itsa_ss

hey rjwood uk i found some tamiya paint today in a hobby shop in my home town today!!! hopefully this will make my models look a little better, i doubt it though lol.

i bought
xf-65 field grey
xf-64 red brown
xf-49 khaki
xf-51 khaki drab
xf-62 olive drab
xf-52 flat earth
xf-63 german grey
xf-10 flat brown

p.s. i hope some of these colors will help with some weathering affects that im going to try. any tips would be helpfull!

rjwood_uk

double posted here taylor!!! you can delete one by clicking edit, delete, then yes delete and ok.

glad you found somewhere...how much where they if you dont mind me asking?

you have some nice basic millitary colours there!

lots of tips on weathering can be given but it all depends on what kind of weathering you want to do on what kind of model!

check this link out 5th gave us!

its for a plane but deals with all basic techniques and weathering...etc

http://www.world-war-2-airplane-model.com/

or use our search for weathering...there has been a heck of alot of posts about it on here so im sure you will find something useful and relevant to you!

itsa_ss

they were $2.80 a bottle, im not sure on how much that would be in the UK? the local hobby shop gives you this card simular to a credit card and it keeps track of all your purchases and when you have spent over $100.00 they give $10.00 off your next purhase, i think its a cool rewards program. by the way thanks for the weathering link Richard.

Bunkerbarge

Taylor, I deleted the duplicate thread.

Don't forget you would be better off with some Tamiya acrylic thinners as well. You can use water for brush cleaning but it is not as effective as the proper thinners and it is not as good for thinning the paint.

itsa_ss

i bought some thinner too.

also can someone explain to me what dry brushing is? its been refered to alot in the threads that have to do with weathering.

Bunkerbarge

Dry brushing is a technique usefull for creating highlights on textured surfaces.

If you paint a base colour on an object then mix up some of the same colour with some white mixed in and then almost dry the brush out on a tissue. If you now wipe the brush over the object the high spots will be slowly picked out softly in the lighter colour. A lot of people do not like the technique for figures as they see it as crude and does not have enough control.

It can be used in many ways though such as painting an engine casing with a base colour of gunmetal and then dry brushing a mix of gunmetal and silver over it. The effects here can be dramatic and very rewarding. If you look at the model of the Suzuki Gamma in the gallery you can just see some dry brushing on the engine casings. It is actually a bit crude but I was young at the time!!

I used dry brushing on the U-Boat deck for adding brown stains and the white salt residues. It can be more controllable than airbrushing in the right conditions but it is best used in conjunction with other techniques.

itsa_ss

thanks Richard!