Grendels
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Grendels said:It is the Revel 1/32 kit, and thanks for the comments. I used oil paints for the weathering. First was a wash of burnt umber, and black, and then I took straight black oil paint for the streaking. I would put a tiny bit down where I wanted the streak, and then smeared it back with my finger. Made a great effect.
The paint chipping was an accident. The base coat was rustoleum metallic paint. The upper coats where testors acrylics. Testors acrylics don't stick well to the rustoleum paint, so when I masked for the orange stripes, it pulled up some of the grey paint. I just put a bit of tape on the orange to finish the look. I think it came out quite well.
Splashcoat said:Grendels said:It is the Revel 1/32 kit, and thanks for the comments. I used oil paints for the weathering. First was a wash of burnt umber, and black, and then I took straight black oil paint for the streaking. I would put a tiny bit down where I wanted the streak, and then smeared it back with my finger. Made a great effect.
The paint chipping was an accident. The base coat was rustoleum metallic paint. The upper coats where testors acrylics. Testors acrylics don't stick well to the rustoleum paint, so when I masked for the orange stripes, it pulled up some of the grey paint. I just put a bit of tape on the orange to finish the look. I think it came out quite well.
You have to love happy accidents like that; I once left an open jar of laquer thinner next to a tank model I'd just finished painting - it messed up the way the paint cured and distressed the paint around the exhaust area perfectly. Too bad 99% of accidents don't turn out that way