I'll try to keep  this short, because realistically, I didn't spend the total of  an hour from start to finish. The materials that I used for this  project are as follows: on package of Doctor Ben's Industrial  Weathering Pigment - fresh Rust, one bottle Doctor Ben's Aged  Driftwood, a short-bristled, soft, but stiff brush (the brush in  the photo is a Floquil brush that has been cut off short), an  a small container of water to wash out the brush (if I need it).

Step  1:    I began with a basic resin casting   (Pine Canyon Models) and sprayed it with the least expensive can  of flat  black paint found at a local home center. If it happens  to be sunny  outside, lay the casting in the sun to warm up so  that the paint will  dry faster. Spray the bottom first & when  the bottom is dry, flip the  casting over and spay the details  from ALL sides. Apply a second coat if  when the first coat is  dry & you can still see the white of the casting.  My question  is why don't the casters add a little color to these  castings?  It would make the finishing process much easier & we could see   the details much easier!

Step  2:    Brush on the Doctor Ben’s Industrial Weathering Pigments with a   burnishing action. Just keep scrubbing the pigments into the  various  cracks and crevasses, without being too neat about it.  In this project,  to simplify the process, I just used the  Doctor Ben’s Industrial  Weathering Pigment #1119 Fresh Rust;  and you can see that it looks good.  If you use several of the  various colors of Doctor Ben’s Pigments,  however, the diversity  of the colors will give better details. You could  use some of  the lighter brown colors for the wood, but for this project  I  will color the objects with another technique (shown in Step 4  and  Step 5).

Step  3:  I  typically skip this next  step, but there are folks out there  who are interested in how I   usually seal a finish. Now you may have heard of using ordinary  hair  spray for attaching foliage to scale tree trunks. I go  down to the local  Big Box store and purchase the least  expensive "pump" hair spray that I  can find. These products are  usually made up a alcohol and lacquer. I  will use this  inexpensive hair spray as a sealer to activate the Doctor  Ben's  Industrial Weathering Pigments adhesives and done, the pigments   are literally sealed to the casting. Now you will have to play  with this  and not to worry, you can't get too much hair spray  on the pigments.  But, if you get too much hair spray on the  unfinished casting, you will  see a slight sheen such as the  group of the seven wooden barrels in the  image to the left. See  the slight sheen on the top of the bottom right  barrel top?  yep, that what you get, and with a whisk of the brush and  some  Doctor Ben's Industrial Weathering Pigment, it is gone. Like I   stated earlier, I rarely seal the Doctor Ben's Industrial  Weathering  Pigments. When I demonstrate these products at hobby  shows, folks are  amazed of the handling that some of the  demonstration pieces get and how  weathered they remain.

Step   4:    The process of applying the Doctor Ben’s Aged Driftwood can be  found  here. So briefly, shake up the bottle of Doctor Ben’s  Aged Driftwood for  just a second or two, depending upon how  thick you want to stain the  parts. The Doctor Ben’s Aged  Driftwood is quite concentrated, and can  get too thick if you  use the same bottle for some time. If this happens  to you, just  add a couple of teaspoons of rubbing alcohol to the bottle  and  shake very well; allow it to settle and check. If it is still  too  thick, repeat the process. Now use your trusty burnishing  brush to apply  the Doctor Ben’s Aged Driftwood to the sides of  the wooden details and  then the tops.

Step   5:    So, here is the big secret: I have an article around here  somewhere  about using Sharpie permanent markers for detailing  brickwork and  coloring details. Yes, that's correct, and the  colors are permanent, and  will not fade over time. For  instance, I used a red marker to color the  soda machine and a  yellow marker to color the gas pump. I also used more  markers  to detail some of the wooden boxes and door, too.

Now you have the chance to learn  what many thousands of other folks have learned without having  to pay a $7.00 admission fee to get in the door. Read on down  to see some of the information in this very valuable booklet!

Below are the thumbnails for the  27  colors in the Railroad Set #1311. Click on each of the  images to see  better the item color and names.

27 Color Railroad  Weathering Pack #1311 27-Color Set in 2oz*  Re-Sealable  Containers

  Depending up the brand of  your  monitor, the type of graphics card that you computer has,  the lighting  in your room and a dozen other reasons, some of  these colors of the  above images may look identical. We can  assure you that these colors are  quite different. Watch for the  upcoming Doctor Ben's "How-To #2:  Weathering & Painting with  Industrial Pigments”. Yes, I said *painting*  which is something  that you can’t do with the other brands, either! And  part of  this *new* booklet will introduce a brand new tool: The Doctor   Ben's "Pigment Palette" which enables the user to paint items  such as  the sides of railroad tracks already installed one a  layout!

  *Each of the eight containers  are  measured as a 2 ounces by volume container. Each container  is about 3"  in diameter and 1 3/8" tall.

Finally,    it   is no secret, there are lots of copy-cats out there trying to  capitalize  on our Doctor Ben's products, but really, do you  actually have time to  play chemist? And nobody said that you  have to have all 60   colors. Besides, by using Doctor Ben's products the work is  already done  for you with "contest proven results". Why would  you settle for anything  less! Second best is still second place  and if you are anything like me  you'll want your models to be  winners every time!

These are the very same products  that  we've used to build Fine Scale Miniatures (FSM), Master  Creations,  Thomas A. Yorke, Builders In Scale, and many other  craftsman kits for  our customers, and now you can have these  same products, too! Quick and  easy, that's how we like to do it  and just like what our motto says,