Weathering help for beginners

nand,
I'm glad that I could help ya out and best of luck to ya in the Army.
Flaps up,Mike

HI there again,

It'll take time because I'm in the army now and only come home during weekends. So progress is gonna be rather slow. Anyway I sincerely thank you for the help you've offered and I will get in touch whenever I'm in doubt.

Thanking you once again,

Cheers,
Nandakumar

Hey nand
If you ever have a question dont be afraid to e-mail me(Falcon42177@yahoo.com). I like everyone else is here to help each other out.
Like you said it sounds tedious but its actually quite easy. it would be cool if you shared w/ us some pics of your 47.
Flaps up,Mike

Hey Butz,


Thanks a million for the reply. Although quite tedious it still looks possible!! Gonna try it As soon as possible... too bad I have to go back to camp today!!! haha!!

Thanking you once again...

Cheers,
Nandakumar

Hey nandman83,

Here are a few ways you could go about weathering your jug.

1. As a base coat use a dark grey and NOT black(since the a/c is 72d). So when you go to apply your main colors(light coats though), the base coat will help add w/ the "natural shadowing" effect

2. "Smudge wash". Before appling make sure you have a few coats of gloss on the a/c. Once this is all done, use a dark grey or a dark color of your choice(water based) and mix it w/ distilled water(ratio is up to you).
Apply it w/ a fine brush to the panel lines or areas you feel that you want highlighted. Let it sit for about 10 to 15 min.
Then go back over it w/ a moistened Q-tips and wipe off any excess wash(leaving the wash in the panel lines).
You can repete the steps as many times as you like or till you get the look that you want(this was also in FSM awhile back by P Boyer).

3. Another way to weather is that you can use pastel chalk(gloss coat it before appling chalk,easier to remove).
Grind up the chalk that you want to use and brush it onto the areas that will experience weathering, exhaust stains, residue(sp) from gun blasts, panel lines and the like. Just check w/ your references.

4. Or combined the above..!!

All of these steps may seem hard but they are actually easy to due. Hey if I can do it so can you Seriously if you have any questions or if I did not explain a step clearly please feel free to e-mail me at Falcon42177@yahoo.com
Flaps up,Mike