Thank you so very much Paul. You may not look back on these old videos very often but, I do hope you see this one. I am an 85 rear old 100% disabled Vietnam Veteran that used to do all kinds of hobbies, wood carving, won a California State fair blue ribbon for that one😊! I restored old antique rifles and pistols and made mountain man knives for reenactments. I did many other things as well but, they don’t fit here. To get to the point! My disabilities no longer allow me to do all those very precious things I used to do. I finally found that the world of trains was my world. My whole family were railroad people and I had just not thought about it in connection with myself. Since I finally became aware that I could work on miniature trains, I just flipped! Your video has helped me unbelievably to advance my now, avocation. I will continue to learn from you as long as you are willing to instruct the likes of me. You are a God send to those of us who strive to better ourselves. And, maybe gain a bit more of that personal respect that we all need as we begin the years that make us realize the world really doesn’t have that much time nor use for us anymore. Again, Thank you Paul, God Bless you. ~Steven Jolls, U.S. Navy Retired, 100% Disabled Vietnam Veteran~.
Steven. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. This message warmed my heart deeply. This is why I started this channel. In the hopes of helping others. I have always loved being creative. Model Railroading, model building, painting etc. Is my passion. I'm 50 and when I started out there was no youtube. Heck there was no internet. Everything I have learned was through trial and error. I'm still learning something new every day. I just wanted to help others to lessen their "trial and error" learning if at all possible. I am glad that you have found another passion to enrich your life. One of my biggest fears is losing the ability to do my hobbies. I had a small taste of that when I had my middle finger severely dislocated. It took months to heal and almost two years before I was able to play the guitar again. Heck there are a couple of chords that I still have a very hard time with. I am here for you brother. If you need help or just want to chat find me over on Facebook. There are links on my RUclips page, or just search Paul's Railroad. You can direct message me from there. Take care brother.
Hey Peter. Thank you for the kind words. Helping people is the very reason I started this channel and it is always nice to hear when I am to to help. Definately give weathering a try. And don't forget there are only "Happy Mistakes". But seriously, you really can'd do it wrong, just take your time and do small light layers. Take care....
Thank you so much for the kind words. I am so glad to hear that my videos are helping others. My channel is more about model railroading, but I have several more airbrush videos coming up in the future, so stay tuned. Man I sound like a TV commercial. LOL. Thank you for watching and commenting. Take care and happy railroading.....
Thank you for these beginner tutorials. I am still practicing with water, but trying to see what comes next; & avoid some rookie mistakes. I understand the primer coat step; but why do a shadow coat if you are just going to paint over it ???
I don't always do shadow coats, but sometimes when I have a project with say deep panel lines I will put down a dark coat on the area of those panel lines and then when I put on the final color that area looks darker and gives the model more depth if you will. Now doing it on an N scale hopper car is kinda too small for that technique because as you saw I ended up painting almost all of the hopper car the dark color when I was only trying to paint the rib areas where they meet the side a darker color.
Why don’t you do the Primer and Clear coat via the air brush? Just curious. Off the shelf spray cans are satisfactory? Also, do you have to disassemble the airbrush to clean it in between colors? Or just at the end of the session?
Hi David. Thanks for the great questions. To answer your first question the reason I used the rattle can primer and clear coat versus using airbrush versions is because the rattle cans are more readily available to most people than the airbrush versions. Plus they tend to be cheaper and since I am using cheap acrylic craft paints I also try to keep in the theme of keeping it on the cheap side. And as far as cleaning the airbrush between paint color changes. If I am using multiple colors I don't tear down the airbrush and completely clean it. I'll use airbrush cleaner and run that through my airbrush and follow up by wiping out the paint cup with a paper towel. That usually works just fine. I always test spray my new color to make sure there is no other color coming through. Now when I am painting multiple colors I do try to start with the lightest color first and work my way to the darkest, if possible. After the painting session I do completely tear the airbrush down and clean it thoroughly. Thanks for watching and the great questions. Take care and happy railroading......
Thanks Paul! I really appreciate the detailed reply. I bought an airbrush and probably 20-30 paints about 20 years ago when a hobby and craft store was moving locations. Everything was on closeout. Don’t ask me why, but life got in the way and I never used it although I always had good intentions and the desire to learn. RUclips is a great source of information as well as great community members like yourself. My kids enjoy creating as well so now is as good time as ever to learn all together. Thanks again for the tips!
Thank you so very much Paul. You may not look back on these old videos very often but, I do hope you see this one. I am an 85 rear old 100% disabled Vietnam Veteran that used to do all kinds of hobbies, wood carving, won a California State fair blue ribbon for that one😊! I restored old antique rifles and pistols and made mountain man knives for reenactments. I did many other things as well but, they don’t fit here. To get to the point! My disabilities no longer allow me to do all those very precious things I used to do. I finally found that the world of trains was my world. My whole family were railroad people and I had just not thought about it in connection with myself. Since I finally became aware that I could work on miniature trains, I just flipped! Your video has helped me unbelievably to advance my now,
avocation. I will continue to learn from you as long as you are willing to instruct the likes of me. You are a God send to those of us who strive to better ourselves. And, maybe gain a bit more of that personal respect that we all need as we begin the years that make us realize the world really doesn’t have that much time nor use for us anymore. Again, Thank you Paul, God Bless you. ~Steven Jolls, U.S. Navy Retired, 100% Disabled Vietnam Veteran~.
Steven. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. This message warmed my heart deeply. This is why I started this channel. In the hopes of helping others. I have always loved being creative. Model Railroading, model building, painting etc. Is my passion. I'm 50 and when I started out there was no youtube. Heck there was no internet. Everything I have learned was through trial and error. I'm still learning something new every day. I just wanted to help others to lessen their "trial and error" learning if at all possible. I am glad that you have found another passion to enrich your life. One of my biggest fears is losing the ability to do my hobbies. I had a small taste of that when I had my middle finger severely dislocated. It took months to heal and almost two years before I was able to play the guitar again. Heck there are a couple of chords that I still have a very hard time with. I am here for you brother. If you need help or just want to chat find me over on Facebook. There are links on my RUclips page, or just search Paul's Railroad. You can direct message me from there. Take care brother.
Great video. Will try weathering.
Hey Peter. Thank you for the kind words. Helping people is the very reason I started this channel and it is always nice to hear when I am to to help. Definately give weathering a try. And don't forget there are only "Happy Mistakes". But seriously, you really can'd do it wrong, just take your time and do small light layers. Take care....
Thanks for the great tips! I'm just starting in the airbrush world and your videos are great!
Thank you so much for the kind words. I am so glad to hear that my videos are helping others. My channel is more about model railroading, but I have several more airbrush videos coming up in the future, so stay tuned. Man I sound like a TV commercial. LOL. Thank you for watching and commenting. Take care and happy railroading.....
Thank you for these beginner tutorials.
I am still practicing with water, but trying to see what comes next; & avoid some rookie mistakes.
I understand the primer coat step; but why do a shadow coat if you are just going to paint over it ???
I don't always do shadow coats, but sometimes when I have a project with say deep panel lines I will put down a dark coat on the area of those panel lines and then when I put on the final color that area looks darker and gives the model more depth if you will. Now doing it on an N scale hopper car is kinda too small for that technique because as you saw I ended up painting almost all of the hopper car the dark color when I was only trying to paint the rib areas where they meet the side a darker color.
I just recently found your channel and am enjoying your videos.
What size needle/nozzle are you using in your airbrush?
Thanks
Most of the time and in that video i am using my Iwata HP CS and it has a .35 mm needle set in it. Thanks for watching..
Ok I'll take a few.
LOL. I get that a lot. I wish it was financially feasible to print them for sale.
Why don’t you do the Primer and Clear coat via the air brush? Just curious. Off the shelf spray cans are satisfactory?
Also, do you have to disassemble the airbrush to clean it in between colors? Or just at the end of the session?
Hi David. Thanks for the great questions. To answer your first question the reason I used the rattle can primer and clear coat versus using airbrush versions is because the rattle cans are more readily available to most people than the airbrush versions. Plus they tend to be cheaper and since I am using cheap acrylic craft paints I also try to keep in the theme of keeping it on the cheap side. And as far as cleaning the airbrush between paint color changes. If I am using multiple colors I don't tear down the airbrush and completely clean it. I'll use airbrush cleaner and run that through my airbrush and follow up by wiping out the paint cup with a paper towel. That usually works just fine. I always test spray my new color to make sure there is no other color coming through. Now when I am painting multiple colors I do try to start with the lightest color first and work my way to the darkest, if possible. After the painting session I do completely tear the airbrush down and clean it thoroughly. Thanks for watching and the great questions. Take care and happy railroading......
Thanks Paul! I really appreciate the detailed reply. I bought an airbrush and probably 20-30 paints about 20 years ago when a hobby and craft store was moving locations. Everything was on closeout. Don’t ask me why, but life got in the way and I never used it although I always had good intentions and the desire to learn. RUclips is a great source of information as well as great community members like yourself. My kids enjoy creating as well so now is as good time as ever to learn all together. Thanks again for the tips!