Weathering Model Railway Coaches

[@GalgormHall]

Another great tutorial video MR. The weathering up of the underframe always looks a million miles better than the plastic black off the shelf. Another job that is on the long finger for me. Thanks again for sharing your skills. Paul

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks very much Paul, I think so as well!

[@Gooner-1971]

Great work on the dry brushing with emulsion 👍 not something I would have thought of to do, but actually looks great - thanks for the tip ..🙂

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Glad you found it useful 👍🏻

[@lukenoble3319]

Nice, simple and great effects. Very nice shots of the standard tank too running through the scenery.

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Cheers Luke, appreciate it.

[@greghale9972]

Great video MR. I have so far not done any weathering of rolling stock, so your video may encourage me to have a go at weathering....Cheers Greg

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Cheers Greg!

[@leilacentral1883]

Another great video to watch. Looks great when done. I should get in and weather my rolling stock a bit. Clint

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks Clint, appreciate it.

[@greghale9972]

I will really look forward to seeing what you do with the 32 foot extension scenic wise..... Cheers Greg

[@MouldyRaspberry]

I’ve been slicing polystyrene and slapping down some papier-mâché this very morning Greg! Not all of it is scenic though, as I’ve had to run the railway under some preoccupied boards... but it’s still a good 25 foot and means it’s a complete loop now.

[@greghale9972]

Fantastic MR

[@film49uk]

loved the video interesting to see how things are done cheers Paul

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks mate :-)

[@johnbrown9092]

Very good. With me turning my railway into a heritage line I find that I am weathering less and keeping the stock cleaner, don’t want to upset all my volunteer staff!!

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks John, you’ll have to send a few of these volunteers my way!

[@trainmanbob]

Nice demonstration Mr Raspberry. The tank loco looked very good indeed. What varnish did you use to seal the weathering powders? Cheers, Bob

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks Bob. I’ve used Halfords Matt lacquer in the past which was pretty good, but don’t use anything now as the stock rarely gets touched when on the layout. Are there any that you would recommend?

[@trainmanbob]

@@MouldyRaspberry I have no bias at all really, but I tend to use modelling varnish, mainly Testors products, 1260 Dullcote being my preferred choice. Modelling in N and stock being used for my exhibition layout, I was recommended to their products some years back. They are not cheap, but worth the money IMHO. I know many of us are governed by money, but I would rather have 1 excellent wagon than 3 average ones. Cheers, Bob

[@ModelMinutes]

Top modelling skills!

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thank you!

[@FredWilbury]

Nice tips sir .... a big thumb up from me ..... regards Fred

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks very much Fred!

[@smokeless7774]

Long ago I used to "war weary" my Airfix kits. Camo paint flaked back to aluminium, black bootpolish smeared back from exhaust stubs. The best bit was hanging them off the washing line with string and using twopenny bangers for flak! (Naughty boy.)

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Sonds very fun and also very messy!

[@3BitGuy]

4:36 Is there a new extension comming?

[@MouldyRaspberry]

There is indeed, the layout is a complete loop now! The baseboards are down and I’m just messing around trying to work out what the landscape will look like, but I know I want a huge viaduct in there somewhere!

[@3BitGuy]

@@MouldyRaspberry A viaduct? Sounds awsome!

[@MattyP62618]

@@MouldyRaspberry Would love to see you document the construction process! Would be great for us first timers to see! Your videos have been so helpful ever since I started getting back into the hobby in a big way!

[@henryporter5466]

Absolutely brilliant, Lewis. I was watching your Hornby trackmat video last evening, you mention university. A double first in imagination? Mine are in English and American Lit, lot of use in railway modelling!! Take care, my friend. I might be back in future with a question or two. Kindest of regards, Henry.

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks very much Henry, hope you’re doing well. Well mine was International Politics so about as helpful as yours! Fire away if you have any. All the best!

[@andrewjditton]

Incredibly useful and informative, thank you very much. You have earned yourself a new subscriber who lets the ads run ;@)

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Glad you found it useful Andrew, and thank you very much. Ha you have more patience than me! It’s great to have you along.

[@howarth004]

Good demo ..

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks David.

[@mattseymour8637]

Very useful weathering video. What's your advice for weathering Pullman coaches particularly the roofs as I know they are usually pretty clean but have seen some on preserved railways which are quite dirty. Do I go for less is more approach or just dirty them up as I see them to be?

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Hmmm I don’t like the roofs to bright so I’d just grubby them up a bit but keep the sides of the coaches pretty clean.

[@mattseymour8637]

@@MouldyRaspberry I'm the same and as you say in real life even Pullman coaches in preservation have slightly dirty roofs. What do you tend to use for that? Do you lightly apply some smoke weathering powder?

[@gilbert7794]

Another great video, love your layout. Where did you get your loco crews from?

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thank you! They are the pre painted ones from Bachmann.

[@henryporter5466]

Whoever thumbed this down is very, very sad.

[@MouldyRaspberry]

There’s always that one pesky dislike! Maybe they like their carriages sparkling clean...

[@WillBowenclassiccars]

Have you tried using t-cut on the paint on carriages? Does it give them a metallic finish?

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Yes, I’ve not tried it on these coaches as this is an much older video but recently I’ve used it must of mine to give them a shine.

[@benattwood8786]

When varnishing, did you just let the varnish go onto the windows or did you mask them off?

[@MouldyRaspberry]

I don’t tend to varnish anything. Once it’s on the layout I don’t often touch it so don’t bother. I’d probably mask them off if I was to though as they’ll cloud up.

[@nathandelay]

Cool

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Thanks!

[@gilbert7794]

What make and model are these carriages?

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Dapol Stanier non-gangway coaches, in BR lined maroon. They are decent considering the kits are around £10 and the ready to run ones £14.

[@IanCawthorne]

@@MouldyRaspberry How do you find the wheels on them? I think they are plastic? I'm thinking of ordering some and wondered whether metal wheels would need putting on.

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Yes they’re plastic. I find they run fine, I don’t plan on replacing them anytime soon.

[@IanCawthorne]

@@MouldyRaspberry Thanks. I'll see how I get on with them. Great video btw. Really helpful to see your techniques.

[@FlyingScott]

Aaaaaaaand now I'll have to try this on my wee N gauge models. *Starts sweating*

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Haha that’s what I’m like! The amount of times of botched these kind of things is crazy, even with this carriage I got glue all over two of the windows which you can see in the video....

[@danielanderson5364]

Can you speak so it will be easy to do it

[@MouldyRaspberry]

Yes m’lord