I am almost done with the final part of the painting process of my Russian T-55/ Tiran 4/5. Now I would like to know during the invasion of afganistan how can I simulate the dust that was on the tanks in the afgan desert?
I am using enamels for my base coat and was woundering if Model Master has a dust color or a color that best represents how dusty the tanks were? I have'nt been real succesful, [god I can't seem to spell tonight] with the technic of chauks or pastels.
So if anyone could help me in finding the paint and or other means to best represent dust, it would be a big help!
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Desert dust on your Tanks
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Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 12:41 PM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 12:48 PM UTC
There are many good ways to simulate dust. Some that I have used succesfully are: A very thinned buff oversrpay - heavier on the running gear. Washes with oil paints in turpeniod. And Pigments or weathering powders. Best bet is to take a model you really don't care about and practice on that first!
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Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 01:33 PM UTC
I had the same issue with my M1A2 when i first started off and tried a few methods but the best one IMO is using pigment powder to simulate dust.
Mix thinner with white pigment powder. Add Tamiya's (Flat White and Desert Yellow) until you get a lightish yellow. Stir it until it becomes a light watery milkish texture.
Apply it and let it dry. The magic happens when it dries up.
Check out the M1A2 in my gallery and you will see what i mean.
Mix thinner with white pigment powder. Add Tamiya's (Flat White and Desert Yellow) until you get a lightish yellow. Stir it until it becomes a light watery milkish texture.
Apply it and let it dry. The magic happens when it dries up.
Check out the M1A2 in my gallery and you will see what i mean.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 02:06 PM UTC
Best bet is drybrushing sand colors onto the vehicle lightly. Powdered artist chalks work well also, duted on lightly with a brush.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 05:05 PM UTC
I don't imagine this is the norm, but I have used ordinary chalk the kind used at school. The crayola brand has 2 nice colours that simulate sand color very well. I put lots on and then blow most of it off what remains I scrub into the paint using a stiff paint brush and it actually adheres quite well to the paint. If you over do it you can "erase" it using a dull coat .
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Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 05:23 PM UTC
You could also use pastel chalks (earth colors). Just diluted them in alcohol with a little paint ( I use acrylic) in order to adhere to the kit better. Once dry brush of the excess. It works fine for me...
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Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 05:25 PM UTC
You could also use pastel chalks (earth colors). Just diluted them in alcohol with a little paint ( I use acrylic) in order to adhere to the kit better. Once dry brush of the excess. It works fine for me...
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