Post by cfesmire on Apr 22, 2009 13:26:16 GMT 1
As I look through the gallery photos in recent offerings over on the 87 vehicle club site, I notice more and more folks wanting to do some weathering to their models. Even Kurt Hofmeyer, who is so well known for his beautiful pristine finishes has given it a very worthy try. And the weathering job on Joe Enriquez's Mack water truck just makes the vehicle even more credible. So I thought a thread with techniques to grime up our vehicles might be interesting.
First of all, before I decide to experiment on an expensive model, or something I've spent a lot of time building, I use a few cheap pieces in case the method isn't viable. In the case below, these 1940 Ford coupes are available from IHC at 4 for $3 so it doesn't hurt the pocketbook in the event of a disappointing failure.
The technique here is one that is supposed to replicate chipped and peeled paint. The first step is to lay down a rusty colored finish. I used a mix of some Floquil paints here but the choice of paints is yours for both ease of application and color. The next step most widely used is a spraying of a water based hair spray. Now I live in a house with two women and do you think I could find any hairspray? So I gave a very light spray of Future a try. The idea is that after another finish coat of paint goes on, one can "scrub" through it with a short bristle brush and it will easily chip off given the right solvent (water for the hairspray, Windex for Future) is used to help the removal of paint. I used another Floquil color as a final paint coat and within an hour began to work the model over with Windex and a short, stiff bristle brush. All that I did to this model then was to use a light wash of burnt umber (cheap craft paints from WalMart work very well for this, Apple Barrel, Ceramcoat) and windshield washer fluid to even out some of the color. I'd like to address washes further but for now...... Perhaps some work with artists chalks or weathering powders might improve this but I wasn't particularly interested in the model but more the results of this technique. I hope to add different techniques to this thread and certainly would like it if others would as well.
First of all, before I decide to experiment on an expensive model, or something I've spent a lot of time building, I use a few cheap pieces in case the method isn't viable. In the case below, these 1940 Ford coupes are available from IHC at 4 for $3 so it doesn't hurt the pocketbook in the event of a disappointing failure.
The technique here is one that is supposed to replicate chipped and peeled paint. The first step is to lay down a rusty colored finish. I used a mix of some Floquil paints here but the choice of paints is yours for both ease of application and color. The next step most widely used is a spraying of a water based hair spray. Now I live in a house with two women and do you think I could find any hairspray? So I gave a very light spray of Future a try. The idea is that after another finish coat of paint goes on, one can "scrub" through it with a short bristle brush and it will easily chip off given the right solvent (water for the hairspray, Windex for Future) is used to help the removal of paint. I used another Floquil color as a final paint coat and within an hour began to work the model over with Windex and a short, stiff bristle brush. All that I did to this model then was to use a light wash of burnt umber (cheap craft paints from WalMart work very well for this, Apple Barrel, Ceramcoat) and windshield washer fluid to even out some of the color. I'd like to address washes further but for now...... Perhaps some work with artists chalks or weathering powders might improve this but I wasn't particularly interested in the model but more the results of this technique. I hope to add different techniques to this thread and certainly would like it if others would as well.
