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Hi All, I thought I would do a post about weathering on Armour.. I know there are some posts already about this but i thought I would add my own technique which i have been using for many years and is simple and easy to achieve... First off i will be using Tamiya's beautiful British Challenger2 MBT in full Desertised scheme.. First off we need to wash all the sprues to get rid of any oils from the release process and then once dry a nice coat of primer.. Warthog attached the following image(s):
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Once the primer is fully dry we need to give the model a base coat... The challenger has a green (NATO) base which was then sprayed over before being shipped to Iraq etc.. So I used Vallejo paints watered down to 70/30 mix 70 being paint.. The model was then given a few coats then left to dry.. Warthog attached the following image(s):
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Once the paint has dried, use Humbrol "Liquid Mask" around edges and areas that you think paint will be chipped etc... It does not matter if you over do it because if your spraying any areas you do not like can be sprayed over or you can just start over.. Warthog attached the following image(s):
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Once the Maskol has cured, which only takes a few minutes your now ready to add the main coat which in this case is Iraqi Sand from Vallejo... Cover all the area that you have added the maskol too but make sure that you do not build up too much paint too thick... Once your happy that you have a good covering then place to the side to dry.. Warthog attached the following image(s):
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Now here is where you can see how you have done and we start to remove the Maskol.. this is the easy bit.. Once the paint is fully dry all you need to do is rub your finger over the area's that the Maskol was applied so that it comes off.. It comes off very easy so don't worry about rubbing too hard or gently but not too hard that you rub of the paint.. if you do then it's not dry.. Warthog attached the following image(s):
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The next stage is to tone down the green a bit.. (this is an option at this stage.. you may be happy with the results and if so then place to the side ready for the final stage)... So a light dusting of the Iraqi Sand was applied once again over the area to tone the green down.. Warthog attached the following image(s):
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This is the final stage and as much weathering using pastels can be added but thats up to you.. the pastels can be purchased at most if not all art shops and come in all colours.. try to go for "earth" tonned pastels but reds for rust effects can also be used to great effect. The last picture is of the main turret with light dusting of black pastel and the main panel left alone to show the subbtle difference. I used a knife on the pastel to creat the "powder" then apply with a fine small pint brush and "work" the powder into the areas etc.. SOme people use water and washing up liquid to do this but thats fine for aircraft but not so easy with tanks with a lot of raised detail.but experiment with what your happy with.. Well I hope this will be of use to some of you and good luck and thank you for reading.. Spence Warthog attached the following image(s):
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Great article, Spence.
Wilfy
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Brilliant set of posts a very straight forward but effective process “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Great stuff spence cheers for posting CURRENT BUILDS
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More than welcome guy's and hope it helps.. very easy to do and can be done with brushes if no airbrush is available..
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