01-18-2022, 10:33 AM
Saying that I was reluctant to weather my cars is an understatement. I was simply horrified at the idea to take a new car out of its box and make a mess of it with paints or chalks, not to mention a car made from a resin kit and painstakingly painted and lettered. I had read magazine articles but couldn't decide to go ahead. And I must admit that I didn't always like the the results I saw.
After reading advice from Doctorwayne many times and seeing his nice weathered cars, I finally decided to go ahead. I grabbed a car I had planned to modify and used an airbrush to follow Doctorwayne's advice. For this first attempt, I did three different things :
All of those paints were well diluted with water.
Here are some photos.
Before
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After
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Left : Weathered car. Right : a similar car unweathered.
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Top : Weathered car. Bottom : a similar car unweathered.
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It was easier than I thought and I am pleased with those results. I should have been more generous on the coat of dust on the bottom of the car and trucks though. I don't like heavy weathering and I tried to stay on the light side, maybe too light. I will have to practice a lot more before taking one of the kits I have built myself. There are also other techniques described by Doctorwayne which I should try.
It's just the beginning of a new journey.
After reading advice from Doctorwayne many times and seeing his nice weathered cars, I finally decided to go ahead. I grabbed a car I had planned to modify and used an airbrush to follow Doctorwayne's advice. For this first attempt, I did three different things :
- a light coat of Red Brown acrylic paint all over the car so the lettering was not so obvious;
- a light coat of Earth color acrylic paint on the bottom of the car and trucks to simulate dust;
- a light coat of Black acrylic paint on the roof and top of ends to simulate soot.
All of those paints were well diluted with water.
Here are some photos.
Before
[attachment=37779]
After
[attachment=37780]
Left : Weathered car. Right : a similar car unweathered.
[attachment=37781]
Top : Weathered car. Bottom : a similar car unweathered.
[attachment=37783]
It was easier than I thought and I am pleased with those results. I should have been more generous on the coat of dust on the bottom of the car and trucks though. I don't like heavy weathering and I tried to stay on the light side, maybe too light. I will have to practice a lot more before taking one of the kits I have built myself. There are also other techniques described by Doctorwayne which I should try.
It's just the beginning of a new journey.
