Alright, so as I said, I would be onto some of the details and weathering in this update. The first thing I did was try to break up the yellow of the model by adding some other color panels on the tank. I choose to use reds and greens because they compliment the yellow nicely. Using a sponge I dabbed on chardon granite to simulate paint chipping. I then painted all the hosing with model masters Aircraft Interior black for now, though I may go back and change some of them up for visual interest.
The last step before weathering of course was to seal the whole vehicle with Testors Dull coat. This is because for the weathering we will be using enamels and if you don’t protect the acrylic base coat it can eat away at it.
So I started with an over all coat of Mig’s brown wash. I put this on thick and then dab or wipe it away with a cloth as its drying. Whats nice is even once it’s dried if it looks too thick in spots you can use a brush with clean mineral spirits to clean it up.
Next up I airbrushed on Ak interactive’s Winter streaking grime. I applied this in a bit of a patch fashion, heavier in some spots than others. This again helps break up some of that yellow. While its still wet I take a large flat brush and streak the paint. This still works if the paint has dried, just not as well.
For more obvious streaks such as oil stains, I used a raw umber oil paint that I dabbed on and then streaked with a brush.
Finally for the engine I applied an overall wash I made using the raw umber and mineral spirits. While this was wet I dabbed on forgeworld’s Orange Rust weathering powder. Once satisfied I switched to Black Soot without cleaning the brush and started to brush the black soot over the tops of all the exhausts. The effect gave a good look of the exhaust over the rust.
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