B.B.M.1930s: How to Ballast and Weather Track to Look Like the Real Thing (Weinert "Mein Gleis")
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- Опубликовано: 30 апр 2018
- Use Rolf Weinert´s "Mein Gleis" track, to scale fine ballast in different colors and the right blend of umbra pigments to get the best looking model railroad track ever.
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This is the best weathering and ballasting work I have ever seen
This is among the most realistic model railway track I've ever seen. Great job
Thank you for taking the time to make this video and share your technique with everyone. Great job!
Excellent modeling tutorial!
The texture and the color of both the trackwork and ballast is exquisite!
Thank you for all your great modeling work!
As an HO model train enthusiast here in the United States, I really how you made the tracks look authentic. For a junction, I had to make my own switch tracks for the tracks to fit right in a small area. I soldered the frogs and guard rails, and used a piece of hacksaw blade to cut out enough for the wheel flanges pass through.
The best track weathering on RUclips!
You are so talented... and patient!!!! Great work!!!
Great job! Amazing results! Keep posting!
Your talent is amazing! Wondrous!
I really enjoyed that. The finished effect you achieved was excellent. Thank you for showing us how you did it.
Very good, most realistic, by far the best I've seen. Love the texture colours in the ballast. Thank you.
Outstanding Tutorial. A standard of modelling I wish to aspire too. Have saved this for reference when I come to ballast my track. Thank you for the inspiration
Thanks for uploading! This is fantastic craftsmanship with a tremendous result.
Thank you very much for doing this channel and sharing your experience.
The best video I have seen so far on how to ballast track. Well done and thanks for the tips.
Extremely well done. Proper ballast size, the colour of it all etc. And it's wonderful to see the completed thing. Looks very realistic. Congratulations. Looking forward for more videos from you. All the best, Rafael.
Now that's some of the best track weathering and ballasting I've ever seen.
That's the best video on ballasting I've ever seen. Excellent sir...!!!
Thank you for sharing this video. It makes ballasting look so simple especially the technique you use. I'll be using your technique for my next ballasting episode on my layout.
Beautifully narrated and some excellent tips thank you. The end result Is magnificent!
Wow. Such an amazing result. Nice work!
Its so good it makes one feel inferior by comparison!
thats some dam good looking track boss!
Outstanding!
Thank you very much for showing us your fantastic technique on this. I am going to do my first railway track diorama, I do learn a lot from you. Really appreciated.
Incredible work. It looks..... real !!
Excellent work sir !!!!!!!!.
Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing.
Ron, did you base your weather and ballast video on this? I just watched yours and it seems we were both inspired!
About to do the same for the first time and want to get it right.
Excellent work, really neat work
Great product the fish plate from Weinert. Will be looking into those.
Thank you for sharing, this looks great.
Wonderful work !
Hello,
This my first look at your videos and this trackwork is really superb. So realistic. Thanks for the good advice. I look forward to trying these techniques myself.
Thanks again,
Bob
Superb. When you showed some track at the beginning I thought you were going to say "Here is the real thing that we are going to try to model".
EXACTLY what I thought too! Most realistic model track I've ever seen!
Excellent video, thank you
Beautiful job !
Veramente stupendo! Complimenti ancora! Ciao Angelo
From Australia. Thanks for the idea to make individual brushes for evening out balast.
Cheers
Liam
The best ballasting video that I’ve seen.
Looks like the real thing. Perfect!
very proffesional film. thank you. it looks great.
Very nice, thank you.
This is brilliant modeling.
Tidiest ballasting I’ve ever seen. Well done.
I really enjoyed this. Very good results
Just found your video. Perfect... thank you!👍
I too thought the first shot was of real track. Best I've seen. Rail colour and ballast mix the most convincing.
Superb!
Very good video! Thanks!
Great technique!
Hi Alex, 2024 and this is still the best scale ballast laying method, since you originally presented this episode back in 2018.
Since then I’ve looked at and thought about different options, but the result is sub standard, so I’m here again looking how it needs to be done if you want the prototypical finish.
Creating the correct ballast, in your other episode, underpins the perfect result.
Best regards
Wow great job
All N the detail 👍thx
Great work
Gasp! Stunning track....why don't I see these videos until after I've ballasted my own track! Curses!
A true legend wow. Best I ever saw. Thank you :)
Che dire, tutto perfettamente realizzato, promette bene.
Penso che ne uscirà un capolavoro.
Ciao
Massimo
Thanks for sharing your use of velour is a technique I'll be taking up
Superb.
Bob (UK)
Perfect.
Terrific !
Wow looks amazing
Great informative video keep up the great videos as they’re helpful even tho I have 20+ years of modelling skills and it’s always good to learn new techniques
👍🏻😊😊
Wow that’s some awesome looking track you have there. Thanks for sharing I liked and subbed to your channel
On a par with special cinema effects!
So muss das!
Thanks for the video and now you can come and do my ballast!! lol!!
Awsome job congats!
A really interesting and well presented tutorial, thank you very much for sharing your expertise with us. Your track and ballast looks excellent, I will try your methods soon as I am in the process of rebuilding my layout. Thank you. I have subscribed to your channel. Vivian.
very good
Perfect
Nice effect. I shall try your broom tool for sure
great video, great suggestions/tools, beautiful craftsmanship, never heard of that track supplier... very precise and high quality... wish they made north american track... thank you
great, very interesting, my contrats
Nice job Rolf...!
Thanks, Rolf Weinert did definitely a great job by creating the "Mein Gleis" track system I´m using. In this video I missed to say my name: Alex. Thanks Cameron!
Sorry Alex... Great job...!
@@BBM1930s
WOW!!! thank's for sharing :o)
Wonderbar! Beautiful workmanship, very realistic. I just can't get the ambition to do all that tie painting, etc. My layout will be on a 5' x 16' train board, with over 200' of track. I'm 73 so I don't think I would live to see it. LOL Cheers, Bob
wow ......
wow
Cosmos!
Wow, very impressive weathering and ballasting. I just finished watching your video on coloring the ballast and may I ask what mixture did you use for this video.
Hi Twinengines,
Thanks. I used fine ballast from www.gleisschotterschmiede „Gleisschotter Basalt Spur N/TT 0,2-0,6mm Koernung“ and „Gleisschotter erdbraun Spur N/TT 0,2-0,6mm Koernung“. The colors used to stain are ivory to brighten up the dark grey of the Basalt ballast and burnt umbra to add weathering to both of the ballast types.
Best
Alex
What brand of tracks did you use?
It's all "Mein Gleis" from Weinert Modellbau, take a look at the video here to learn more: ruclips.net/video/HLbJxtjh8po/видео.htmlfeature=shared
Hello. This is the best tutorial on track painting I have seen. I am sorry to repeat almost the same questions that Riccardo Saverri and Jan Kochanowski asked. When airbrushing the track, I have the Vallejo Leather Brown and only have craft paints. If I do not use the pigments and powder, what do you suggest for additional craft paints to add to the Vallejo? Were you trying to lighten or darken the Vallejo? Adding acrylic Burnt Umber would make it darker. Burnt Sienna would make it lighter. Would you use a 50-50 mix? Or just a little to slightly change the Vallejo? Thank you.
Hi Gary, thanks a lot. The original Vallejo leather brown just needs to become flat because it isn't out of the jar. Frequently used rails are a bit darker und more brown, sidings with low traffic are more rust reddish. Powder pigments make the leather brown flat. Alternatively add mat varnish, maybe starting with 20% varnish.
Best, Alex
It looks real
Do the turnouts come with the tie plate detail? What manufacturer makes your track? Track in US does not have that kind of detail. I am trying to make this here in the states. Thank you
Yes, they do. The manufacturer is Weinert Modellbau, the track is called "Mein Gleis". For more details, have a look at this video:
ruclips.net/video/HLbJxtjh8po/видео.html
A beautiful job and well done. I like the idea of the latex glue. Also after I've painted and scraped the rail tops I then scrape the rounded insides on top of the rail. Just makes electrical contact a little better on the root radius of the wheels.
Did you use N scale ballast? Also, the track looks like that made by Tillig is that so? The turnouts are very nice indeed!
Thanks, Peter. Yes, I used N scale ballast 0,2-0,6mm grain size from www.gleisschotterschmiede.de „Gleisschotter Basalt Spur N/TT 0,2-0,6mm Koernung“ and „Gleisschotter erdbraun Spur N/TT 0,2-0,6mm Koernung“ I colored, see my video: ruclips.net/video/YXN7jrZd8qI/видео.html
It's all track and turnouts from Weinert Modellbau, Germany, named "Mein Gleis": www.mein-gleis.de. See also my video: ruclips.net/video/HLbJxtjh8po/видео.html
Hi. You are not happy wit ready matt paints and you add some matting agend. But what it is? I make tests with Revell Aqua and I have the same observation: this matt is a little bit satin, but what kind of matting agend should I add?
Hi Jan,
there are several options. As mentioned in the video, I create my own paint by mixing pigments (pouder) with a matt medium, e.g. vallejo matt varnish. I discovered that by adding some "Klucel E", see link below, it gets even more matt.
If you use ready liquid paint, than add some "matting pouder, germ. Mattierungspulver", found at elita.de, see link below. Finally, a couple of weeks ago, I found "ak ultra matt varnish". Airbrush that varnish over finished models and everything become super flat.
Links:
shop.elita.de/epages/ElitaModelleShop.mobile/de_DE/?ObjectID=4457851
www.kremer-pigmente.com/de/klucel-e-63700.html
Super job applying your ballast. The most realistic looking result I’ve seen in a long time. What brand of ballast do you use?
Thanks Joseph. I used N scale ballast 0,2-0,6mm grain size from www.gleisschotterschmiede.de „Gleisschotter Basalt Spur N/TT 0,2-0,6mm Koernung“ and „Gleisschotter erdbraun Spur N/TT 0,2-0,6mm Koernung“ I colored, see my video: ruclips.net/video/YXN7jrZd8qI/видео.html
Beautiful track work and finishing. Is there a specific brand of ballast you prefer?
Absolutely, I use the excellent, almost dustfree and unexpensive fine ballast of gleisschotterschmiede.de. Have a look at my video about ballast: ruclips.net/video/YXN7jrZd8qI/видео.html
Hi great tutorial and effects you have achieved. Is your ballast pre coloured to the brown you have got? Thank you.
Thanks Julian! Yes, I pre coloured the ballast separately in different shades of brown and then mixed them together. Take a look at my tutorial to see how easy it is:
ruclips.net/video/YXN7jrZd8qI/видео.html.
Best,
Alex.
This was fantastic! Thank you so much. Would you say that the brown ballast is more prototypical for Bavaria? I have seen mixed of red ballast as well.
Thanks Craig, the region here in this modelled section is southern Baden at the swiss border at Basel. For the ballast color mix I followed color photos from the 1950s. The brown is basically old break dust. The new layed ballast back in 1914, when the new Badischer Bahnhof was opened, seems to be bright gray almost white on old b/w photos. I didn't research historical ballast for Bavaria, the current ballast is shades of bright to dark, warm grey.
@@BBM1930s thank you so much for your response! This kind of information is hard to find, especially here in the US. So glad I came across your channel!
Great JOB!!! What kind of fabric do you use? Regards
Thanks, grazie Claudio. I guess you are asking for the manufacturers of track and ballast:
Track: www.mein-gleis.de/
Ballast: www.Gleisschotterschmiede.de
Take a look at this videos:
Track: ruclips.net/video/HLbJxtjh8po/видео.html
Ballast: ruclips.net/video/YXN7jrZd8qI/видео.html
In case you mean the fabric of the broom it´s short fiber velours.
Brilliant! What's the reference of the ballast?
Thanks! I used N scale ballast 0,2-0,6mm grain size from www.gleisschotterschmiede.de „Gleisschotter Basalt Spur N/TT 0,2-0,6mm Koernung“ and „Gleisschotter erdbraun Spur N/TT 0,2-0,6mm Koernung“ I colored, see my video: ruclips.net/video/YXN7jrZd8qI/видео.html
Hallo, was für eine Schotter Mischung nimmst du und welche größe und Hersteller. Das sieht sehrgut aus.
Hallo Lena, die Mischung besteht aus selber eingefärbtem Schotter:
Größe: Korngröße 0,2-0,6mm, wird oft als Schotter für Spur N verkauft, entspricht aber maßstäblich exakt der damals und auch heute üblichen Schottergröße für 1:87. In Anschlussgleisen und BWs ist auch Korngröße 0,1-0,3mm perfekt, oft als Spur Z Schotter verkauft.
Schottersorte: Basalt und Granit erdbraun. Jeweils mit "Elfenbein" und "Umbra gebrannt" Acrylfarbe nass gefärbt und trocknen gelassen, gesiebt. In einem meiner nächsten Videos zeige ich die simple Prozedur.
Bezugsquelle: Auf Ebay.de der Shop "Gleisschotterschmiede" von Wolfgang Tschunkert. Absolute Empfehlung. Top Qualität, extrem guter Preis, superschneller Versand.
In einigen Bereichen habe ich auch ein wenig ungefärbten "Diabasschotter H0 fein" von ASOA verwendet.
Hallo Lena, habe inzwischen ein Video darüber gemacht: ruclips.net/video/YXN7jrZd8qI/видео.html
What did you use for ballast? It's a great color.
I colored fine grey ballast, see my video how to do it: ruclips.net/video/YXN7jrZd8qI/видео.html
The small switch stands, please where did you get them or did you make them???
The two piece cases are Weinert no.7212 Weichenantriebsattrappen and the lanterns are Auhagen no.41618 Weichenlaternenattrappen.
I wish they made actual switch machines like the ones you simulate
What brand of track is that?! It looks incredible!
That's german model maker Weinert Modellbau, "Mein Gleis", see also my other video: ruclips.net/video/HLbJxtjh8po/видео.html
Hi Alex. Beautiful work. Time consuming, but clearly worth the extra effort.
When you refer to 'wetting' or 'wetted water' do you mean water with dish soap liquid, water and (for example) isopropyl alcohol (IPA), or just isopropyl alcohol (IPA)?
Thanks! Yes, water with some dish soap would do the job. I use wetting agent for classic photography to avoid unnecessary substances from the dish soap in the mix.
@@BBM1930s Danke schön
Ciao Alex, sto seguendo i tuoi lavori con molto interesse che trovo magnifici. Mi sto accingendo a comprare l’aerografo per colorare i binari in primo step come fai tu. Vedo che nel video inizi a dare la prima mano di colore con aerografo con : Vallejo leather brown + umbra colour pigmenti + matting powder + acqua per diluizione.
Se possibile posso chiederti 4 delucidazioni:
1) l’umbra colour pigment e il matting powder sono polveri, possono essere usati con l’aerografo senza avere problemi? Ho letto che con l’aerografo è preferibile utilizzare colori con bassa granulometria.
2) Che percentuale di pigmenti utilizzi nel mix con il colore acrilico?
3) che colore sono i pigmenti in polvere umbra che utilizzi?
4) Perché aggiungi il matting powder se già il vallejo leather brown è un colore opaco? Credo..
Grazie come sempre per la tua cortese disponibilità. Saluti🤚
Ciao Fernando,
rispondo molto volentieri alle tue domande:
Infatti ci sono problemi con i pigmenti in polvere nel aerografo… bisogna utilizzare un´ugello grosso e tenere il serbatoio del colore dell´ aerografo un po´ inclinato in modo che i pigmenti che dopo qualche decina di secondi iniziano a depositarsi sul fondo non vengano aspirati direttamente. Devono rimanere ben diluiti, altrimenti oturano l´ugello. Quindi ogni 30-45 secondi occorre mescolare il colore nel serbatoio. Utilizzare colori opachi senza pigmenti in polvere è molto più pratico. Però per me non tutti i colori „opachi“ lo sono veramente, tra loro il leather brown della Vallejo. Per ottenere un opaco al 100% come al vero ho notato che ci vuole una certa ruvidità della superficie finita che si ottiene soltanto con l´aggiunta di pigmenti in polvere oppure aggiungendo il „matting powder“ della Elita. La percentuale di pigmenti è meno del 25%, bisogna provare a secondo dell´ugello. Il matting powder ancora meno, ca. 10%. Il colore è „burned umbra“ chiaro.
Saluti
Alex
Ciao Alex, proverò in questo modo. grazie 1000! Gentilissimo!
Ciao Alex, complimenti per la realizzazione, veramente realistico!! Ho una domanda da farti....potresti spiegarmi bene come mischiare i colori, oltre al vallejo gli altri sono polveri? Cosa è la matting powder? Grazie e ancora complimenti, sei bravissimo!
Ciao Riccardo, mille grazie per l'apprezzamento. Esatto, sono pigmenti in polvere molto in uso per il weathering. Più in giù ho risposto ad un certo jan kochanowski con dei link riguardo al matting agent. Matt varnish+pigmento in polvere + Klucel E sono insuperabili come effetto opaco. Comunque anche senza Klucel E, creando quasi un'impasto anziché colore liquido tra il matt varnish ed il pigmento in polvere, si ottiene 90% dell'effetto.
Das Gleis sieht aus wie echt. Aber warum 2 Grenzzeichen? Ich kenne das nur mit einem Grenzzeichen in der Mitte.
Sind die Weichenlaternen eigentlich angeklebt? Falls ja, warum nicht beweglich?
Meine Anlage spielt Anfang der Dreißigerjahre, Epoche II. Bei den Gleisanlagen der Deutschen Reichsbahngesellschaft DRG waren standardmäßig - wie gezeigt - zwei Grenzzeichen platziert. Erst später in der Nachkriegszeit ging die DB und DR zum einzelnen, mittigen Grenzzeichen über. Allerdings sieht man auf Fotos vereinzelt auch schon in den Dreißigern mittige.
Die Weichenlaternen drehen nicht mit, nur für Fotos kann man sie von Hand zurechtdrehen. Der Zusammenbau der Weinert-Laternen und das Justieren ist sehr fummelig, ein enormer Zeitverlust, über 2h pro Weiche, sehr hohe Kosten. Ich habe mich dagegen entschieden, auch wenn mitdrehende Laternen zweifellos schöner wären. 86 Weichen sind verlegt, am Ende werden es über 200 sein, auch deshalb dieser Kompromiss...
Liebe Grüße, Alex.