| weathering
Hi M.I.B,
Right then, first up the greys. The schiffsbodenfarbe (Dark Grey) is revell 74 and the Hellgrau 50 (light grey) is Humbrol 127. For the light grey i used the nearest light grey i could find in Humbrols spray can range. I brush painted the dark grey in downwards strokes as this gives a fine 'grain' in the finish, like rolled steel.
For the weathering i used MIG pigments, but to be honest if ya on a budget get ya self a set of cheap artist pastels. These will work in very similar manner to pigments. You use pastels as a dry powder or mixed up with water into whatever consitency you want. Be aware though that they work best on a MATT finish rather than a gloss finish.
So if you want a gloss finish you need to apply a clear varnish preferably in spray form. This will have the effect of making a lot of your hard work dissapear!!!! so instead of water use turps/white spirit to fix the powder.
In the pix of my Falcon ALL of the weathering was done with pastels and paper masks, see below. Remeber for a good weathering job you need good reference, this way you will end up with a realistic effect.
Any Q's, you know where i am,
Sav. |