If you are not satisfied with your current state of dustiness, I would suggest pastel chalks lightly applied with a small dry brush. It produces a very soft effect and will kill any remaining sheen.
Regards, Rick H.
Regards, Rick H.
Is that dirt plus water, or dirt plus water plus white glue? The former will rub off, the latter probably won’t (if you put enough glue in ).I'm beginning to do some weathering (of sorts). This is my medium...we'll see how well it goes before I resort to forking out a fortune for mud effects that I can't use straight from the garden :smirk:
Damp mud is darker than dry mud, not usually more glossyI'll put some kind of clear glossy finish to make the mud appear damp.
The tracks probably wouldn’t be overly rusted, and running on hard surfaces can produce a fairly shiny finish like you’ve got here. I can’t really tell what colour the tracks are now, because of their own shadows falling into them, but adding a dark or dirt-coloured wash all over them will probably give a good effect.Tracks have been painted & I've added some 'wear' to them to make them appear to have been across a hard surface rather than just having been across a field. They'll need more attention later on.
That’s another reason to leave wheels off a model until after painting: you’ll be able to get mud and similar effects behind the wheels without leaving a base-coloured shadow.I'm not quite sure yet how I'm going to deal with the sides behind the running wheels. I'd like to have some caked on mud in places which I plan to use some kind of (household) fine filler...we'll see...
If you are going to use garden soil have you taken any precautions ?
Wet mud is harder to get right than dried but it gives you a chance to experiment
Yep, you can see the silvering clearly around the emblems and inside the crosses — that’s to say, the transparent film on which the decal is printed, shows up lighter than the paint it’s on. This is caused by air being trapped between the decal and the paint, and is usually a sign of the paint having been too rough. There’s not really anything you can do to fix it other than remove the decal entirely, fix the paint, and apply a new one. The easiest way to smooth the surface is usually to apply a coat of gloss varnish, either over the whole model or only in the areas where decals are to go, then follow it up with matt varnish after the decals are on.It's the rough spray surface that's the problem.
A bit more practice is all you need, reallyGod I hate spraying...each time I pick up the airbrush I'm as nervous as on a first date! When it's done I'm left with a feeling of phew...I got away with that one!
Cheaper in the sense that you don’t need to buy a £3.99 bottle of stuff that will last you for about a decade
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