Weathering
Ready-to-Run (RTR) locomotives, wagons and coaches look great when new, but real locomotives and trains are never so clean. This is where weathering comes in, the term for giving your locomotives and rolling stock a more realistic appearance. This section applies to all of your model railway: track, buildings, vehicles…literally everything can be weathered!
Ask Phil - Private Owner wagons on British Railways
I have a load of private owner wagons, but my layout is set in the British…
15 October 2020
Ask Phil - Track weathering without an airbrush
Question: How can I make my track dirty? Everyone seems to use an airbrush but I…
01 October 2020
How to super-detail Hornby's K1
Tony Wright suggests a few tweaks to make Hornby’s Peppercorn 2-6-0 even more…
09 September 2020
How to transform laser board into stone
While laser board might be ideal for laser cutting, it is very smooth and…
01 September 2020
How to create rust with hairspray
Phil Parker shares a method for creating realistic rust, often used by military…
04 August 2020
Airbrush maintenance guide
Tired of your airbrush not performing as it should? A service and clean of its…
14 July 2020
How to adapt Heljan’s 1361 0-6-0PT
Creating a Chapman & Furneaux industrial locomotive from Heljan's versatile…
27 April 2020
Model Railways – Using Pencils on Brickwork – Top Tips
Using pencil crayons is quick, easy and will work on most materials, especially…
17 April 2020
Phil's Practical - Weathering a wagon by dry brushing
Take one ready-to-run wagon and, in a few minutes, give it that hard-working…
09 April 2020
Model Railways: Using Weathering Powders – Top Tips
Weathering powders should be considered a useful tool when creating realistic…
08 April 2020
Model Railways: Brush Painting – Top Tips
You dip your brush in a tin of paint, then rub it up and down your model –…
08 April 2020
Phil's Practical - Learn to dry brush
Dry brush painting is one of the most useful techniques a modeller can have. In…
30 March 2020
How to make your model trains grubby
Here we give you our top tips to achieve impressive weathering results on any…
03 December 2019
How to rust your wagons for your model railway
For some, painting older items of rolling stock to look more authentic is more…
25 September 2019
VIDEO: How to weather a wagon
Phil Parker demonstrates weathering techniques for beginners to make your wagons…
29 August 2019
