I've already shown this Revell kit of the Soviet Spy Fishing Trawler here, but it was too neat and tidy. I wanted to add some grunge, lots of grunge in fact. I think I may have over-grunged it, but then again maybe not...
I took the box artwork, which is far grungier and horrible looking than this, as my inspiration.
I used two methods for applying weathering: finely ground soft pastel sticks mixed with rubbing alcohol; plus Tamiya Master Weathering sets. I wasn't sure what would work, and it turns out both have their uses.
I way, way overdid the lighter grey streaking down the sides of the hull, then touched that up with the Tamiya soot. Then I added too much Tamiya rust and touched that up with more soot. The good thing I discovered is that you can always either wipe off something if it looks bad, or cover it up with more if wiping doesn't work out.
I'm glad I chose a really dirty, horrible, grungey looking old beaten up fishing trawler as my test subject. It's going to get a lot harder adding weathering to either a pristine cruiser liner or a freshly painted light plane or airliner.