need help on Luftwaffe Hardstand

[uproar]

Hello!
I have a "Just Plane Stuff" resin Luftwaffe Hardstand for an Fw190D-9 I want to display--I'm not quite finished, and need some help on simulating dirty, weathered wooden planks with oil stains, tire marks, etc. The ground is alternating, uneven airbrushed Pollyscale Dirt, Pollyscale Mud, and Tamiya acrylic Flat Earth. I plan also to apply a mixture of various shades of Woodland Scenics coarse turf. The wooden planks are, so far, a mixture of ModelMaster enamels: Wood, Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, a little RLM02 Lichtgrau, and a little Flat Black, applied unevenly with a brush. It just doesn't look right yet--I am thinking of a nice wash with brown and umber oil paints, perhaps, with some Gunze oil stains., and some static grass growing up through the planks. How is the wood color? I know there isn't enough contrast. Any suggestions? Thank you!

[cdntanker25]

I think you've nailed it. Do the things you're thinking of and you'll be fine. As for the tire marks, you could use a burnt umber colour and kinda streak it after you've watered it down a bit. The grass'll be a nice touch, but only if you intend to have grass around the wood. Right now it would look out of place. After you do all of the things you talked about I would suggest drybrushing it with MM Deck Tan I believe it's called, or some other kind of khaki-ish colour to make it look bleached by the sun! So far it looks great

[uproar]

Alright, I did some work on the resin hardstand--gave the planks a wash of burnt umber and lamp black oil paint, applied various weathering powders and pastels (dirt, dust, soot, etc.), applied some streaking with dark gray pastels to represent tire marks, added some drips and stains with Gunze Sangyo "oil" acrylic (great stuff!), and, well, just generally weathered the heck out of it. I still plan on adding various shades of mixed Woodland Scenic coarse turf to the earthen areas. It is supposed to be Germany in the spring, so the climate is likely to be damp. How does it look? Critique is more than welcome!

[animal]

Very convincing effects. You have a very natural nack for displaying the real effects. My hat's off to you Sir. With the turf added you will by all accounts have one of the best bases I have seen. This one will deserve animal's highest award A BRAVO AND THREE CHEERS!!!

[cdntanker25]

Told ya, you had all the ideas already! You more that excelled at that task! Looks like a photo of the real thing mate!