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    Another Tiger...

    Hi All,

    Yes I likes my Tigers in all forms. This one has been hanging around for a long time, waiting for me to finish it. My problem is Tamiya acrylics their soft and absorbent, in the past an oil wash (perhaps applied a little OTT) has resulted in the loss of paint or even tools, etc falling off the hull. So I thought I would try some pastels, grind them up (as needed) and apply dry with a slightly stiff brush.

    I had used pastels wet to rust up tracks and tools, etc. so was a little unsure about this, have I over done it?? on this oily engine deck?

    Anyone tried a none-smelly thinner for oil paints? any advice welcome....

    Regards

    Mel.

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      Weathering is always best done as a combination of a number of techniques. If you have had problems in the past with the wash disturbing things then there has ben something wrong. I would definately suggest that you buy the weathering DVD's available from the shop on this forum, which is a superb tutorial on weathering. In the meantime you don't have to use oil based washes, you can also try water based washes, or more correctly filters. Mix some of your pigments in water with just a spot of washing up liquid to break the surface tension and see what effects you can get with that. The beauty of water based washes is that they are so easy to remove if you are not happy and you can start again. You can uses them as an overall filter or in a stronger concentration as as pin wash just as you would with oils.

      When you are happy simply fix the surface with a matt clear acrylic top coat.

      There are a lot of superb effects to be had with oils though it really is worth persevering so I would recommend the DVD, check it out here:

      AK-Interactice DVD Washes Fading And Oils AK Interactice AKDVD01 - ScaleModelShop

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        • stona
          • Jul 2008
          • 9889
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          I'm no tanky but it looks good to me.

          As far as low odour solvents go I use "Sansodor" by Winsor and Newton. It's used by artists and is made for oil paints. It definitely doesn't pong as much as white spirits or cellulose thinners. For a quick drying wash you could also try lighter fluid as a solvent.

          Cheers

          Steve

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