Spike190
Vance when I did my first attempt at dot filters I used far to many dots, when I began moving the paint about it looked a bit of a mess.... but I'd done it over a gloss coat and simply wiped 80% off no problem. Not done it over black but can't see why it wouldn't work.
Cheers...
To many dots is still my problem, but since almost all is wiped off, it still works out. Spike, the main reasons I haven't tried using artist oils is the cost of those paints and since I've a rack full of MM enamels , they're there. Will break down and use the oils one day though, because I like the effect of filters, and it's actually a fairly easy technique.
Vance - I hear you about being kept away from the bench. But , I do have update pics.
Down to the final assembly stuff.
Paint chipping with silver Prismacolor pencil. Still need to do a few chips with some aluminum paint and fine tip brush.
Weathered the turbos, starting with a base coat of MM chrome silver allowed to dry overnight. Then followed with successive washes of acrylic blue, add a touch of red to the blue for the purplish tones, and then add yellow to the mix for the brown tones. I also added some Model Makerz burnt sienna pigment to the wash to start bringing up the rust tones. Finally a light dusting of rubble dust and burnt seinna dry pigment , finishing up with a very light dry brushing of MM steel.
After a spray with dull coat , I made a wash of ground pastels to give the vinyl tires more realistic color. They looked to black. Will apply some mud during final weathering.
Here's the installed turbos. Can't really tell in the pic, but the under lying chrome base and all the washes do so a hint of color and shine through the rust.
Finally have legs under her.
The formation lights under the fuse. I carved out a bit with a small round Dremel cutter chucked in a pin vise. Then I base coated all nav lights with crome silver to give a hint of reflectors under a mix of Future and drops of the appropriate colors . Then go over the chrome silver lights with the mixtures. When dry they have and underlying shine.
Hope to have this bird wrapped up in a day or two.
Howard