Weathering

How to Weather a Locomotive: A Gentle First Approach

A factory-fresh loco is the thing that gives a good layout away. A gentle, reversible order of operations for weathering a locomotive for the first time, and the mistake that ruins most first attempts.

Scenery

How to Weather Model Buildings and Structures: A Beginner's Guide

A factory-fresh building is the thing that gives a good layout away. Here's the powder-and-pastel approach that takes the shine off a plastic kit and makes it look like it's stood in the weather for fifty years.