Humbrol - Weathering Powder - Hornby Class B1 Steam Loco

This video shows you how to add a dry dusty weathered effect to your steam locos in several easy steps.

Humbrol products used in this video;

Humbrol Weathering Powder
Humbrol Glosscote
Humbrol Enamel Thinners

Humbrol Acrylic Spray Matt Varnish No.49 - AD6049

Loco used - R2998 - LNER 4-6-0 'Roedeer' Thompson B1 Antelope Class

Please take extra care when applying Weathering Powder and any Varnish to your locomotive. Hornby Hobbies Limited takes no responsibility for damage caused when weathering your model. We strongly suggest you practice the techniques using a test piece first.

[MartinLong-yb]

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[MartinLong-yb]

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[mattcookie]

You made it look so easy! I'm gonna give this a go, my layout is supposed to represent east Sussex in 1943 so I'd like everything to be a bit grubby! I've experimented with weathering chalks, but this looks much easier and less messy! I have an old E2 & Terrier both painted black and re-numbered to sunshine lettering that I've been experimenting on. Although repainting the Terrier has made it very jolty, I think I got paint somewhere I shouldn't have >.<

[HumbrolPaints]

We were using Humbrol Coloro brushes, this is a relatively soft brush which reduces the risk of powder overspill/splatter.

[michaelnaisbitt]

Very interesting effect on a good looking loco. I have got to give this a try Great video

[HumbrolPaints]

It was simply a case of resting the live rails on the coal tender as this has pickups and no moving parts on the wheels. The notched part of the wheels holds the rail so you're hands free to do the clean-up. If you've not got a coal tender you could always rest it on the wheels gently.

[bennettj]

Excellent video, will definitely have a go at doing some Rolling Stock first, perhaps some open wagons.
Many thanks for the inspiration.
Kind regards. John.

[HumbrolPaints]

Yes it can, but please take extra care when applying Weathering Powder and any Varnish to your locomotive.

[universalsailor]

Here's a thing -- track weathering. Humbrol should introduce a new line in electrically conductive weathering material that can be applied to bright steel track to make it look more realistic. Real rail sides always rust, and real rail tops will dull down in a matter of days when not run over, so you can keep your main lines bright and your seldom-used sidings appropriately rusty. 

[HumbrolPaints]

You should be able to use enamel varnish over weathering powders, but make sure to test first. it will also depend on what type of pigment fixer you are using?

[HumbrolPaints]

We'll add it to the plan. The Airfix Team did a Weathered build in this month’s Club magazine.

[AndrewNeilClarkson]

Another way is to use a PP3 battery, it's just the right size to fit across the wheels.

Great video BTW!

[HumbrolPaints]

Yes, but you still need to take extra care not to get any powder on the contact areas.

[johnrobson]

Excellent! what a difference! think ill try doing some rolling stock before i tackle my loco's though lol

[thedackfamily]

just wondered what brushes u were using and how u dont seem to have any over spill or very little mess when I have finished tbe powders seem to have got everywere !

many thanks

[ckwunch]

These videos are awesome and i agree it does make the engines look better.
However the irony of course is that NO engine on the UK mainlines would ever have been allowed out dirty. Drivers being proud, the companies being proud and the engines being steam - they got steam cleaned all the time, and there was always someone cleaning and touching up their paintwork lol.

It was only when they introduced electric / diesel did the older steam engines end up neglected.

[cornishrailproductions]

Does the varnish work on airfix weathering powders

[richardm]

Can you advise which powders/colours you're using.

[HumbrolPaints]

Unfortunately it was lost during filming.

[TheWelshMarches]

Hi. Really Useful tutorial. However when i was using the Matt varnish it left a white finish on my model which doesn't look good. How can i prevent this and what should i do to remove it?