Vestvagoy / A norway harbour at 1/13.7 scale

[franckcombe]

As always ,,, great work. The weathering on the loco's is superb. The effect of the paint being worn down to the metal is fantastic. Can you share some of your technique with us please ?

All the techniques come from the model military techniques. One of the master is mig jimenez owner of mig company. One of the bible is FAQ 2 by Mig Jimenez with more than 300 pages plus there is also a dvd available.

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What I can advise to you is to buy it, test it and choose the methods you want and adapt it to your feel.

For my part I paint the model with humbrol enamel paint
then I use dust from dry pastel + pigment
Then I use graphite pigment + graphite pen for metalic effect
Then I use matt vanish to protect all the job
Then I do chipping with sponge with rust acrilyc paint
Then I apply oil and fuel effect on the model.

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You can find all the details with far more talent than me in this book or others books or magazines if you want.

Just take a view at military model magazine and buy a few ones to explore these techniques. The military models have at least 20/30 years of advance compare to us.

I'm sorry but I can't resume here all the methods describe in more than 300 pages.