vehicles and aircraft PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY!

Are you hand-brushing or airbrushing?

I exclusively use Tamiya and Polly-S paints.

Mate......gotta tell ya, the Revell and Humbrol paints you're using are probably on the lower end of the scale in regards to quality.
X-tracolor, Model Master (both enamels and Acryl range), Polly-S, Tamiya (not my favorite - but not all that bad), - they're the paints I normally use.
I've used Revell and Humbrol........that's why I use all those OTHER paints.

Don't know if this would help, but here is a link for How Too's. Take a look

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Bud

there are several different methods.  i will show you a couple i have done.   i am no expert (for experts,  post this query in the armor forum).  the first is hand painted brown and green on the base color.  the second is airbrush free hand with no masks.  both of these have an over spray of "dirty paint" basically flat black and rust extremly thined 1 to 10 or so.  and the last was airbrush using hand held cardstock masks that i would hold close (not touchig).  i had a couple of different shapes.  (nevermind those cobwebs on the airplane.)

Hi....Never mind the cobweb's! Tell us about this Airplane?!! What is it? and why You don't have a tail on the right side?! Did you loose it or is this a lost part?or is it Camo'ed too? The rest of the AirPlane looks wonderful.. Love the Camo it really hides the other engine and tail section.. How did you do that?

                                                         "RC"

That aeroplane is a Blohm Voss something or other i recall. There is only one engine on it.

That's correct This is the Blohm & Voss BV 141.  There were 3 different versions made but not many of each.  It's primary function was as an observation plane. 

 

There is a wealth of technique and weathering information at

http://www.modelersite.com/

Look down the left hand side panel on the home page.

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/

also has a lot of information but you may have to trawl through a few archives

(you say you're no expert Paul?  looks pretty darn good to me!)

Not surprised they didn't make many of that plane - it probably flew around in circles! (kidding) 

 

DJB, you are in luck.  Go to the armour section of the forum and do a search on weathering or just read some of the completed threads.  One of the main things about armour is that you shouldn't paint with very dark colors.  Always lighten the darker ones or your model will disappear on your shelf.  After painting the base colors, you can add a little tan to clear and do what they call tinting to shade the model in the middle of panels.  Then, we use pastels, chalk which is scraped or sanded off a stick from the craft store applied with those little mascara applicators to the areas which would have a powery rust or exhaust smudge.  Good luck!