely video Richard.

[@ClydebridgeStation]

The loco that looked ex works in Paul's clips was 37501, Teesside steelmaster. It was overhauled at Doncaster in summer 1989, losing its unique, but unauthorised, British steel blue livery for railfreight metals. The train its hauling is the Doncaster works test train.

[@kiawe-khankhalaf2938]

Great job!:)

[@HydeTMD]

Two vids in a week....is it Christmas 😆 top work as always Richard 👍

[@yorkshirelad5280]

Great editing! Really good quality video

[@woodheadwoofers330]

Hi, when you airbrush after black washing, what product do you use in the airbrush please ?

[@1BCamden]

well done Richard

[@UweNielbock]

Super gemacht

[@JamesPetts]

Excellent! You are inspiring me to weather some of my N gauge locomotives. That "totally awesome" cleaner is interesting, especially in its ability to clean glazing. I shall have to get some of that. It will be particularly useful for removing the no smoking signs from one carriage of an HST set, as there was always one (coach B from memory) in these days where smoking was allowed.

[@marktaylor3564]

A day spotting at Everard Junction...quality stuff mate.

[@AndyHudson-ModelRailwayBuilds]

Great video Richard and perfect timing, I’ve got the 37 in Engineers to do my self and a 50 in NSE so will look at these techniques very useful. Thanks Andy

[@bozaosapeca1324]

Nice intro vaporwave !!!!!!!!

[@chazbotic]

question: what is the preference between sleeper grime 406 and frame dirt 402 for trucks (bogey)?

[@AmeryJunction]

Stunning super work

[@RailwayManiaNet]

I LOVE the intro.

[@Gus-jb8cm]

Great episode Richard. A question for you. What was the piece of music you used or is it something you produced???