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Nice! Makes me wish I had an airbrush!

I rather like it. The streaking looks nice and vertical which is really important. There are no tide marks and the blending is good. Yes, perhaps the rust is a bit orange but that is likely your lighting and camera. What is important is that it looks good to the eye. I know it is important that models photograph well but many get caught up in this aspect and forget to check how things look without a camera between the object and your eye. I try to check how my models look under the lighting conditions of the layout to the naked eye. I am no expert but now you have produced this very good attempt, perhaps introduce some painted rust and textures such as flaking. Although not exactly of your model, here is a great source of reference photos. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/br21thopperweld

From my experience....no! I have had terrible results. Mainly powdery/frosty finish and clogging despite the inverted spray technique.

Ha ha, I think even if I correct myself to M6 it could still be said getting near Birmingham is a miracle depending on time of day ;-)

I would be very surprised if criticism here of a global video platform and it's content should upset the enjoyment of others watching "the choob". It is perfectly legitimate to ask questions of the format and content and to be critical of things one does not agree with or like. On YT, I enjoy seeing trains moving but the engagement level is limited. Some workbench footage is drawn out to the point of tedium and watching some "builds" can become reminscent of watching you've been framed i.e. watching someone weild a stanley knife becomes like watching a child on a swing who is inevitably going to fall off and hurt themselves. Youtube in general, like facebook, twitter and tiktok seems a huge drain on time, designed to hold attention long enough to flog something or distract from reality and poses as something inspirational when in fact the creators of it are unlikely to let their kids use it. Also, the attention levels required of model railways I believe to be erroded by the format of youtube, making it harder to become absorbed in a task (my thoughts, likely to be of no scientific validity). It is most damaging to children in my opinion in terms of passive screen time, their expectations for their lives (when I grow up I want to be a youtuber) and their understanding of the difference between consumption and creativity. These are my views and I acknowledge that I am in a minority. It seems that the greater outrage comes from those who are strangely hurt by criticism of something they had no hand in. I don't ultimately care if anyone watches modelling youtubers or not. The whole thing could disappear tomorrow (which it most certainly won't regradless of my criticism) but to say it is to begrudge others is as off target as calling criticism of the rich "envy politics". I just want to voice the worry that youtube is corrosive, promoting passive visual consumption over active involvement in the hobby.

As well as always paying the full fare, like everyone who enjoys youtube, I insist on watching the entire advert about making money from an "online start-up" and following "3 simple rules to become a success". In the same way I don't allow channel hopping when watching itv...or Quest! I often cause chaos on the tube as I walk backwards on escalators to take in all of the advert posters. I also get some rather irrate drivers when I slow on the M62 near Birmingham to read the massive electonic billboard. Still, as I shout from my car over the din of blaring horns "shame on you all, Sam's trains gotta pay the bills!!"

Yes, I find the old BFI and BR VHS's fascinating. Sadly, I am yet to find anything as absorbing and informative as the stuff uploaded from legacy media.

Hi Tricky. I model 4mm scale. I have a thread on the weathering forum which might be of some help. My blog has a few examples of weathering also. Hope they are of some use.

A quiet day at Templefield.

Templefield, circa 1967 I think, but I can't quite remember... Forgivable I suppose, considering I wasnt born yet ;-)

Time for a lick of paint...

Some close ups... A quick note on the buffers. A lesson learned from previous errors. The van is primed halfords red to begin with. The buffer shanks are left in this state as much as is possible to appear as being rusted.

A wider shot of the GW van. And another of tge BR van, showing a flakey end brace. The railtec transfers appear frosted due to the humbrol matt spray, probably not sprayed in optimal conditions.

A couple of new ones. First, a 12t BR van (parkside) finished using the old acrylic over enamel method. The matt varnish has frosted the transfers a little here but just about OK. A close up of the process here. The white spirit and acrylic leave a nice flakey, cracked paint effect. Areas where scratched away with a cocktail stick. Below is a gwr 12t van, showing the weathered underframe using powders. The wheels are "painted" with a powders and decalfix mix.

Humbrol Rail colour acrylics RC405 BR green.

A couple more... A cambrian starfish weathered with powders and fixed with humbrol acrylic matt spray. Yes...shiny buffer shanks! My mistake. A partial near miss. Parkside 24.5t weathered with the maskol technique. I am disatisfied with this as it looks a bit too regular and out of scale...basically it looks like how I did it! And a deviation from wagonry. A cameo project weathered with powders onto a matt varnished surface unfixed as it won't be handled. Fixing deadens the colour of the powders and I was happy with the brake dust/grime around the guard's door and battery box (even though will never be seen). The open doors are lightly weathered with a wash and chalk markings suggested on the blackboards with a white pencil.

Looks like two mk1 coaches behind the loco. The 2nd one looks to be BR maroon. As the picture is from 1958 perhaps a blood and custard coach would not be out of place? Blood and custard began phasing out in 1956 I believe and surely some would still have kept their livery for a number of years. I am no expert though.

One or two more from the archive... A meat van treated as described above using acrylic over enamel paint A van treated entirely using weathering powders in a decalfic wash, additional powders on top for heavier areas and some hand written chalk markings using a white pencil. An open using dry brushed enamel pqints with a light enamel wash of dirt. End braces are treated with the powders into matt varnish technique to suggest a rusted/flakey finish.

This is by far the better end of youtube "content" in my opinion. The old BR training vids are really good for us "outsiders" and the BTF stuff is brilliant. None of this stuff was made for the youtube format, which I think is where the appeal is for me.

I have had some perfectly flat results with humbrol acrylic matt varnish spray. I have also used gamesworkshop purity seal with good matt results but this must be sprayed in perfect conditions.

No bother Mark, feel free to post the results of your experiments!

Good question Mike. I just had to dig out the wagon to jog my memory as I often mix up techniques. What I can see is that I did this wagon when I was still using grey primer instead of my prefered halfords red. Whether this has an effect I dont know. The wagon was painted in humbrol satin 133 which is a decent bauxite colour in it's own right. Tamiya nato brown was thinly painted over, allowed to dry and then scrubbed away. I think I must have also used a bit of white spirit to rub away the acrylic. Perhaps a dry brushing of enamel wood colours before the acrylic top coat might add to the distressed paint on plywood effect. Hope this helps

This reminds me of a film I think is called holyman with Eddie Murphy. He gets involved with a phone in of some sort and suggests that if he were to say "phone this number to watch me sculpt a replica venus di milo or phone this number to watch me destroy the studio with an axe" most would phone in to watch the destruction.

Yes I think you can complain about this if what you think is valuable is not being taken the way you want it to. The complaints may fall on deaf ears but that is no reason to not express your disappointment. Sometimes it isnt your fault things fall flat. Be aware that the "learning what you can" can become playing to the gallery or worse still, dumbing down. Indeed, I am sure there might be arguments against those things if one took them all as vehicles for self promotion. Possibly, some display their layouts for plaudits but I have not met any. It seems to me the exhibitor does so for the love of it. Whether exhibiting a layout is actually comparable to youtubing is debatable unless the exhibitor keeps a record of numbers and length of layout views and determines the success or not of his or her layout based on this metric:-) I don't really know, but it is in my opinion. Books and articles are usually edited and scrutinised by proffesional writers by trade. In my humble opinion, the written word is more absorbing than video. Reading surely engages more faculties and is an active process whereas viewing is more passive. Also Most mags and all books are published by professionals with knowledge and credentials. They are going concerns whom employ a staff. Most mags and books have multiple contributers whom are paid for their efforts. Yes, there are sales figures etc but they are unbenownst to me when deciding which one to buy. None of them land uninvited at my door or fling themselves from the shelves under my nose. Fair enough. I don't think most people are complaining about this by the looks of it...just me mostly ;-) This thread is drastically tilted towards youtube being a positive thing which is of no surprise to me. This doesnt preclude me from continuin to complain about youtube culture generally and in relation to the hobby. I dislike and disagree with the degree of consumerism and "unboxery" which is not limited to explicit proponants of the form, but also is present in subtle ways in virtually all the so called "good" examples cited above. Also, despite the youtube driving skills which can be learnt, there seems to be an element of viewing curation without full consent, especially to those not so expert in these areas. There is a reason some tech giant CEOs send their children to schools where tech is banned. "Never get high on your own supply" I believe is the saying. All this said, youtube is going nowhere, complaints or not.

I get the positive spin people take with regards to the platform being about sharing ideas and a place to learn skills but I think this is just the glitter into which something has been rolled. Speaking generally of youtube, my main problem is the culture of youtube and its affects on REAL culture. Youtube seems to be a place where low standards, quick fixes, and narcissism reign. The "hey, look at me" aspect is troubling to me and I wonder if doing something for the sake of doing it, or simply being proud of something is a lost joy. Every moment and acquisition must be filmed, edited and shared with the world if it is to have any meaning. Make no mistake, that amatuer "review" is a status display of some form. Another aspect I find troubling is the living vicariously thing. Although some like to view this positively as "being inspired" I think there is something more sinister. It reminds me of "the secret". If only I keep watching. If only I keep consuming I may find fullfilment (modelling or otherwise). Its the kid in the classroom doing nothing who is "just thinking, sir". If you want to be as good at modelling as those you admire then get modelling. But being as good as someone else seesm a poor reason to have a hobby. You can bet the best guys listed above didnt watch youtube when it was their time, but got stuck in without a screen or camera. If you want to avoid meaningless preamble consider a magazine or book. Truth is, my main probpem is having a daughter who is growing up with all this stuff. But, having a daughter who loves youtube and enjoys sharing it with me means I can offer some advice . If you want your youtube views to increase, perhaps take inspiration from our gaming youtuber friends or lifestyle types - Consider an annoying vocal quirk like repeating the word "like". Use "literally" only when speaking figuratively. Scream at nothing. Get excited at... nothing. Smash your favourite model over your own head. Slate other youtubers directly. Deviate miles from the original title of the vid. Lie. Flog stuff at the expense of your sincerity and soul. Feign ignorance of everything or even better, know nothing at all. Remember, share, like and subscribe...or don't. It doesn't matter either way ;-)