Silly questions, the madness begins. . .

Will,

Generally, a pin wash is one that is applied sparingly to selected areas I.E. around bolt heads, into crevices, and such.  It it used to add a shadow where one is desired without putting the wash over everything and thus changing the hue of the basecoat.

A sludge wash is a thicker wash smeared over the entire surface, flowing into all depressions and leaving traces of it wherever there is a low area.

I am not that familiar with filtering, so I shall defer to the experts on this one.  HTH!

to the forums, deadhead!

Here's a link to my tutorial on OIl Dot Weathering--by the way, if you want to have this in "hard copy", the December issue of Finescale Modeler will have my article on this exact model and tutorial in that issue! 

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A filter is the same as a wash in some respects, but in that it is a very,very thinned application of paint which is used the same way that a photographic filter would be used, as in a "Sienna" tint applied to a photo. You use a reallt thin application of paint to subtly alter the base coat. The "Dot Weathering method simply uses a wide palette of colors to effect a range of hues.

Thanks guys.

I am trying to get some time at the bench and "just do it", but work is a real hassle and I just don't feel like it when I spend 8 hours getting reamed.

Will.