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A terrific technique...fast and effective. Looks realistic at any angle. Thank You 👍

Nice job on the flat cars turning shiny plastic into realistic looking wood

I always scratch build all my fencing. I do both O and HO scale fences. I just completed a Walthers Cornerstone building kit--chicken coops and sheds and painted everything by hand. Came out really nice. I even got a couple of green tractors that look kinda like John Deere tractors. Wife liked them so much I had to give her one of them. I think they were from Walthers too. Since I broke off all the stirrups on my Tichy flatcar build trying to install the bronze phosphor grab irons, I made stirrups out of staple from the office stapler and they look even better than the plastic ones I broke. For corrugated culverts I use drinking straws that are bendable--just paint them grey or a metallic color. I cut the bendable part off and save the other part of the straw for pipes in both O & HO scale. Oh no. All your cows have croaked and are laying on their sides. I scratch build gates and use split rail and 3 rail fences I build out of balsa wood. My mother was from Illinois, I think she lived in Covelle a little town outside of Danvers. My aunt and uncle, her brother used to live in Danvers. They're all gone now. Cheers from eastern TN

After much swearing and cussing I just built a Tichy Train Group flatcar. Don't follow the instructions to the letter and put the stirrups on LAST. I ended up breaking every one off trying to get the bronze/phosphorus wire grabs on--threw the plastic ones in the trash as it came with both. Got the car finished and added stirrups I made from staples and got her painted. I ended up painting each board on the deck a different color brown--mix the paint as I went along. After the last black wash (acrylic paint & alcohol) it came out great, not a single board the same color. When building kits I find that I end up spending as much time chasing parts across the floor as time spent building the model. Lol. I use communion cups for mixing up my paints. They're really small and I have a box full. If you wash them out you can reuse them. You should have painted each board on those flat cars a different color of brown and dry brushed some grey to make 'em look old. At least that's what I do. I've been painting models for at least 40 years. I'm now 73 and still play with trains. Got started in the early 80's. If you want a wood grain, use a hack saw blade or razor saw and scrape across with the wood and it will add wood grain but do it before you lay down the paint. I even add extra lines and scrapes with my A-proxo knife to the deck to mimic wear to the deck. I don't use an X-acto knife because I'm not exact, only approximate. I would never thought that yellow under brown would look that good. Thanks for the tip. I use women's eye make up as weathering powder which sticks much better than weathering powders. I also make my own rust powder from 0000 steel wool in a quart jar of vinegar. Put it in the window for a couple of weeks and wait for it to mostly dissolve and rust, then pour mixture into a flat pan (I use my old 14X11 stainless photo processing trays--a baking dish will also work) and wait for it to completely dry. Then I use a single edge razor blade to pulverize it into a powder and store it in little snuff tins. I used to dip so I have plenty. Then use it as you would any weathering powder. It looks real 'cause it is real rust. Cheers from an old modeler in eastern TN

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Nice simple project that added a lot of interest…thanks for sharing that technique…new to the channel

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Was that a hot wheels gray pickup that you had their where the gate was ? Most of my vehicles are either h o or Turbo wheels as my ho budget can't afford the ho stuff. A little oversized but hey!!! It's my railroad.good video thanks!!!

Greetings from Las Vegas Roger! Another great video and another idea that I can incorporate into my layout when I get it started in about a year.

Looks very cool. You need to let Steve hunt out a few deer. 😝

It's an excellent technique and you explain it well. The result does look like wood -- especially with the Pan Pastels -- but it's the wrong sort of wood. Your decks look more like varnished mahogany, which is a bit expensive for railroad use. 😉 Weathered wood is primarily grey -- a fairly pale grey in dry areas, and a darker grey in wetter areas.

Great technique, thanks for sharing!

Looks good SR, add some black powder to the car Deck and in a couple of spots some darker black powder spots to look like dried oil spots makes them look a lot better, or you can add some liquid oil stain,s too , looks good my friend, I'll try that method to , good ,

Fantastic video! Simple technique, but very effective.

Do more freight operations. Can you cover a video on that?

The bunks on the bulkhead flat car could be done with same color as they get beat up too

If you’re going to do the deck inside a boxcar, shouldn’t you do the interior of the car sides also?

Does anybody know the brand name of this product and where to purchase it and how much it cost

Do you have a link to purchase this battery air brush please?

That’s great. I bought one but have only played with it so far. I spend 1/3 of my life in hotels so, just as Roger suggested, it is my plan to bring it with me.

Thanks for another video. I bought mine for doing painting on the layout also. Worked well so far doing pavement markings on roadways.

The wrench is for removing the top of nozzle, very carefully! Just about where the clog occurred. Nowadays I strain all paint before I spray.

Great review of the air brush. Just bought one and looking forward to trying it.

Awesome layout my friend

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I found a processor/blender at a rummage sale I use for leaves in the fall, I take leaves, break off the stems and fill the blender half full of leaves a cup of water and a squirt of light green acrylic paint and let it do it's thing then I drain the goop thru a cheap strainer and dry the stuff on an old baking pan in the oven for about a half hour then when I make trees I sprinkle that on!!! Nice to see you back Roger!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Do not use your wife's blender! Buy a cheap one at a garage sale. Your wife will not be happy! Ask how I know. LOL

👍 I really like the flat car deck technique!

Love the videos Roger, and the air conditioners. I think my Illinois Terminal set in the 90's (yes, in my "history" the IT never went bankrupt, and rather through mergers and acquisitions, between 1980 and 1990, became a Class 1 railroad), should put a couple of those on their caboose. Great idea...again.

Chocolate bars would be great!

Great to see another video Roger!!

I'm with Mike, s'mores would be great! Really great tips on adding more industry and operations without adding a lot of industry buildings!

Nice. I expect s’mores next time I’m over. I’ll bring marshmallows.

Nice video. I know rule #1, it's your layout. But I'm curious to why you have shown rolling stock and features such as modern roof top AC on cabooses, all of which are things after 2000s being you stated you model the 80s. Like your thoughts and ways for that industry.

Great ideas Roger!

Hello! Was wondering what the length you were cutting the "steel" was? Thank you!

This stuff is super inexpensive for the exact colors in packs!! Thank you thank you thank youuu!!☺️☺️ this helps so much!!

Great tips!

Great ideas! I use a wet palette for painting figures. Never thought to use one for decals. I also use a piece of packing foam with a hole to hold my bottle of MEK. I liked and subbed.

Big difference. I do a similar thing with a microbrush and acrylic paint. Before they dry, I stipple on Pan Pastels. I dry brush my trucks with oil paint, then Pan Pastels, different shade. I also clip the trip pin off the couplers, since I don't do magnetic coupling. And paint the couplers. It's all in the details, right? I've been posting more videos lately on RUclips (search for Bill Mourey) but haven't done any how-to stuff yet. Might have to give it a try. Thanks!

Important to note, when using an airbrush for spraying acrylic paint, brushed on oils, or weathering powders. They dry slowly and can be removed if you mess up. Rule of thumb, clear coat every layer, so if your next layer isnt right, just remove it with either water or alcohol. Its not hard at all.

Something to keep in mind if you haven’t already is that most bulkhead flats needs to be unloaded from both side

I have a medium gray pan pastel, a black one and a white one. Can I combine two of them to make the gray lighter or darker??

Very good tutorial for applying decals. Thank you for sharing.

I'd like to know how you design the graphics/decals for your Atlantic & Great Western. I'm working towards a proto-freelance road myself, and that's one of my biggest stumbling blocks right now.

Very interesting technique and great results, I will definitely give it a try. One question, during your summary you mentioned that you did a flat coat but didn't film it and you inferred it was right after the black stain but before the Pan Pastels. I've never used Pan Pastels but intend o order the same weathering selection from them--very impressive. Is there a reason you didn't do the flat coat after the pastels to seal everything in? Thanks, a great instructional video and I look forward to more!

What was the thickness and width of the plastruct ? That'd a great idea.

Truth in what you say about how much detail you see. When operating and switching you absolutely don’t see the fine details.

Always found the oldest beat up brush is best. Try several different brushes of varying stiffness. Have fun with it.