Painting The HO 1/87 Scale Zodiac for Carrier Princess | Boomer Diorama ~ # 288

[@What_If_We_Tried]

Some of the most important takeaways from this video, for me, was that you are not afraid of making mistakes, but rather you keep on going until you get it right. And another is, not perfect, but good enough. Thanks for those invaluable insights, as I typically overwhelm myself with thoughts of being unable to attain a sufficient level of perfection in a project; especially with creative endeavors, and then get stalled in my progress, and then quit, or even worse, never starting.

[@boomerdiorama]

Absolutely!

[@derekrussel-hill8597]

I completely agree with you @What_If_We_Tried. Been there, done that!

[@bobdutka1176]

Kudos to you for another great vid Boomer. In it's simplicity you sure pack a lot of information. Thankyou!👍😃...🤔... I often wonder if you actually realize how much of an impact you have on us for the inspiration you provide. If there was a Hall of Fame... you would be in it.😃 Thankyou for all that you do.🫡

[@boomerdiorama]

Awesome thank you!

[@erik548]

finding you is a breath of fresh air. i started out as a model railroader, but left for armor modeling because to me the social aspect is just as important as the actual hobby. and i couldn't stand how "model railroading" devolved into spending money and bragging about it without actual modeling. the people local to me were just to... toxic so glad to see actual modelers still into trains, you might encourage me into actually pulling out my train stuff again

[@boomerdiorama]

The primary definition of model railroading is the same as when I was into military modeling as well. Model Railroading means to model a piece of a railroad whether fictitious or real. Everything else is an associated aberration of the former. The social part is secondary. I can get social time anywhere I choose on my terms. Furthermore, if you are an introvert personality, you don't need socializing to stay interested in the hobby - and then of course, there is social media, which is on your terms anyway . . . ;-) Cheers ~ Boomer.

[@boomerdiorama]

Having you follow the build is a "breath of fresh air" as well. Thank you for supporting the channel. Cheers ~ Boomer.

[@J3scribe]

I love the tarp, they are everywhere here in Florida. My region was hit dead on by hurricane Ian a couple years ago and there are still blue tarps on people's roofs! And you can't model a water front scene without having blue tarps around. They are as common as boats.

[@boomerdiorama]

Wow! That is cool . . . ;-)

[@royceferguson]

It actually makes perfect sense in terms of color theory. The bright orange is clearly what the eye will see with direct sunlight, whereas the other shades directly approximate light and shadow variances. Thank you for another brilliant video, Boomer! Cheers!

[@boomerdiorama]

I think so too!

[@MRR_Shadowolf]

Another well done and educational video!

[@boomerdiorama]

O.K. Thank you!

[@michaelimpey1407]

Boomer, great tutorial on colour theory. Thank you for letting me let go of my OCD on getting the absolute correct colour, and just build it up. Great tip on the tarps, I have seen people use old tea bag cloth, but the tissue paper and water looks good, that will have to be my next self taught lesson. Thank you for sharing, cheers, and stay safe, Michael

[@boomerdiorama]

O.K. Cheers and happy modeling!

[@stevenstorey1945]

Boomer, thanks for showing the process of making a heavy looking tarp! It's another postage stamp example of bringing attention to where it's needed. It's amazing how a small piece of paper can bring even more life to a scene! Give Dusty a hug for me! Cheers

[@boomerdiorama]

Will do. Thank you!

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

Great information. I made blue tarps from your last tutorial, they look great on the big round hay bales, and piles of lumber. And even a camp in the woods! Thanks as always for all you give. Take care - Bill.

[@boomerdiorama]

O.K. Bill. Thanks for taking the time to share! Cheers.

[@harperlarry49]

Beautiful work, as usual. All those open paint bottles was making me nervous. You have given us some more great advice and techniques. Thanks!!

[@boomerdiorama]

It's mostly cheap IPA tinted with Tamiya . . . lol.

[@toddarmstrong.trackside.action]

wow Boomer. What a great video. I never dreamed I could make my own masks like that. I like Tamiya tape too. Thanks for sharing

[@boomerdiorama]

Thanks for watching!

[@donhanley1213]

Seeing the model in your minds eye. I understand perfectly what you are talking about. It's the practice and discipline to move it from the imagination to reality that many don't grasp. I have always learned more discovering what doesn't work than getting it right the first time. As you have said many, many times "fail forward."

[@boomerdiorama]

Advancement in painting skill is a unique discovery for each individual. You can't really teach it. You have to encourage people to just do it. Knowledge does not mean acquired skill. Practice cultivates skill. We learn by doing, not watching. ;-)

[@derz-crackmodellbahnvideosinsp]

​@@boomerdiorama " 🤝👌 " .... JUST DO IT ...

[@johnschutt9187]

Beautiful work. You're the master.

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you very much!

[@PeterTillman3]

Out of all the builds this is one of my favourites Boomer. It is so intricate.

[@boomerdiorama]

It's getting close and it most certainly has been a challenge as well. 😁

[@danielpaulson786]

It would be cool to have an inspector doing the annual inspection with the captain next to them.that would be cool and you would get to model the captain.that would be cool.

[@boomerdiorama]

Probably 3D print figures would be cool.

[@davecrosson5018]

Woah, the finished product is awesome and so many great painting tips like paint the shadow! And LOVE that tarp! I just got off a forum with a whole bunch of modellers trying to achieve this look with material BUT tissue paper stuff? Who would of thought! What a monster tip and yours looks great! ALSO, I finally bought a bottle of Liquitex matte medium after you keep convincing us to get some haha! My first use was for making a bunch of your ever green trees with the wire loops. Man that stuff is strong. Best trees on my layout too by far btw! Do you know the difference between matte medium and matte fluid medium? I am guessing the latter is diluted? Anyways, thanks for sharing your skills! God bless!

[@boomerdiorama]

The difference is probably "viscosity." I find that Liquitex is incredibly strong when heavily thinned and diluted with water as well. I probably waste more than I actually use . . . lol. If you use matte medium, too thick, it can leave a grey film. The way to kill the gray film (if you get it) is to soak it with Isopropyl Alcohol. The IPA seems to dull it down and evaporate. Cheers!!

[@bluefj-wc3vz]

Lol man that came out awesome. Great quick tarp tutorial as well. 🤘

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@scottbarr7409]

Your modeling is off the hook. Really enjoy your vids. Thanks for sharing!

[@boomerdiorama]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Tracksidemargie]

Came out great! Thank you for sharing the tips on tarps I have a couple to model now 😁

[@boomerdiorama]

Modeling "tarps" are cheap and cheerfull. ;-)

[@_steffinwolf_]

Another Master Class! Thanks!

[@boomerdiorama]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mr.e1944]

Boomer, that is a great way to match model paint to the drawing by spraying both the model and the drawing at the same time! Lol!

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@allenlandis4504]

What a wealth of knowledge. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@boomerdiorama]

Glad it was helpful!

[@paulcarrington6590]

again i love your attitude and the way you look at things its great thanks. cheers Paul

[@boomerdiorama]

O.K. Thank you!

[@jesselomas8626]

Another excellent tutorial. Experiment, enjoy, relax... TY Sir!!

[@boomerdiorama]

Cheers!

[@derz-crackmodellbahnvideosinsp]

" You are my muse! " ... 😉🤫 ... Gruss, Olli ... 👌

[@boomerdiorama]

Lol . . .

[@warrenholmar1129]

Here in NZ, we have a store that carries a vast array of Liquitex products.

[@boomerdiorama]

Liquitex products are awesome for this hobby.

[@claytonmoore2091]

Remind me, did you used to do modeling work in motion pictures ?

[@boomerdiorama]

I did.

[@ainsleyperry5192]

Boomer, I followed a Video on one of these "Rail Carriers" it was an eye opener to see just how many chains, blocks, chock's were in use to tie the rail cars down. ( Which is what you would expect). But how many more they had that had'nt been used just lying between the rails. You would'nt want Father Christmas's bod, you would'nt be able walk between the track's. Under the deck there must be tanks full of water. To keep the deck even as the rail cars cars came on board water would gush out of large pipes into the scuppers Different subject. Evergreen Plastic's do a 20thou chequered plate sheet in different chequered spacings. 1 sheet would be enough to produce man hole covers etc for a life time. My sheet is so old unfortunatly I can't give you a code number. Cheers, Chris Perry

[@boomerdiorama]

They use jack-stands on this carrier mostly. They jack up the rear car to lean towards the center of the boat.

[@tonylawlor3503]

Beautiful nothing more to say brilliant 😊😅

[@boomerdiorama]

Thanks 😅

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

great work looks good thanks for the vlogs you do thanks lee

[@boomerdiorama]

Thanks 👍

[@allen-n4nn]

Tarp 👍👍👍!

[@boomerdiorama]

Tarps galore . . .

[@GenxDiorama]

I pick that paper for tarping from shoeboxes 😊

[@boomerdiorama]

There you go!

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

Wow this video has only been around for 2 days? I feel like I’ve been putting it off for a while already just because it didn’t immediately interest me, but talking about the orange is intriguing. The red pigment in every day items really tends to fade pretty fast, and I feel like you can see that in the pictures or printouts you’re showing. I got to thinking maybe pink mixed with orange? And then you said you got one of those with adding a lot of white to it. Funny to mention, I ended up trying to mix my own Conrail blue for my switcher. Luckily I ended up weathering and fading a bit to match it better. It’s also really interesting thinking of spraying something thin over another color in a layer. I’ve been through some basic color design classes in college that went along with my photography. It was fun, but definitely didn’t cover putting a transparent paint over an opaque. Oh! I was also wondering if it would be worth it to paint something more faded on top compared to something that would be in the shade more often. Though, if they’re under a tarp, it might not fade as much.

[@boomerdiorama]

I just paint by feel and try not to analyze what I do too much. ;-)

[@GlennOLeary-eq2cu]

Boomer i read somewhere tin foil is an option as well? Great info

[@boomerdiorama]

Tin foil doesn't hold paint as well as fabric though. But hey, why not!

[@Howie2025]

LOL so I guess there's no point asking what colour you start with for your SRY locomotives 😂. Another great video, thx

[@boomerdiorama]

Good question. It depends on several factors. I have loads of photos of different"faded" blue shades on SRY locomotives. Some are dark blue, some are lighter, and some almost two tone shades with grey roof instead of black. You need to study multiple photos and decide the shade of blue you can live with on your particular locomotive. The latest (2022) SRY - SD35 is Tamiya Blue X-4 (85%) with Tamiya Sky Blue X-14 (15%) per volume. The earlier paint color (Pre 2010) was a bit darker, so Tamiya Blue X-4 (90%) with Tamiya XF-50 Field Blue (10%). This should get you there depending on how you see it.

[@Howie2025]

@@boomerdiorama awesome, thank you

[@davidcurtis5398]

Boomer, I''m having problems finding a source for the paints you use and I want to use. I found a place that will order them for me but a 2 oz bottle will cost more than $10. Do you have a source and if so what is the address of such source, Please...

[@boomerdiorama]

Try "Intercity Trains & Hobbies." Ask them about Tamiya Acrylics, Vallejo Acrylics, and Liquitex products. They have a web page but you can phone them and they will ship anywhere.

[@neildavy2824]

Hey Boomer, very nice....hey with your paints do you store then upright? I got told you should store them upside down , so im wondering what is the Boomer way 🤔

[@boomerdiorama]

Upright works for me.

[@RonStanek]

Did I/anyone ever say you: Rock💯!!! Yeh...... Lost in the clouds.......whew! Clouds..... Boomer.....Cheers......🌫

[@boomerdiorama]

Cheers!

[@mattw9667]

Too many open bottles of paint at one time. You had me sweating!

[@boomerdiorama]

I pint like this off camera all the time. ;-)