Awesome, as usual! Mike,

Awesome, as usual!

Mike, you are trully an inspiration! Best regards from your biggest fan in Portugal!

Confalone weathering series

Great work with the combination of oil paints and chalk.  I do have some questions:  Some how I thought a basic premise for the series was to do the weathering without use of an airbrush.  Did I misunderstand?  The reason i ask is that when I saw the B&M Geep 38 segment you talked about toning down the dark blue color by using an airbrush.  Regardless of the answer to that question, is there an alternate method you would recommend for the desired "faded" shade of blue.  I lack an airbrush or ready access to one.  Next, have you had an opportunity to just listen to your narrative?  If not i suggest you try that.  I think you will be surprised by some of your word choices.  For example, listen for the word "pop".    

Appreciate the good work and inspiration your tutorials provide and hope you continue providing them

Non-airbrush fade

I wondered about that too. I know if I were doing this loco, I would have tried a PanPastel fade with a light blue after an application of Dullcote.

The color, Pthalo Blue tint ...

Inspirational Videos

Mike. I've just finished watching all your weathering videos. You make it look so easy. It has inspired me to go out and get some Pan Pastels and oils and give it a go. I see in a previous post that you mask your windows with painters tape before applying Dullcote. Do you also mask the wheels somehow? I assume you use an airbrush, but do you think using a rattle can of Dullcote would work as well? 

I'm looking forward to the next video in the locomotive weathering series.

Thanks

Ron Ventura

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Mike, after everything is all

Dullcoat

Ian,

I do seal everything with a VERY light application of Dullcoat. I use my airbrush for this, which enables me to release just small amounts of Dullcoat, at a high psi and from a distance so that the Dullcoat is basically dry by the time it gets to the model. If you use a rattle can, just back up and spray as lightly as possible.

Sometimes a second application of pastels after Dullcoat will enhance the effect. 

Hope this helps

Mike Confalone

Masking / Dullcoat application

Ron,

I generally mask the wheels with a basic piece of tape along the bottom. I don't mask them individually. If any stray pastels and/or Dullcoat gets on the wheel treads, I deal with it later (a Q-tip and a bit of lacquer thinner works great).

Rattle-can Dullcoat works, but back up and spray lightly. Using it full strength with an airbrush and a high psi is more precise and gives better control over the volume of Dullcoat.

Mike Confalone

Thanks Mike, I'll give it a

Great tip Mike

I tried the Dullcoat mist as you suggested. I turned up the air pressure and sprayed lightly from a distance into my paint booth. Good thing I have a dual action Iwata as well. I used Pan Pastels to weather these wheels and the wheel rack and needed to seal the color. It worked great. I just put all the loose wheel sets in a paper party bowl and sprayed and then mixed the wheels before repeating the process. 

My pan pastels are going to get used a lot more in the future. Great video series. 

Thomas Gasior