Ceaser_Salad Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) Hello! I have questions, and I do not know where to ask them, so I think here is as safe as possible. I want to do a Plymouth GTX (my fav car) as a dusty old heap. I want to do a yellow like the picture below, but I have only done one old car, which was a version of Christine from the beginning of the movie. If anyone has any hints and tips that would be amazing! (PS I would rather not use an airbrush, I am not particularly comfortable with it yet, and I cannot find a GTX for cheap near me so messing up would be very upsetting...) Thanks everyone! Love this forum Edited May 24, 2021 by Ceaser_Salad Needed to add pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 This kind of paint effect is hard to pull off with a spray can, you really need an airbrush. You paint the body the normal color first. Then you lighten and flatten the color and lightly spray the upper parts of the body to give it the sun-faded look. From there it's chalk pastels or other various weathering powders to grime up the flat surfaces to give it the barn find look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I haven't tried this on a model but you might want to get yourself a blending stump from an art supply store, and use that to apply chalk in patches. Try it on something you aren't worried about messing up. You could use a paper towel, but these are cheap, and give you a little more control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser_Salad Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Hmm alright, Thanks for the tips you guys! I do have an airbrush, I am just not particularly good with it. However, I have seen other people use salt to do rust and scratches, and they used an airbrush to lay light paint coats ontop of that. Maybe I will try that alongside the pastels and the lighter colours on the high points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 If I were doing it, I'd put a tiny bit of light tan and light gray paint in some thinned Dullcoat (clear) and airbrush it on till I got the effect I wanted. I've actually done this on a chassis to portray daily driver wear and weathering, and thought it came out pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser_Salad Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Snake45 said: If I were doing it, I'd put a tiny bit of light tan and light gray paint in some thinned Dullcoat (clear) and airbrush it on till I got the effect I wanted. I've actually done this on a chassis to portray daily driver wear and weathering, and thought it came out pretty well. Oh do you have a link to the build (if it is on here)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Weathering is an art in itself (and I'm not particularly good at it). Unless you have some undiscovered talent, don't expect your first attempt to look good. I recommend practice, practice, practice (on some unimportant models) before attempting to weather the replica you're building. Also, watch instructional videos. YouTube is full of them. Maybe search for "weathering scale models" to find some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Ceaser_Salad said: Oh do you have a link to the build (if it is on here)? No, in fact I've never photographed that particular model. But I definitely plan to use the technique again if ever I feel the need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser_Salad Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, Snake45 said: No, in fact I've never photographed that particular model. But I definitely plan to use the technique again if ever I feel the need. Hm alright, well I will look out on your future builds should you do one with that technique. Thanks for the tip anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantom Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I’d check out some armour or aircraft modeling sites, lots of information out there on weathering of this type. I’d also check out Ammo and AK brands pigments and weathering products. They make some pigments that would work excellent for this. Again...see military model sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser_Salad Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 21 minutes ago, Fantom said: I’d check out some armour or aircraft modeling sites, lots of information out there on weathering of this type. I’d also check out Ammo and AK brands pigments and weathering products. They make some pigments that would work excellent for this. Again...see military model sites. Good idea, I will do that. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 a friend told me one time best score of dust for barn finds was the vacuum and vacuum bag… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser_Salad Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Just now, slusher said: a friend told me one time best score of dust for barn finds was the vacuum and vacuum bag… 😆I will look into that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 For some realistic looking "dust", grab this: https://www.micromark.com/Doc-ObrienS-Powders -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser_Salad Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 15 hours ago, Rocking Rodney Rat said: For some realistic looking "dust", grab this: https://www.micromark.com/Doc-ObrienS-Powders -RRR Thank you, *your signature says it all* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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