Advice on Weathering?

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I would strongly recommend that you get yourself set up with some sample pieces so that you can have a play off the model. Here's some that I used when building my steam coaster model. On these I can test out paint compatibility and effects before weathering and when I'm happy with the way it looks I then use the same paints and effects on the model.

If you get hold of some plasticard you can then paint pieces of them at the same time as you paint the base colour on your model. You can glue some pieces of sprue to it and score some recessed lines to see how your washes take.

In these samples I glued some heavy paper to plywood and then painted them with exactly the same processes as the base colours on my decks. I particularly wanted to enhance the rivet detail and get a wash into the bases of the bulwark supports. Using these samples I can determine the right density and colours of the washes I want as well as how best to apply them.

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After 20 mins I wicked the semi wet wash off with a cotton bud. It was dry. Never put a drop of turps on it. May try turps later today though. Here is what it looks like now. [ATTACH=CONFIG]28325[/ATTACH]

It's difficult to tell exactly what it looks like but looking at the areas that are visible it doesn't look too bad. The gloss finish makes it very difficult to judge but, in the absence of better pictures, I'd be tempted to say a coat of matt varnish will give you a surprisingly effective result.

I'd leave it for a day or so then go back to it and try to be very objective when you look at it again. You might find you see it a bit more positively.

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Thanks for the tip with using some turps to give it a scrub! Big improvement!!!

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