Seaboard Central - Easy Freight Car Weathering No Airbrush!

HO Scale Model Railroad How to weather a freight car without an airbrush

[@toddpilcher3804]

I use a combination of air brush and hand whethering so it is always good to see what other modelers are doing, helpful information and nice results, keep up the good work.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I use both as well.

[@warrenmayo4143]

I’ve never seen anyone with a passion for anything like you do for your model trains. Great job!!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I try hard. You know how long I’ve been at it.

[@georgiasunbelt]

Yaaaah! no airbrush….nice tutorial…just what I need, simple with great results

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! Stay tuned. More weathering videos on the way. Tim

[@donharsh1503]

Looks awesome cool stuff and I like it and great work 👍 😀 awesome video sir 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😃😎❤

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Don!

[@ThomasKlimoski]

Thanks for demonstrating how you weather your rolling stock. There is so much you can do without an airbrush and achieve excellent results like you did. I like to vary the weathering techniques I use, some I fade with an airbrush, other get powders, and some get washes, so that all the cars don't look the same.-Tom

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Tom! In my next video I will weather some cars with an airbrush to get a different effect. Tim

[@205004gs]

Awesome job! The paint stand for the wheels are a big asset and they come in 33, and 36 size.👍

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Gene! Yes they do. I have both.

[@curtboerner144]

Awesome! I will definitely use the techniques in my rolling stock. If you haven't done a video on weathering locomotives please film one and share your ,techniques

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! Yes there is one on the channel.

[@BN-1991]

The car looks great . Thanks for sharing your modeling skills and your equipment that you used to whether your car . I made me a couple of the ones to hold your cars works great . Thanks for sharing your information with us. Roy

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks for watching Roy! I will be making more to show different methods. Stay tuned! Tim

[@garynugent4400]

You being a Norfolk Southern Engineer you would be the one to know and see how it is... I'll follow your tutorials any day... Great job sir! Just WOW.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Gary! Yeah my day job is research for the model railroad. Lol!

[@georgiasunbelt]

Hey Gary…great to see you still with us…been asking others about you but got no responses…how you doing…you start another layout?

[@garynugent4400]

@@georgiasunbelt awww man I'm sorry. Yeah been doing okay. Still have my days ya know.... I've been building and working on the 1:200th scale Trumpier Titanic model I bought last year,( Not on youtube). No I haven't went back to model railroading yet but been thinking about maybe a small stitching layout. I still have all my stuff it's boxed but I have it. I have been keeping up with your progress and some others on KZbin though.

[@georgiasunbelt]

@@garynugent4400 good hearing from and great to hear your OK

[@Willysmb44]

Great job. I've been saying for years that you don't NEED an airbrush with all the excellent washes and weathering powders out there. I've had people think I used an airbrush on my own rolling stock, but only used those...

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! Yes, you can get great results. Tim

[@tomoconnell4235]

Thanks Tim. Glad to see I am not the only one who dips a brush into the 70% Isopropyl Alcohol. Also thanks for showing how you created the scratches. Well done

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Tom! More to come!

[@justtim9767]

Very nice.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@detroitterminalrailroad1467]

Great videos. Outstanding layout, weathering, trains, scenery and attention to detail. Keep up the great work!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I really appreciate it!

[@houseofrandomness]

The results are great!! Simple and effective. I'm going to look into those washes. Looking forward to the next installment.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I bought mine at Midwestmodelrr.com

[@calvincurtiss2490]

Great job as always, no wonder your cars look so naturally weathered, I use inks, charcoal crayon and plain charcoal and pastels with alcohol, 70% like you do. You're right you don't need an airbrush,

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Calvin! I still use an airbrush when the appearance I am after calls for it. In this case, it wasn’t necessary so I thought I’d make a video on it.

[@beeble2003]

An airbrush is a tool. It's useful for some things, and not for others. This car didn't have any weathering for which an airbrush would be useful but, for example, airbrushes are far better than anything else for fade effects.

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Pretty cool.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@pacset2]

nice work

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Very much enjoyed.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks for watching!

[@beeble2003]

So many modellers remove the trip pins from Kadee couplers -- I don't know why Kadee don't sell them without.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Me too!

[@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout]

@@SeaboardCentral me three!

[@joeraderblackrockcentralrr]

Nicely done and very well explained and demonstrated. Thanks

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks ! Glad you enjoyed it

[@joedelusso1415]

I have a little tip tim, you know those rubber door stoppers that hold the doors open you can put them under the wooden base that holds the rolling stock so you can "tilt" the rail car at an angle to work on,that way you can keep your hands free.I misplaced mine or I would send you a picture on the SC Facebook page.. great video I'll have to pick up some of those MM weathering washes now that I've seen them being used, been eyeing them for awhile now,I like the effects it gives.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Joe! Good advice!

[@johnathanlewis2049]

Hi Tim! Looks good! That is one grimy filthy car!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Johnathan! Definitely a difference.

[@rjl110919581]

Thanks you for sharing great ideas video

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks for watching Robert! My privilege. Tim

[@williamdavid9333]

I need to look into washes. Thank you for sharing this information.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks for watching David. I bought my washes from midwestmodelrr.com

[@williamdavid9333]

@@SeaboardCentral Thank you for sharing this with me.

[@johnbutler8388]

Nice video thank you preciate it

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks for watching!

[@williambryant5946]

Nice!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@paulkirkmanMYTRAINS]

Beautiful work on this car !!!!! Very detailed !!!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Paul!

[@Tom.Gregory]

Thanks for posting, awesome job….

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks for watching Tom!

[@kevinbohnenblust5844]

Great stuff, Tim!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Kevin! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@williamarseneau1575]

Might I suggest, a small piece of wood dipped in acetone would quickly cleaners wheel rims and axle ends quite nicely. The wood only needs to be damp, not soaked. Good luck

[@SeaboardCentral]

Sounds like it would work

[@valchavez9163]

Damn.....that's good......

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@stl1321]

Looks great, thanks.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@doublediamondrailroad5949]

Looks So good!

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks!

[@mikedurhan9941]

Excellent. Thanks.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks for watching Mike!

[@jumbo747diecast7]

Very nices I have a tip for you that I been using is call Distress Oxide u could get them at hobby lobby works beautiful

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! I’ll have to look for it.

[@jumbo747diecast7]

@@SeaboardCentral I made a little video going to download it check it out

[@tomstarcevich1147]

Looks 👍 great 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks Tom!

[@kba3039]

Hello Tim, thats a great weathering video showing that you dont need an airbrush to weather your rolling stock! Have you tried to leave your wash on your car longer to see what it looks like?

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! Yes, if I need to make a more dirty look I do. It really depends on what the prototype looks like. Stay tuned for more videos. Tim

[@DariusBell732]

Nice video. Do you by chance have a link to those wheel holders?

[@SeaboardCentral]

Thanks! You can buy them from micromark.com

[@Palanthon]

Have you tried an AK weathering pencil for doing your panel lines, scratches etc?

[@SeaboardCentral]

No but I need to invest in some. I hope to release a new weathering video next week showing a different technique using an airbrush. Stay tuned!

[@Brandon-wf8ew]

Hey Tim, I'm seeing several variations of that wheel holder. Since you have it and have used it, does it *really* matter which variation you get?

[@SeaboardCentral]

No I wouldn’t think so. They make one that holds 36” wheels and another that holds 33” wheels. Micro mark sells them as a set.

[@jumbo747diecast7]

Did u got the chance to watch the video u could used different colors

[@SeaboardCentral]

No, not sure what video you are talking about. Do you have a link?

[@jumbo747diecast7]

@@SeaboardCentral I just did another one just now is call weathering the cover hopper under

[@jumbo747diecast7]

@@SeaboardCentral ya Jumbo747diecast

[@Palanthon]

A shame those Testors products are being eliminated.

[@SeaboardCentral]

Yeah. I still can get the Testors Dullcoat for my airbrush but I don’t know for how long.