Tutorial Tuesday Episode 17 - How To Paint A Model Railway Wagon Kit - Dapol

[@philbartlett7898]

Very useful tutorial which clearly shows an alternative to buying RTR. I am holiday at the moment and brought a dozen Parkside kits from my large stash, along with a few tools and a cutting mat. Plates, Tubes, a palvan and some ex Ratio 12T vans. Great way to chill !!!

[@SMTMainline]

I enjoy how this channel is easy going and not crazy about making mistakes :)

[@fircombehallrailwayoogauge1430]

This is very inspirational to the novice modeller! 10/10!

[@ausfoodgarden]

"All you need is paint and a paintbrush" Exactly! So many people seem too scared to try things. I bought some 'spares and repairs' wagons and coaches 10 for about $5 which I practice my painting and other modelling skills on. That way I've really lost nothing if I destroy them. I've built a lot of kit wagons and happy with the finished units and also repainted some very play worn coaches and wagons with very good results. An excellent video showing how simple it can be to get a pleasing finished item - well done!

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Thanks, much appreciated

[@clashofminiatures]

It's nice that your taking the time to show how you can get great results without $1,000s worth of hobby tools, well done and great looking wagon, thanks for sharing, Chuck RVRR

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Thanks Vhuck, that was our aim

[@frankwhittle4364]

Nice one Mike showing all your previous knowledge of model making, people do give up to easily at the slightest hurdle instead of just thinking it through. Thoroughly enjoyed watching somebody do something that I used to do in the sixties building Airfix kits some of which were a bitch but I used to walk away and think about it and there's always a way. Thanks again for another superb couple of videos.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Thanks Frank. I think you are right, some people give up to soon, it just needs a bit of practice

[@silverdon55]

Love your attitude. Dive in and do it. Having fun. Great.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Thanks Don, glad you enjoyed it

[@rob11rr]

A nice simple and friendly approach to modelling and a great result too!! A long time since I produced a model, so a very encouraging video. Thanks - R.

[@AgenoriaModelTrains]

I must look at getting one of these! The kits will work out cheaper than ready bought in the long run because I have all the paint to finish the job. I am thinking of painting the wagons a blue colour to run with my BR Blue diesel.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Sounds great. The 16t coal wagons would be perfect for the BR Blue era

[@craigchristensen6082]

Enjoyed the two video mini-series. Channel keeps on getting better. Craig

[@lukestables6455]

I thought it was far fetched to get 10,000 subscribers by the end of the year, but it's not even February and your already at 5000, congrats, nice tutorial by the way. Luke.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

It's thanks to the support of people like you

[@davidartist2750]

Another ace video....and now HALFWAY to your target! Well done

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Thanks, yes with eleven months to go !

[@Sashin-d8t]

A pretty easy way to make these models look even better is to just apply a wash of thinned enamel black paint.

[@harryunderhill5604]

Oh my god ! You have really perfected the dry brushing !!!! ASTOUNDING JOB

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Very kind hanks

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Should have send very kind thanks!

[@harryunderhill5604]

Budget Model Railways XD

[@stevenpitts6665]

Another excellent vid! Another source of “cheap trucks” are the old Mainline or dare I say Airfix wagons. I picked half a dozen up from a certain model shop in Whitefield in greater Manchester, around a fiver each plus excellent tea! Well! I learned a bit today!

[@GreyTheFloydianSergal]

here's a little tip. These wagons require a little extra weight to make them perform at their absolute best (I'd say add 30g but they're okay in small trains on smaller layouts), use alloy wheel balancing weights. You get a big box for not too much money (so you can use them in loads of wagons, coaches or even additional weight in locos) & they're self adhesive too. They'll come as a mix of 5g &10g weights so you can spread them through the wagon for good even weight. You can also use them in tank wagons by using 6 5g weights, very handy. In regards to paints, I spray the chassis (without wheels or couplings) with satin or matt black aerosols. Black is also a good basecoat for the brown (I use humbrol Brick red, can't remember the colour) as you could dab the paint off the grills & vents to give a light-used look

[@BudgetModelRailways]

I did put weight in and like you say the self adhesive balance weights are good, but I can get lead off cuts free so make my own

[@GreyTheFloydianSergal]

even better. I used to use old fishing weights that I had kicking around before going to wheel weights

[@jamescrab4110]

Love the video and it helped me with my WWII shunting layout locomotive witch is a dapol pug and I wanted to imitate a 9 on it to make it look like the army hand-painted the number on the boiler thanks as always!

[@daviemaclean61]

I use acrylic paint for quite a lot of my modelling and, though I have an airbrush, I haven't taken it out the box yet! B&M stores (other shops are available!) stock 200ml tubes of Brunel Franklin acrylic for £1.49 - a lot cheaper than those little pots of Tamiya and Humbrol for those on a budget. Turned out very nice for between a third and a half of a new one and make a rake of them that much more achievable. Cheers

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Thanks for the heads up

[@kingrevet1st]

Its is a nice little kit, I bought one a few weeks ago from my local model shop for £4, I liked it so much I went back for another the next week. I agree with painting the bottom first, can get a bit tricky painting it built. As for the paint scheme I used only Humbrol colours, 33, black for the base , 70, brick red for the main body and 71, slate grey for the roof. The great thing about this kit is that there are a choice of 4 codes to put on the kit, so you can have four wagons with different code, not enough? cut and match the number. I was lucky I only spent £8 for the two wagons and £2 for the paint that I was missing but if I had needed to buy the paints brand new thats £6 (the model shop sells one 14ml pot of Humbrol acrylic paint for £2) on top off the £8 but since I already owned two of the required colours I save £4 only having to spend £10 in total. not to bad considering the price.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

£4 was a good price, I've seen people asking £8! Mind you given that the new Hornby one is £18 either way it's a saving.

[@reakingringpiece]

wow very nice result.. amazing the difference transfers make... great video ... cant wait to get mine now lol

[@detheridge1951]

Nice to see someone *not* advocating the use of an airbrush for everything!

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Airbrushes are good I guess but I've never bothered with the hassle and expense. Some years ago I weathered a fairly extensive fleet of wargames vehicles just using various brushes.

[@stashyjon]

Nice work, the only additional thing I do is give the body a blackwash, black paint diluted 5:1, brushed over the whole body, then blotted off with tissue then left to dry before dry brushing. It helps pickout the detail a bit more and tends to give the finished model a bit more life.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

I have used black wash before but it needs to be done cafe fully to get it right so I decided to give it a miss on this occasion

[@OlivierGabin]

Thanks for the painting tips, you save me an hundred euros by showing me an aerograph is not mandatory to have a really more than decent result. Tamiya is a good choice, I can buy some in the model shops of my city. Anyway, the prototypes were certainly brush painted, I think that airbrushes were not used before the 60's for real wagon painting. Dapol kit wagons are a good choice to have low-priced and decent vehicles if you need some experiments, like putting some no. 5 Kadees on the one I will buy.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Tamiya is good paint, it does need several coats but provides a great finish. You really don't need an airbrush/ spray can and all the practice and fuss they involve, just to paint a few wagons

[@OlivierGabin]

@@BudgetModelRailways I have painted dozens of model airplanes with brushes when I was a teen, I have an experience of what the practical result is. And, anyway, I had not the money to buy an aerograph when I was 14-16 years old. By the way, I have found equivalents in Tamiya range for LMS colors : XF 20 for wagon grey, Xf 79 for bauxite, and XF 9 for Crimson Lake. Nearly half the price of dedicated railways paint, that also cannot be shipped to France by the sellers, hence my line on Tamyia's paint availability. I have noted your advice on brushes. I've got an artist shop near my workplace that sells good quality brushes, I'll pay them a visit one day for that.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Thanks for the LMS colours very helpful. A good soft brush is worth spending a bit on, its still a lot cheaper than an air brush!

[@marticon9286]

Great vid. I need rolling stock and this seems a cheap and fun way to get it and personalise to my own spec. You do take the fear out of it!

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Thanks glad we could help

[@nityking1]

excellent video, very well put together and informative

[@totalal4601]

Drybrushing is such a great technique for quick reasobable results with minimal skill levels. Used to paint warhammer tanks with this really effectively! For even bettee results spray undercoat the matt black. Games Workshop spray cans are reasonable price and great quality :)

[@londoncabby]

Another great video guys, well done. 👍👍

[@robstrains8711]

Another excellent video the wagon looks fantastic.

[@ivangroznyuk]

Thanks, loved these two videos, great how to guide for kits!

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Thanks Colin, they have been very popular

[@alexrivers5425]

Great video, your drybrushing was brilliant. before i drybrush i usualy water down black acylic paint and let it settle in the detail, it realy brings out the detail. after that i then drybrush much like you did . I have also been using graphite dust from cheep graphite sticks; that i have scraped with a scalpel, to give my 0 gauge Terrier a well worked look, after a couple of coats of hairspray the powder is firmly stuck to the model.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

I have used black first before, but on this occasion kept it simple, although it would as you say gave given more depth

[@tin2001]

I tried the watered down black thing years ago after first learning about weathering. Didn't go well. Nothing I couldn't fix if I wanted, but I just never cared to try again after that.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

It's tricky to get right as I found when I used to paint figures, which is why I gave it a miss

[@alexrivers5425]

I agree it is quite tricky to get right, I have reacently used the method on my crew for my o gauge Terrier and it took me a few attempts to get it right. There are panel line washes available and they seem to work quite well however i have never tried them out before.

[@paulspencer153]

I use pva glue before applying the transfer. You also get a bit more time to move it if required

[@ModelMinutes]

I mixed the brown colour by eye when I built one (review on my channel). I really like these kits, I feel a great sense of achievement from building something rather than off the shelf. It's personal then

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Very well said

[@johncourtneidge]

Very nice. I'm just about organised to start making some kits . . . By the way, re the art or craft thing at the small buiding video: My working definition of 'art' is that art is ' the presentation or the re-presentation of something: either solid and tangible or not material and intangible.' Of course, much art is both (think of Robin's 'The Kiss' or Edvard Munch's 'The Scream'). So, yes, railway modelling is an art form. Now, as to the distinction between 'art', 'craft', and I'll add, technology. More later. Best wishes, John

[@MrJoshiej]

Great video I am going to paint one of my Class 43 HST Trains with a flat paint brush

[@jeffshigematsu8771]

Great job!

[@scottmcgrath272]

thank you for posting. You are right it's totally worth the time and effort for the price. Thanks enjoyed it very much

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Thanks Scott, and it actually runs really nice as well. Happy Christmas

[@clivehulbert6083]

Maybe you should try a bigger brush for larger areas . Flat with natural bristles

[@davemarson7241]

Nice job, might have a go myself. Dave

[@Digscomics]

Officially, the colour was bauxite, but if you look at colour photos of the era, you can see that the colour varied hugely even within a single train. Paint would fade or be affected by dirt or weather, and the different wagon works didn't necessarily get the shade exactly per the BR specifications. In other words, if you think it looks right, it probably is right. Same deal with any wagon colour.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

The same applies to military vehicles, the US WWII colour olive drab soon faded to a much lighter colour, but there are plenty of armchair experts who say different! Lol

[@scottmcneil1150]

Very well done. I love how encouraging and inclusive and simple you make things. Brilliant. Keep up the good work. Where do you get these wagon kits from ?

[@BudgetModelRailways]

There are a couple of online sites and most shops carry a few

[@scottmcneil1150]

I wondered if I'd missed a kit that you were specifically promoting or recommending. Ive a few that could do with a makeover.

[@michaelphelps9555]

thats a good job you dun there on the carge 👍

[@georgewyatt6712]

Hi love your video's that one was great and as made think about making some myself it would be a lot cheaper when I start my layout in the next couple of weeks I am a retired decorator so I don't mind doing some model making & painting did a lot of model making with my eldest son when he was younger we one made a section of an aircraft carrier form scratch and he won a" comp" with it anyway Cheers for now George..

[@BudgetModelRailways]

That sounds very impressive , good luck with the layout

[@TheGamingEevee8]

Nice video again, very cool.

[@lord_scrubington]

interesting that you keep the wheels in while painting. I usually fit the wheels on wagons once painting is finished on my models.

[@billfitzpatrick6910]

Fine job Gentlemen!!!

[@paulbrennan3760]

So had the model been primed first or were you painting directly onto the original plastic? I’m still struggling that despite stirring the paint well the humbrol paint seems really watery. I just cannot get one coat coverage. And I don’t want to ruin my n gauge coaches.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

I would give up on the gloss and stick to matt

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

I decided to start painting my kits that I'd finished the other day with some Humbrol (turned out it's gloss but I think weathering should fix that). Although my paint was really thin and watery, what's the best way to fix that?

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Are you using enamels or acrylics please. A good stir solves most problems

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

@@BudgetModelRailways Ah! Sorry I forgot to mention! I'm using Acrylics. It's Humbrol Red Glossy (all I had, really.). It's fine when it dries, but just a lot runnier than yours in the video.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Acrylic gloss can be a bit erratic, but I am the same as you and like to use what I have

[@BeetonHoughJunction]

Looking at this the tamiya paint looks like it has covered the wagon really well , may have to buy some of these paints myself I painted one of mine in citadel paints not the best stuff to use but modelling you learn from your mistakes lol did you manage to take a look at the coaches dapol do? Cheers Beeton Hough Junction (Dave c)

[@BudgetModelRailways]

The coaches are in the mix fir a future video

[@BeetonHoughJunction]

Budget Model Railways sounds good will keep an eye out for that video, there not bad coaches simple to put together aswell, how's the newsletter coming along did you get the email I sent. Cheers Beeton Hough junction (Dave c)

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Next newsletter due out 3rd Feb

[@matthorn9209]

Inpreartation for the louse of my school I'm going to buy three unpainted dapol wagons and I give any thanks to you for the recommendation of humbrol paints. What type of brushes do you use? Again thanks, matt and stay safe.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

The best I can afford, as soft as possible, cheap ones really aren't worth the saving. Humbrol make some nice ones.

[@mattapacka54]

Hi I am getting some unpainted wagons in from dapol, was wondering what type of Humbrol brushes you use? cheers

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Size 1 and 2 from Hornby or a decent artists brush, cheap brushes are too hard

[@trainman07011]

What made you pick that particular weathering color? Is it because it is a muddy color or because it was a slightly lighter color than the wagon sides?

[@BudgetModelRailways]

I have used a lighter colour, but I read that the muck that is thrown up is basically brown on railways, but I wanted to use a lighter colour to highlight the detail, and that was the nearest colour I had.

[@lazyrrr2411]

Whilst very much admiring of weathered models , NATURAL DUST is my preferred method

[@BudgetModelRailways]

I have a very old building of my fathers, it looks really well weathered, whereas it's actually just been sat in my loft for twenty years!

[@BattleshipOrion]

I'm going to get some for couplerslack and giggles for my fleet. I wonder how a British coal wagon would do behind my EMD GP38-2 and GE Dash-840cw? Lol.

[@austinmilich648]

And great video

[@mikesmith2905]

The handle on the end of the brake arm was painted white (which then wore off). The brown colour was associated with vacuum brake fitted wagons under BR (add a bit cut from an old biro to the underside for the cylinder). You can use a fine tipped white ‘gel’ pen to add lettering, I had a lot of success using a dip type pen with white ink but that did get fiddly and I ended up buying more nibs. If you make a mess of it a bit of enthusiastic weathering works (I use enamel paints so I just give things a wash with dirty thinners, that doesn't affect either gel pen or dip-type inks. For BR livery you might find this interesting . . . www.igg.org.uk/rail/6-livy/br/9-br-4864.htm For info on the chassis . . . www.igg.org.uk/rail/4-rstock/04arstock2f.htm The wagons are N Gauge, mostly semi-scratch built or kit-bashed on Peco chassis.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Thanks for the info and video links

[@oscarosullivan4513]

Next layout you should have a butcher shop and a goods yard so you can shunt your meat van in to a siding to deliver meat to the butcher.

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Great idea, I'm also quite fond of vans and cars on my layout so I will keep an eye out for a butchers van to be waiting in the goods yard

[@nigelcarter9503]

Another great video.

[@jrailways]

can you please do a tutorial on a dapol kitmaster locomotive please?

[@BudgetModelRailways]

We have done them on the dapol wagons if that helps?

[@jrailways]

@@BudgetModelRailways kind of, but the locomotives are more intricate and I think they are great for modelers who model on a budget, but the instructions are a little unclear so yeah

[@BudgetModelRailways]

The only issue is that they are static models and I'm not aware of cheap motor chassis to fit them?

[@johnslade3104]

Very good video now I know how to weather my wagons thanks john

[@fredtedstedman]

take wheels off first ??? Mattcoat over decals ??

[@BudgetModelRailways]

Matt cote means spending more money

[@mitchellhogg4627]

3 years later and £16 is now considered a cheap wagon...

[@austinmilich648]

I had to pay $22 for one New NE Hornby box van And I bought 2 so that’s $44