1. Weather or Not Introductory Techniques for Weathering Without an Airbrush EduTRAIN™

2. This is an EduTRAIN™ Clinic EduTRAIN™ Copyright © 2014, National Model Railroad Association, Inc. PLEASE Set Cell Phones to STUN

3. Bruce De Young, MMR President, Garden State Division Education Department Manager, NMRA bdeyoung@optonline.net EduTRAIN™

4. Should you weather your models? Fading, rusting, and dirt accumulation begins as soon as a piece of rolling stock leaves the paint shop and hits the rails. Unless a crew of painters has just finished painting a building, much the same is true for structures. So, some degree of weathering is called for in almost all situations on our models. This doesn’t mean that every model should look decrepit. Remember, variety is the spice of life! EduTRAIN™

6. In this clinic you will learn how to: Weather with washes Weather with powders Weather with pencils and markers EduTRAIN™

7. Weathering with washes Alcohol washes Water based washes Mineral Spirits washes EduTRAIN™

8. Weathering with Alcohol Washes EduTRAIN™

9. Make your own Light Mix: 1 tsp of India Ink to 1 pint of 91% Isopropyl Alcohol “Normal” Mix: 2 tsp of India Ink to 1 pint of 91% Isopropyl Alcohol EduTRAIN™

10. ... Or, Use a Commercial Mix Commercial: MicroMark Age It Easy Grey Commercial: MicroMark Railroad Tie & Bridge Stain Commercial: Hunterline Weathering Mix Commercial: Weather-It EduTRAIN™

11. A&I as a Stain EduTRAIN™

12. Age It Easy Grey EduTRAIN™

13. A&I as a Weathering Wash on Styrene EduTRAIN™

14. Leather Dye as a Weathering Wash on Painted Wood EduTRAIN™

15. Dull Cote & Alcohol Have an Interesting Interaction EduTRAIN™

16. Spray Model With Dull Cote & Let Dry Then Flow On Alcohol With Soft Brush For ‘Chalky’ Look EduTRAIN™

17. Dull Cote & Alcohol Wash For Roof Weathering EduTRAIN™

18. Weathering with Water Paint Washes Water down the paint approximately 50/50 Flow on with soft brush (On large flat surfaces, use a wide (1/4”, 1/2” or more) brush) Work into the areas you want weathered. Once it starts to dry, leave it be – don’t keep going over it. Let dry before a second thin coat of needed EduTRAIN™

19. Weathering Wheels and Trucks EduTRAIN™

22. Verdigris made with thin PolyScale Jade Green Wash (1/4” – 1/2” soft flat brush) EduTRAIN™

23. Weathering with Mineral Spirits Put a small dab of tube-based artist’s oil near top of surface to be weathered. Dip soft flat brush in odorless Mineral Spirits Draw the ‘dab’ down the surface in direction that water would flow Keep working it until you get desired results EduTRAIN™

24. Use ‘Low Odor’ Mineral Spirits EduTRAIN™

25. Useful Artist’s Oils EduTRAIN™

26. Place Little Dabs of the Oils on a Palette or Board EduTRAIN™

27. Useful Equipment EduTRAIN™

28. Place Some Oils on Surface to be Weathered EduTRAIN™

29. Oils ‘drawn down’ with Mineral Spirits EduTRAIN™

30. The Final Look EduTRAIN™

31. Same Approach on Rolling Stock EduTRAIN™

32. After the ‘draw down’ EduTRAIN™

33. Weathering With Powders Commercial Powders Make your own from Artist’s Chalks Powdered Graphite EduTRAIN™

34. Making Chalk Powder EduTRAIN™

35. Commercial Weathering Powders Bragdon Powders A.I.M. Powders Bar Mills Powders Doc O'Brien's Weathering Powders Pan Pastels Many others EduTRAIN™

36. Powders will adhere to various surfaces in different fashions Powders will adhere to porous surfaces more aggressively than they will to styrene, for example. Spraying with Dull Cote will provide ‘tooth’ on non-porous surfaces. EduTRAIN™

37. Apply powders with stiff brushes and blend with softer brushes or sponges EduTRAIN™

38. Applying Powder with Stiff Brush EduTRAIN™

39. Rust Stains On Wood Using Powders EduTRAIN™

41. Applying Powders Moistened with Alcohol EduTRAIN™

42. Crusty Rust EduTRAIN™

43. Powdered White Pastel Chalk & Alcohol As Cement Powder EduTRAIN™

44. Using Pan Pastels EduTRAIN™

45. Useful Equipment EduTRAIN™

46. Use Micro-Applicator for Tight Areas and Better Control EduTRAIN™

47. An Eye Shadow Applicator is Better for Larger Areas EduTRAIN™

48. Before & After EduTRAIN™

49. Use Powdered Graphite to Weather Smoke Box on Steam Locomotives EduTRAIN™

50. Burnish Powdered Graphite onto Smoke Box with Stiff Brush EduTRAIN™

51. Weathering With Pencils & Markers Pastel Pencils (e.g. Conté, Derwent, etc.) Prismacolor Markers EduTRAIN™

53. Using Markers to Simulate Water Stains EduTRAIN™

55. Using Pastel Pencils to Weather a Freight Car EduTRAIN™

58. As you have seen, you do not need an air brush to weather your models. You can: Weather with washes Weather with powders Weather with pencils and markers EduTRAIN™