Tamiya smoke

Let me refer you back to my site and "The Basics of Weathering" in the Tools & Tips section. It covers using Tamiya Smoke.

As always, Swanny to the rescue! Thanks Matt!

My pleasure.

Is that the one you can use to tint canopies the "gray" color?

I believe that it has been used for that but I have never done it.

I tried using Tamiya smoke A/B'd onto a motorcycle windscreen with suboptimal results. It seems even a little too thin for this application. Someone with better airbrushing skill may have a different experience, though...

Try mixing "smoke" or the glear "green" with future to tint canopies or windshields. You can dip them or airbrush it on. Filter the mix before using it to get the "lumps" out.

I have gotton some decent results with this method. rangerj

You can thin it down and use it as a wash and you can duplicate smoke stains, fuel stains.
HTH
I used Tamiya Smoke and clear orange mixed and sprayed over Alclad II chrome to duplicate heat staining.

I've used it to simulate oil & fuel stains. On the fuselage. Sine the cat attacked my P-40 I made it look like it has been on the ground for some time and really went nuts on the weathering. The oil stains using Tamiya Smoke I think were the best touch. The rest, well..., like I said, I went nuts.

Also. I've been using it lately to make my engines look greasy in some areas. Adds texture. Maybe I'll post a picture of the JRB4s (Beech 18) engines as soon as my web server is up and running again.

In all, I think Tamiya Smoke is an excellent must have acquisition for those interested in weathering. That, pastel chalks for panel fading, and a 0.20mm tip (a.k.a. size 005) pen for panel line darkening.

Some good tips guys! Thanks for sharing. I'll have to "darken" the top of the tail boom on my Huey when I get it finished.

FYI- I have not had luck mixing Future and Tamiya Smoke, the Smoke will seperate into fine particles. Bad chemical reaction.

Quagmyre, let's see those Beech 18 pics ASAP!!!! I've worked on a couple of them in the last couple of years, and have thought of picking one up!! I'm interested to see how it turns out! BTW, I like how you add your projects in your signature!! I may steal that and put a twist on it, just to let ya know!!