nightshiftmodeller
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Finally some dirt!
🕑 Added 2021-02-02 23:07:15 +0000 UTCAnd the camera is now getting even more confused 😂 Poor phone has to deal with a cold blueish grey on the Panzer and a warm earth tone.
But hey, now we have a general idea about the weathering! As you can see I painted the spare tracks and exhaust beforehand, that's another reason why I postponed the pre-dusting because I wanted to hit 2 birds with one stone and get the spare tracks and exhaust almost 100% finished including the earth effects. But of course I'll be adjusting them further with enamels and oils. Isn't it pretty cool though? The spare tracks are just different tones of grey, white, blue and brown painted on each link, and then just an overall enamel rust wash and boom...
But here's the most important part from today: when weathering Panzer Grey, it's very important to choose an appropriate dry earth/dust tone. It has to have a warm, yellowish hue because if it's too desaturated the model will look bland and the weathering might not even be too evident, and worst of all, look like a winter white wash. That's why Desert Yellow from Tamiya with some Buff is your best friend.
I even used this mixture on the tracks, and because they're not painted but chemically blackened, I could apply the paint with a brush. Think about it, brush applying and blending a paint with lacquer thinner 😁
So as I expected yesterday, every painting step is starting to click together, at least a little bit. We'll see what tomorrow brings us, because it'll be pinwash time, and if I'll be able to work fast enough, rust washes over the chips as well!
Comments
Night Shift
Yeah, I'm diluting the paint with standard lacquer thinner (not leveling or retarder type). I just "blended" the paint on the tracks with lacquer because they're burnished, not painted. I don't wait much, in fact I work in sections so I start the chipping process immediately, but because the paint layer is so thin and I always apply 2 layers of fluid, I could definitely pre-dust the entire model first and then chip it.
Night Shift
A lot of it gets covered up with earth tones, so I reversed the process - instead of applying over the entire model and then covering up half of it I apply earth tones first and then add the pinwash only where it's needed. And it also creates interesting effects over the pre-dusted surface :)
Sherminator
Have a question your pre-dusting techquine-Your using Hairspray/chipping fluid on the basecoat then applying the predust mixture over it. When you apply the predust mixture, are you still using lacquer thinner to cut it? How long do you wait till you start removing it?
Gordon Brice
Got ask why have you left pin-wash to later stage of weathering rather than earlier, just curious as to your reasoning. Still loving this renewed paint job!
