I'm starting the 1/96 Revell Constitution and am trying to decide how much weathering to do on the copper plates. I've read up on how to do it in the instructions and in Les Wilkin's book on plastic ship models, but am still unsure just how far to push the patina. It's hard to tell from the photos in Wilkin's book just what the patina really looks like.
What would be great would be a color photo of an actual copper-clad ship so that I can get a feel for how streaky, patchy, or solid a typical patina looks. Or maybe it's all the above. Anyone know of any such photos on-line, or any comments on what it should look like?
- Jim