need some help

hi airbrush i have a dremel tool so how do you use that to weather a tank?

Hi,
OK, dry Brushing i was taught is using a paint brush with very little to almost no paint, and I weather a tank best by using a dremal tool, rust colored paint and real mud. You should take ericadeane's advice and check out missing-lynx .com. It is the best site I've found.

thank you ericadeane,i have been checking out alot of different sites and have learned alot.i will be starting my first kit soon.so wish me luck.thanks again to all you modeler's out there you are a great bunch of people

Spend some time perusing the various built up AFV models in various galleries such as www.missing-lynx.com

I think that ML has the best ones on the web. Note that AFV weathering is not what it used to be. Many modellers are pulling off spectacular and realistic results without the older method of dark washes followed by drybrushing.

Note the newer style that accentuates dust (light colored) in the recesses and the accents with chipped paint and rust streaking. Personally, I think that this is more realistic looking than the old Verlinden-Tony Greenland style of bright highlights acheived through dry brushing.

Here are a few examples:
http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/hetzer_blustig.html

http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/mbpanth.htm

http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/migpanthg.htm

http://www.missing-lynx.com/gallery/german/migtiger.htm

A quick note about drybrushing. its an great technique, but takes some time to 'master'

The one hint I can offer... when you think it needs just one more stroke... Stop. you're done

Cheers.
Mike

Before you start to dry brush put a wash or two over the model with thinned black or dark brown paint. Let it get into all the cracks on the model. Let it dry for a few days then dry brush it. This will also really help bring out the detail. You can also use the thinned paint to add oil stains and grime streaks after you have done the dry brushing to give your model that worn and dirty look.
Hope this helps.
Pat

I zapped your e-mail by mistake. SORRY. Good luck with your project.

Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you are doing well.

Dry-brushing is using an almost dry brush to apply paint to the raised detail of a model by lightly brushing back and forth over the surface. It simply brings out the detail of the model.

There are many ways to weather. Take a look at these articles.

http://www.track-link.net/articles/13

http://www.track-link.net/articles/18

http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/german/jbpaint/jbpaint.htm

Rustall is an excellent product. You can make your own rust for pennies. Take a steel wool pad and place in a pan with some water. Let it set outside for a week or two. Presto! Instant rust