Not all cobblestones are dull or shiny grey. It is definitely interesting to add some colors to cobblestones. And this was what I did for my layout. One section of my Loewenherz railway park is covered with cobblestones. These are … Continue reading Practising Weathering: Bringing Colors to Cobblestones

All this while I have been using acrylic paints with paint brushes to paint and weather my models, figures and tracks. Recently I got a handheld airbrush compressor and this gives me more flexibility to setup my tool for airbrushing. … Continue reading Practising Weathering: Aging Railway Track

Note: I am starting a series of “Practising Weathering” posts. The aim is to show my techniques for weathering models and layout. Are you the type who buy and run your model locomotives and rolling stocks in as-is condition i.e “pristine” plastic condition or do you weather them to make them more realistic to the era and theme of your layout? There is not right-or-wrong answer here. I guess it depends on the taste and interest of individuals. I wanted to explore other aspect of model railroading hobby – weathering. To me, weathering is making the models – rolling or … Continue reading Practising Weathering: Removing The Plastic Shine

All this while I wanted to keep my models “squeeky” clean. After seeing some beautiful weathered models, I think it is time to make them “realistically” well-used and dirty. Vallejo and AK Interactive offer great acrylic paints and accessories for weathering. The Vallejo Model Air (for airbrushing vs Vallejo Model for paintbrushing) Railway Colors (Europe) seems like a good starting point for me. It has the necessary colors that I would need. They are: 71.001 White71.014 Gunship Green71.019 Camouflage Dark Green71.028 Sand Yellow71.037 Mud Brown71.039 Hull Red71.049 Sea Grey71.057 Black71.062 Aluminium (Metallic)71.069 Rust (Metallic)71.076 Skin Tone71.078 Yellow RLM0471.080 Rust71.084 Fire … Continue reading Dabbling Into the World of Weathering