Weathering an HO Scale Ballast Car Unit Train

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Weathering an HO Scale Ballast Car Unit Train
In this video I weather up 13 HO Scale 70 ton ballast cars made by Bowser using what I call an "assembly line process". The weathering is based on some prototype photos I found of similar ballast cars. Hope you enjoy!

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  • @edtorgersen1454
    @edtorgersen14544 ай бұрын

    A super conservative. I'm the same way. I save absolutely everything. I'm new to the hobby, but your videos have shown me the way. I appreciate the knowledge.

  • @HumancityJunction
    @HumancityJunction Жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate how organized you are.

  • @joedelusso1415

    @joedelusso1415

    Жыл бұрын

    Organization is key to these "assembly" line projects, nothing puts a damper on a project than lost parts!!! Great job and presentation joey!!!

  • @bretts7029
    @bretts70296 ай бұрын

    Perfect. I just bought a whole bunch of these Bowser's last week. Great ideas. Thanks!

  • @Tcostello105
    @Tcostello1054 ай бұрын

    This is probably one of my favorite weathering videos I've found on youtube in quite some time. Excellent work on these cars, really liked how realistic they looked all together at the end too!

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @jeffmurphree2937
    @jeffmurphree29374 ай бұрын

    Well done! Models and video. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks! These were a lot of fun. I'll be "assembly line" weathering a bunch of covered hoppers in the future, looking forward to that

  • @pacificcoastminiatures
    @pacificcoastminiatures Жыл бұрын

    Awesome tips! Like your homemade wheel holder to paint the wheels.

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, it gets the job done!

  • @Grainexpress
    @Grainexpress Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tutorial! Gave me a couple tips. The cars look absolutely fantastic! Thanks for taking the time to make the video. I know it is time consuming to produce so Thank You! I’m getting brave enough to tackle my Scale Trains locomotives. 😉 To me black is a tricky color to fade just right.

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Yeah I haven't attempted anything black yet. I know NSModeler24 has done some weathering videos with his ScaleTrains NS locomotives, might want to check him out

  • @texastrainfan56
    @texastrainfan566 күн бұрын

    I plan on getting a couple of the ATSF cars for a project I'm working on and wasn't fully sure how to go about it until now this video will be extremely helpful in weathering them!

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    6 күн бұрын

    @texastrainfan56 Very cool, glad this was helpful for you!

  • @greatnorthernrailwaytother4711
    @greatnorthernrailwaytother4711 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks, cheers Peter

  • @edoconnell7070
    @edoconnell70704 күн бұрын

    I have close to two dozen, if not more, similar E&B Valley, Details West & the like ballast hopper kits from the late 80s-early 90s to make a unit ballast train. This video will be very helpful getting some variation between the cars.

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    4 күн бұрын

    @edoconnell7070 Glad you found it helpful!

  • @Trainguy05
    @Trainguy05 Жыл бұрын

    as always beautiful work. i know those little spray cans are kind of on the expensive side, I was getting ready to start a 42 car Tropicana train. A friend of mine turned me on to rust-oleum 279178 camouflage earth brown for the trucks and woodland scenics rusty rail TT4581 paint marker for the wheels. All in all it worked out really well and the slight difference in the wheel rust and the truck color especially after adding some weathering powders. Looking forward to the next one

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I chose the Tamiya paint for that specific color. Also, for some reason I can't find any of that Rustoleum camo paint at my local hardware stores, it's like a conspiracy to keep that color away from me lol.

  • @Caboose121
    @Caboose121 Жыл бұрын

    Looks Amazing Joey! Good idea on doing the steps

  • @max_scalemodeling6845
    @max_scalemodeling6845 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic work Joey, really makes me want to weather some trains again.

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Do it!

  • @_j5_
    @_j5_ Жыл бұрын

    Another super coll technique is to paint a very light white layer for a sunbleached look- then, take a very thinned brown paint (with thinner that will break through the white layer) and dot it all over. Let it sit for about a minute, then take a brush and streak down. If you did it right, you will get nice rust spots that look like they have a brown trail below them from water damage.

  • @KerleyExpress
    @KerleyExpress9 ай бұрын

    those came out really nice

  • @CM-ARM
    @CM-ARM Жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate that you are teaching us something. I've used other stuff that you shared and I plan on saving this too. Thank you again, Chris

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you found this useful!

  • @modelrailroader5619
    @modelrailroader5619 Жыл бұрын

    That is quite a process, but those cars look great! Thanks for sharing.🇨🇦

  • @thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304
    @thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304 Жыл бұрын

    Looks great!

  • @Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge
    @Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge2 ай бұрын

    You’re very talented 👍

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Just trying my best to make them look decent

  • @robertdarby7197
    @robertdarby7197 Жыл бұрын

    Grrreat Job! Like the weathering layers and the pencil trick! Like to have seen the reference photo. The wheel end points and truck journals will need to be cleaned for rolling purposes or the "brakes" will be on! 🙂

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I don't show the reference photos because I don't own them, and I don't want to infringe on any copyrights of the photographer.

  • @mikeberthold1593
    @mikeberthold1593 Жыл бұрын

    Scraping the tip of a number 2 pencil with a razor makes perfect Road Grime also

  • @nscaler454
    @nscaler454 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. I will certainly want to try the pencil trick. Thank you!

  • @rogerball6265
    @rogerball6265 Жыл бұрын

    Very well edited. Nice to have a video that moves right along.

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @NewHavenRails
    @NewHavenRails Жыл бұрын

    Great job. Thanks for sharing.

  • @jamesharness6478
    @jamesharness6478 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice weathering!

  • @whiteknightcat
    @whiteknightcat8 ай бұрын

    Video and step-by-step presentation was excellent. Suggestion: Obtain a sheet of styrene that is the same thickness as the wheel treads. Cut out two strips about an inch wide by maybe a foot long. Mark the long centerlines of each and then mark the centerlines every 3/4 inch. Drill out the 3/8 inch holes as you did for the wood holder. You should now be able to insert a row of wheelsets in one strip and then lay the other strip atop the opposite wheels of the wheelsets. The result will be the treads all masked off with the rest of the wheels, inside and out, free to paint as desired.

  • @frederikjacobs552
    @frederikjacobs552 Жыл бұрын

    I know shit about model trains but man, this looks awesome with the building next to it. What I would have done differently: keep one of the wagons "unweathered" and add a few dents left and right.

  • @tas7997
    @tas799711 ай бұрын

    Very nice! I like how you painted your wheels. 👍

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks! These were fun to weather up

  • @jeremyfleming6419
    @jeremyfleming6419 Жыл бұрын

    My dude, I just found your channel and I'm loving it so far!

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Glad it's enjoyable material!

  • @ewoodrailway
    @ewoodrailway Жыл бұрын

    Really good

  • @photosbyernesto9621
    @photosbyernesto9621 Жыл бұрын

    Look great! Maybe you can "tag" a couple of the cars with some graffiti. Nice work!

  • @AndyDorsch
    @AndyDorsch Жыл бұрын

    Great job weathering. What product did you use for "dullcoat?"

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Testors dullcote in an aerosol can

  • @kspokermike1629
    @kspokermike1629 Жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial. I enjoyed your explanation of techniques and materials used. Could you tell me what kind of dullcote you used after each application of weathering, and whether you hand brushed or airbrushed the dullcote? Thanks

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    Жыл бұрын

    I used Testors dullcote from an aerosol can

  • @kspokermike1629

    @kspokermike1629

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JoeyBPhotography Thanks.

  • @154Colin
    @154Colin Жыл бұрын

    😲👍

  • @MrJuvefrank
    @MrJuvefrank9 ай бұрын

    11:38 is my favorite part of this video.

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for taking a peek!

  • @victorialivingtoday
    @victorialivingtoday8 ай бұрын

    Newbie here. Do you let the oil later dry before applying the dull coat or can you apply dull coat when oil layer is wet? Thank you.

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for stopping by! Let the oil layer dry first before dullcote or any other layer of weathering that comes next, otherwise you could seal in the moisture and it'll ruin your next layers of weathering because it will smudge/come off. Oil is notorious for taking a while to dry, but there are things you can do to speed up the process: - squeeze your oil paint onto a piece of cardboard and let it sit for a while (30-45 minutes) before painting with it, the cardboard will draw some of the linseed oil out from the paint and it'll dry faster after applying it - after applying thin oil washes, use a hair dryer at an arm's length away from the model on slow setting with med-high heat and gently blow the warm air across the model in sweeping motions, this will help dry up the mineral spirits or whatever the wash agent is and let the oil paint portion dry quicker Hope this helps!

  • @victorialivingtoday

    @victorialivingtoday

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the fast and thorough reply! @@JoeyBPhotography

  • @EL-nc1cs
    @EL-nc1cs Жыл бұрын

    Awesome Man!!!! Curious as to what sun fading you'd use on a black hopper?

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! For a black hopper, I'd either use a grey acrylic paint with an airbrush, or take a white oil paint and put it on and wipe most of it off to create a thin translucent layer

  • @CassidysWorkshop
    @CassidysWorkshop Жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial, thanks. Especially the tip with the pencil on the trucks! Can I ask why you used Vallejo Hull Red for the interior and Tamiya Hull Red for the spatter? Do you notice any difference in them? I have the Vallejo Hull Red and some AK 3rd Gen Hull Red, and use them interchangeably depending on which is closer at hand.

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I used the Vallejo for both the interior and spatter. I might have misspoke somewhere in there. I used the Tamiya hull red with the grey to airbrush the car to fade the paint.

  • @CassidysWorkshop

    @CassidysWorkshop

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JoeyBPhotography More likely that I got it mixed up. LOL Thanks. 👍

  • @derekdrummond9018
    @derekdrummond901811 ай бұрын

    Spring no rust

  • @stephenhottle6783

    @stephenhottle6783

    9 ай бұрын

    Springs get rusty

  • @ScottTaipaleRail
    @ScottTaipaleRail Жыл бұрын

    I will be using your wheel mask method, the acrylic ones are trash.

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    9 ай бұрын

    I think it's because the acrylic shapes they cut out are just too thin. I get that the thickness needs to be thin because of the wheels, but I don't think they really thought out how wide the acrylic needs to be. I'm thinking about creating a much better wheel masking template instead of randomly drilling holes lol

  • @derekdrummond9018
    @derekdrummond901811 ай бұрын

    Truck gets dirty not rusty. . You do not want to run with rust on the trucks . So please get your facts right . I sent 40 years out there . Great job .

  • @JoeyBPhotography

    @JoeyBPhotography

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the info. Something to think about in future weathering projects. For these they will remain, since I don't feel like changing them all lol

  • @stephenhottle6783

    @stephenhottle6783

    9 ай бұрын

    Trucks get dirty and rusty

  • @stephenhottle6783

    @stephenhottle6783

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@JoeyBPhotography don't change anything the rust is just fine on freight car trucks

  • @timf2279
    @timf2279 Жыл бұрын

    Looks great too bad they are HO 🤣

  • @154Colin
    @154Colin Жыл бұрын

    To further enhance the realism take the trip pin off too. JMHO 🤷‍♂

  • @robertdarby7197

    @robertdarby7197

    Жыл бұрын

    That can be good news or bad news and owner preference. Most clubs require trip pins because of the delayed action by uncoupling magnetic ramps. Plus, I know trip pins are cut because of couplers being to low. Agreed on the realism.

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