Fifth Wheel Weathering

[tiking]

Fifth Wheel Weathering:

1. MIG's oil & grease solution
2. Vaseline
3. MIG's black, rust & dust pigments

 

 

Edited September 23, 2023 by tiking

[Dpate]

I can’t tell if that’s a kit part or a real fifth wheel lol

[OldNYJim]

That’s really realistic - nice work!  

[Hi-Po]

Amazing!  That totally captures the look of the real thing.  Great technique.

[tiking]

On 9/24/2023 at 1:27 AM, Dpate said:

I can’t tell if that’s a kit part or a real fifth wheel lol

On 9/24/2023 at 5:02 AM, CabDriver said:

That’s really realistic - nice work!  

Thank you.

On 9/24/2023 at 6:35 PM, Hi-Po said:

Amazing!  That totally captures the look of the real thing.  Great technique.

Appreciate it.

[Chariots of Fire]

Question:  Will it eventually attack the plastic?

[tiking]

16 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said:

Question:  Will it eventually attack the plastic?

Hi. Are you referring to the Vaseline? 

[RocketFoot]

That looks pretty authentic! 

[Chariots of Fire]

1 hour ago, tiking said:

Hi. Are you referring to the Vaseline? 

Yes, that and the oil and grease mixture.  I have no clue so was just asking.

[tiking]

3 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said:

Yes, that and the oil and grease mixture.  I have no clue so was just asking.

On this particular piece, I used Mig's grease & oil solution. It's a solution that MIG has that you can purchase for models. I used the vaseline to give it the little extra thickness. 

[Chariots of Fire]

3 hours ago, tiking said:

On this particular piece, I used Mig's grease & oil solution. It's a solution that MIG has that you can purchase for models. I used the vaseline to give it the little extra thickness. 

Ah.  Well. what you did looks pretty good.  5th wheels are pretty messy once put to use.

[tiking]

19 minutes ago, Chariots of Fire said:

Ah.  Well. what you did looks pretty good.  5th wheels are pretty messy once put to use.

They usually are. thank you.