Post by Lobbie on Oct 10, 2005 12:51:58 GMT -5
G'day,
I get asked this question daily, I've lost count of how many times I've answered, but these are the techniques I have used over the years and the results of one of these have have won me a 'Best of Show'. remember this rule, 'What works for one will not always work for another.
A weather beaten model subject:
When intending to build a weather beaten subject of some degree, either with chipped and faded paintwork, field repairs, oil and fuel stains, cordite or muzzle flash stains, exhaust or any other grime or dust.
To most this type of weathering is done using either pastels, artist oils, washes, even drybrushing as their technique, as a majority of us will use our own interpretation of what we see or even read about in magazines.
We'll use either a photograph or a printed sideview as a reference source, taken from a book or magazine, the models depicted here are from various mediums and adapted to suit.
Here are two models using Wartime photo's as references
First:
The model was painted in Tamiya AS-12 all over and left to cure for several days, then once the cam and decals had been applied and seeled, the cammo was rubbed back exposing the AS-12 underneath. The exhaust stains are created using pastels.
The two reference pix the headon weathered shot and the airbourne view of my model subject.
The Red Primmer and Silver used as the primmer coats, the Silver is Humbrol #191.
The highlighted panel lines on this subject are 0.5mm tech pencil, drawn alone the resessed lines. The exhaust, muzzle flash and other stains are created using Model Master 'Exhaust' Metallizer and an airbrush.
This was rubbed down with very fine wet and dry to expose the silver base coat. This model won a 'Best of Show' for an RAAF subject at the 2005 Melbourne Model Expo.
I get asked this question daily, I've lost count of how many times I've answered, but these are the techniques I have used over the years and the results of one of these have have won me a 'Best of Show'. remember this rule, 'What works for one will not always work for another.
A weather beaten model subject:
When intending to build a weather beaten subject of some degree, either with chipped and faded paintwork, field repairs, oil and fuel stains, cordite or muzzle flash stains, exhaust or any other grime or dust.
To most this type of weathering is done using either pastels, artist oils, washes, even drybrushing as their technique, as a majority of us will use our own interpretation of what we see or even read about in magazines.
We'll use either a photograph or a printed sideview as a reference source, taken from a book or magazine, the models depicted here are from various mediums and adapted to suit.
Here are two models using Wartime photo's as references
First:
The model was painted in Tamiya AS-12 all over and left to cure for several days, then once the cam and decals had been applied and seeled, the cammo was rubbed back exposing the AS-12 underneath. The exhaust stains are created using pastels.
The two reference pix the headon weathered shot and the airbourne view of my model subject.
The Red Primmer and Silver used as the primmer coats, the Silver is Humbrol #191.
The highlighted panel lines on this subject are 0.5mm tech pencil, drawn alone the resessed lines. The exhaust, muzzle flash and other stains are created using Model Master 'Exhaust' Metallizer and an airbrush.
This was rubbed down with very fine wet and dry to expose the silver base coat. This model won a 'Best of Show' for an RAAF subject at the 2005 Melbourne Model Expo.
