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Josh, You do not need a airbrush. You can weather with chalks and paint. You can dry brush paint on and it does a great job of for larger areas and for engines almost anything else. Just dip your brush in the paint and then dab it until just all the paint is off and go from there. Remember that light colors like white and others go a long way. If you make a mistake you can cover them up. Chalks are good. You can get many different colors of chalks. I wear rubber gloves when working with chalks so that I don't smear the chalk. Use Dullcote to set your chalks. Also cover windows because dullcote will cloud them up. When weathering buildings the weathering will be different on the different sides. North sides of buildings might have a green moss where as south sides normally don't. To me the big thing about weathering is what looks good to you. Look at buildings outside new buildings and old buildings, metal and brick. The older your building the more weathered it will be. Look at all side of the buildings. In model railroading there are always things to learn. No question is stupid. Some of us have been railroading for a long time and we still learn everyday. So just take your time and enjoy yourself. You have many more years of railroading ahead. Good Luck Ross
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