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sludge wash
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 30, 2004 6:14 PM
how do you conjour up and apply a sludge wash ? kkroll
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 30, 2004 7:21 PM
Ok when you finish whatever your working on in whatever medium you did it in spray it with Future floor wax. Let cure 24 hours. Ok from here on in this is my own way, different modelers have different ways.
I take a very small bowl fill the bottom about 1/8 with water and a drop or 2 of dishsoap. I then take the color of what I am going to wash (except siver. I replace that with gray for the wash) and about 30% black and it it all up. Apply it where ya need it, allow to dry til its not very tacky and take a tissue (ty Swanny) and shape it like a wedge and dampen in with clean water. Now just wipe off excess and where you dont want it.
-Jeff
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Posted by MusicCity on Monday, August 30, 2004 7:49 PM
Here's a good article on Swanny's web site:
http://www.swannysmodels.com/Weathering.html
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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  • From: Bicester, England
Posted by KJ200 on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 6:32 AM
I use artists water colour, the stuff that comes in the tubes, not the blocks, and mix it with a little water in a palette. I then paint this along all the panel lines, as well as any crevices on the model, and allow to dry.

As per Jeff's post the best way to remove it, is with a wad of kitchen towel in a small V shape, I hold mine in a pair of self locking tweezers, lightly wetted. Always wipe off at 90 degrees to the panel line, if you wipe along you will remove the wash from the panel line.

It can be a fairly slow process applying the wash this way, but the effect is more than worth it. Also I have found that a thicker consitency works better over finely engraved lines where it is less likely to be pulled up by the removal process.

Hope this helps.

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 3, 2004 6:25 PM
Kkroll, FSM had an article called Quick and Easy Weathering. It dealt mainly with the sludge wash technique. I like this technique very much. It creates a nice effect & if you make a mistake or are not happy with the result, it comes off really easy. Just apply a coat of Future over it after so that you don't smear & ruin the work you just did. Here's a link to download & read that very article in PDF format.

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/default.aspx?c=a&id=294
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 9, 2004 2:42 PM
thank you to all who responded to my question about sludge wash. i will give it a try, probably on something silver. kkroll
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