Weathering techniques question

[Beans]

Another tip that I forgot:  Using a lead pencil will give you a shiny areas that can replicate metal nicely over flat black, darker greys or gunmetal.  (see the shovel, machine gun and tracks on the above model)

 

Oh and don't forget the interior.

[sidcharles]

1 hour ago, Beans said:

One thing I remember from back in my armor building days is a little weathering can go a long way.  I tend to have to stop myself.  I find an affect I like and its easy to overdo it..  . . .

for the first 10 years or so that i saw weathering effects on model cars i thought "they must have been applied to cover up mistakes."

as i began to be more interested in a real appearing vehicle [vs. 'show car'] i started to look at military modelers' work.

that's when i began to understand how effects of weather & use should be used in a rationalized manner.

as an aside in the "same thing but different" category, i remember at the tender age of seven my older cousin explaining to me "you don't need to use every decal on the sheet."

i was devastated . . . and to this day . . . . . . 

Edited yesterday at 02:23 PM by sidcharles