Kalmbach Publishing Softcover Book 12484 Basic Painting and Weathering for Model Railroaders, Second Edition

Author: Jeff Wilson
Softcover, 2014, 8.5 x 11, 88 pages, numerous color photographs on almost every page, with up to four or five and more photographs per page.

In Basic Painting and Weathering for Model Railroaders, you will learn to

Select and mix paints.

Drybrush and apply washes.

Apply decals, stripes and dry transfers.

Weather with chalk, pens and crayons.

Use and clean an airbrush.

Paint structures and figures.

Any modeler who wants to paint, decal, or weather locomotives, rolling stock, and structures will find plenty of in-depth, how-to techniques, in this updated edition! New prototype photographs, current manufacturers, and the latest products are featured along with several new projects that include making your own decals with an inkjet printer and a multi-color painting project for a locomotive. Basic Painting and Weathering contains basic through advanced techniques for airbrushing, brush-painting, decaling, and weathering, everything you need to become proficient in the bisiness. Also included are tips on how to add graffiti, placards, and other decal details. And expressly featured in a separate chapter is specific information for using chalks, acrylic paints, and oil colors.

Thus, Basic Painting and Weathering, Second Edition, opens a world of possibilities for model train modelers for creating their own favorite locomotive paint schemes, realistic buildings that actually look like a photograph, and authentically weathered rolling stock that looks like it has been rolling on rails for a good while. Discover what is possible using this book to enhance your layout. It is a primer in painting, decaling and weathering models.

This thoroughly up-dated edition includes the latest information on paints available to modelers and how to use them safely. follow these step by step instructions, accompanied by clear, close-up color photographs, for a variety of painting and weathering techniques that work, whatever your skill level. If so inclined, you can become accomplished in using an airbrush, spray can and brush. You will be pleased to see how easy it is!