I learn more from you on weathering than any other you tuber. I'm an old man and retired so that goes to show how good you are. Watch out though. Pretty soon I'll be better than you. LOL. Thanks teacher!

Friggin amazing transformation!!!! That rust and debris is from thousands of steel wheels rubbing on steel track, brakes, and the friction material building up in areas with little ventilation. I like this type of weathering!

Once again nice work Dan. I learned a thing or two here

i heavily weathered csx 4418 (shell only) and it looks fantastic plus well done with that model of 8044 cheers from an australian railfan

Very nice !!! Thanks for sharing all your vids !

Great series Dan! Really enjoyed it man. Thanks for sharing, Ethan

A very excellent tutorial. I'll bet this looks even better in person.

Good job

looks great!

Excellent work! I learned a lot.

i love your weathering jobs

Hey nice series. I actually have a similar model that I’m gonna try your techniques on. Thx for sharing. 👍 David

Great Job and lessons!

Hey! I am not trying to be critical.(Please dont take what I am saying that way)I first started watching this video Well????Part one and the amount of talking in the beginning,made me turn it off. Now! That being said,I came back and just viewed Pt1&2 and I am so glad I did. You did an epic job on this loco,and you were very informative and helpful to me! Thank you and I am gonna go look at more of your videos,gonna hit the sub button. I know how it is to video something and get carried away talking! LOL! Trust me! I do the same! But this WAS fantastic!! Really great information!

Dan - great job to you have to hit the unit with dull coat after the chalk is applied to set it? Or brush and done.. Thanks again!

If only I had that ability. I just do basic fading and washes. Of course I do southern equipment sooo

great C &Oguy

Great job Dan ...! Do you install DCC before or after weathering?

That was fricken awesome. Im going to weather up my G N W GP9 R . where do I find photos of engines ? I have a few that need weather. Thank you for showing me . really stoked.

thats how all models should be treated!

actually being that rough with the brush it will tear stuff up otherwise you're doing a good job

Dan, I have some questions. I found this pair of videos a few days ago and you made it look all so simple and strightforward that I had to give it a go. 1. It seems to me that you are using exceptionally stiff brushes - is this the case? Most of my brushes are soft, so they are better at lathering paint on in great quantities than they are dusting it on the way your brushes appear to. When doing the diesel exhaust soot on the roof of my unit, for instance, the first coat just painted the roof black wherever the brush touched it - there was no depth to it and a second coat was just more black on top of black. I can clearly see on yours that there was some gradient to the application. 2. This is also the case with my truck and undercarriage grime - it didn't end up looking grimy, it ended up looking like someone had quarter-assed painting it a grime-ish color, though it . However, I think this is mostly because it's still fairly shiny - will the dullcoat and pastels sell the effect? The fuel tank worked okay, but I had a very hard time cleaning the outward facing sides, so the whole tank just appears one sort of uniform level of grime. Again, my brushes lather it on, whereas it seems to me yours are better at 'dusting,' for lack of a better term, the paint in place. Thanks for the great video!

Your technique is awesome! Just a quick question: the fellow you are doing this for, does he plan to add the super details (windshield wipers, ditchlights, multiple unit jumper cables, sanding lines, scale chains for brake chains and front & rear walkways, tension springs for brake chains, spare knuckles, wind deflectors, rearview mirror, armrests, possibly a cab interior)? Has he thought about DCC?

Do you lock down your chalk pastel work with some dull cote or anything?

Your buddy decided not to put on the hatch? Any thoughts on adding ditch lights? Front and/or rear?

Reference photos are key.

Dan do you clear coat after you are done, looks great I'm trying out on the same engine, thanks for sharing.....

Do you do any weathering on Chessie System units?

Do you spray any sealer over everything?

Dan, do you typically use Dullcote for your clear coat or do you prefer another product? Great videos, Kennedy

Hey Dan I finally attempted this. I think it came out pretty well. It’s a bit “dirtier” than yours tho. Question; Do you seal The chalks after your done thanks. David

what kind of chalks are you using? are they just plain artists pastels or oil pastels?

Dan, do you clear coat again over the chalks once done?

Dan can i ask you this.... i was very interested in how you fixed those spots on the front of the hood where you used the chisel to shave them off... how did you get them to disappear and blend the paint back together... you may have a video that shows how you do this... id like to see it done... thanks

Could you weather a lifelike low hood gp38 on camera.

You don't by chance weather for modelers (other than friends) for payment do you?

Excellent work! I learned a lot.