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WHEN TO WEATHER RE: ARMOR

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  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 30, 2006 12:53 AM

Since getting back into military/armor building after a few years of SF/Horror resin figure kits (usually 1/6 scale), I've been relearning a lot of what I used to know, as well as improving on a technique or two -- but, for the life of me, I cannot recall a single weathering trick for armor -- I've been sticking to 1/35 scale and have done basic weathering throughout assembly -- then, all of a sudden, the assembly is complete and I'm left wondering how to approach the really "down-and-dirty" weathering -- any favorite tips or techniques anyone could share would be greatly appreciated!  

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Bicester, England
Posted by KJ200 on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 5:12 AM
Try applying a wash to all the nooks and crannies , I use Burnt Umber watercolour, mixed with a little black, with water and dish soap to help it flow properly. Any excess can be wiped off with a damp Q-tip after it has dried.

Then you might want to try a little dry brushing, using a lightenend blend of the base colour, don't use white, as the effect is too stark. Just load up a flat brush, wipe it clean, then give it a scrup across a piece of card or paper to ensure that you don't get any blobs, and gently brush it back and forth over the raised details of the model.

You can also panel shade, by spraying a dilute mix of black/dark brown, mixed about 10% paint to 90% thinner along panel lines etc. Just do it enough so that it is barely perceptible, it adds a little depth to the finnish.

Finally you can apply a 'Filter' coat over the entire model. This again is a very dilute mix, using a pale colour, such as buff or sand, sprayed from a distance of about 18 inches over the entire model. This helps pull all the wearhering effects together, while knocking the colours back for a more scale effect.

Hope this helps.

Karl

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

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