Lightly "weathered"...?

[PATMAT]

OK, I have a large scale chunk of superstructure, and the flat grey really works as camo- can hardly see a thing.
I don't want to heavily weather or grime the structure... but I would like to put something on to help pick out the details. Due to the size, I'd rather use my airbrush... does spraying on a thin wash work? Any suggestions for recipes?


Pat M

[roy allen]

can you please specify the scale.
airbrushing is an option but so is, pastel weathering and oil paint weathering. Each has it's own advantage, but scale does matter.

Roy

[PATMAT]

1:144, and it's acrylic...

PM

[ArizonaBB39]

A lighter shade of the base color dry brushed on the high pieces of the super structure, and a thinned wash of a darker shade of the base color will bring out a lot of detail. I don't use an airbrush (don't have the money for a compressor yet), so I won't be able to help with tips on how to do it with the airbrush.

[roy allen]

if your going to air brush go easy, drop the presure to its lowest possible.
use masking to blank of other areas, if its large as you say sheets of tissue paper draped over the model will give a softer edge

Roy

[Karsten]

I know I am new here and for the most part can't hold a candle to what some here do....Flippin Awesome Models.

That said, Tamiya makes 4 kits of like a ladies make up compact with a sorta of semi dry paint in Snow, Rust, Soot, Grease Spot, Burnt paint and a few more.

It takes a little playing with but you can dust or weather a kit pretty quick then spray with a clear coat.

Karsten

[ajkochev]

I use artists chalk. I have a set with several shades of grey from white to black. I mostly use the dark greys and not the straight black. I just scrap a bit into powder and apply sparingly then feather it in with a stiff brush.