Recommend a good book on building weathering?

I would think ship weathering techniques would work on an oil platform. Have a look for some of that stuff.

There are lots of good photos online. I found one fairly funny site with the pros and cons of working on it.

To me it looks pretty well maintained, incredible amount of detail.

Per what Stik suggested, ship model weathering makes sense, in addition to whatever crud occurs from the production activity.

In that regard, my preference is to paint my model with acrylics, and then seal it with clear acrylic like Future floor finish.

Over that I do my weathering with oil paint diluted with turpenol. That doesn't attack the acrylic undercoats, and can be removed if it doesn't go well.

It would be fun to watch this when you get to it.

You may want to look at some model railroading books.

Railroaders "invented " weathering.

Of course now I'm going to get it from the Armor guys.....

Hi Dave ;

 One thing you Must remember .The North Cormorant is in the ocean .Salt is in the air and all around this beast .The panels need to be lighter at the bottom .Remember moisture runs down flat surfaces .

 Greyish white to frosty white , letting the base colors show through . Also rust is places the crew can't get to to paint and clean .That's why the Navy had the Bosun's strikers swab decks in the morning .

 Fresh Water washdown was used to just after arriving at port . Always figure in a salty environment , that everything will be faded in ways that also show wind and weather patterns .

 Kinda like moss on a tree .  T.B.

Tanker - Builder

Hi Dave ;

 One thing you Must remember .The North Cormorant is in the ocean .Salt is in the air and all around this beast .The panels need to be lighter at the bottom .Remember moisture runs down flat surfaces .

 Greyish white to frosty white , letting the base colors show through . Also rust is places the crew can't get to to paint and clean .That's why the Navy had the Bosun's strikers swab decks in the morning .

 Fresh Water washdown was used to just after arriving at port . Always figure in a salty environment , that everything will be faded in ways that also show wind and weather patterns .

 Kinda like moss on a tree .  T.B.

 

Thanks for the very detailed reply. That's just the sort of advice I need.