weathering help

[Pim]

I am trying to replicate this truck but am stuck on how I will do the weathering for it. If one of our weathering experts could help it would be greatly appreciated

The truck:

Edited October 26, 2014 by Pim

[disabled modeler]

Take a look at my photo of mine under my profile here...may be able to help some?

[Tom Geiger]

For the rust on the hood, check my example above. I use weathering chalks. You don't need name brand model weathering kits, just the artist's chalks. They sell a set called earth tones and it has colors from yellow to browns and blacks. Most modelers sand the side of the chalk sticks and dry brush the dust onto their models. That gives certain effects but also easily wears off with handling.

I use a wet method where I actually paint with the dust. It involves Testors Dullcote and two brushes that you consider expendable and will dedicate to weathering. After you use them this way you won't want to try fine detail with them again!

I sand the side of the sticks to get the chalk dust. Then I spray a bit of Dullcote into a small paper cup. I then use one brush (call this the wet brush) to paint a small area I intend to rust, think of it like spreading a bit of glue where you want to put down tiles in your house. Only cover the small area you will work with before it can dry. Then take your second brush (call this the dry brush), and put it into the chalk dust. Then take that dry brush and DAB IT into the wet Dullcote on your model. You don't want to paint in strokes, they would be visible. Just dab it. You can go back for more dust, you can add some more Dullcote over what you are doing, and pretty much paint that way until you have the build up you desire. It will look much different dry than wet so you will need to practice a bit before attacking your pet project. You will also need to equate which of the dust colors turn into the rust colors you desire. Sometimes I will start with a darker brown, then add orange highlights on top. There are times I'll just pick up some dust and sift it onto the wet Dullcote to get some texture. It's a skill not unlike painting water colors.

[angelo7]

Thank you Tom. That's a great simple tutorial. I thought it was a lot harder than that. I might even start weathering now.

[Erik Smith]

For the hood and similar faded paint look, it's easy to layer paints and then carefully sand away layers. Start with a rust primer and just add layers then remove...

Here is one I did a few years ago.

[DrGlueblob]

+1 on that technique. Use 1000 grit and wet sand thru to the rust-colored primer. Take your time.

[Pim]

Thanks heaps for the tips guys big help