Desert weathering - A first attempt

[JR]

Jim .
Very nice paint job indeed .Agree with you on not wanting to overdue the weathering with a vehicle not having been there very long. In the case less is more !

John

[Steve Jones]

Jim

Nice work on the detailing. Glad to see you were able to avoid having to put the decals on the side hatches. Hopefully the palm trees will be with you soon

Steve

[Guest]

The decals arrived at last, at the second attempt. Initially posted to Moscow in error! I cannot fault the customer service of the seller who rectified the mistake as soon as they knew about it.

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Very nice decals, cleanly produced and with very thin carrier film.

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Applied, with a gloss coat to seal everything in, ready for the next steps.

Jim

[JR]

Nice Jim.
Worth the wait.
John.

[Guest]

Thanks John.
It’s been a bit warm in the man-cave in the attic, but I managed to get the next stage done. First proper attempt at a pin wash, but I’m happy enough with the results.
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My work lacks a bit of consistency at the moment, but it’s all part of the learning experience I guess.

All comments and suggestions welcome as ever.

Jim

[Steve Jones]

Nice work on the pin washes. Did you use acrylics or oils? Also what colours?

[Guest]

Thanks Steve.

I opted to try oils, but not being confident I didn’t want to spend too much on a technique I may not be comfortable with. Fortunately ‘Wilkos’ came to the rescue, £3.50 got me a set of 12 colours. Whilst the quality may not be up there with artists oils, it will get me started.
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I opted for burnt umber as a dark brown would compliment the camo, but provide a dark enough contrast. I used a rough 80:20 mix of thinners to paint.

Jim

[Guest]

So, next stages! A bit of a large update.

I added some chipping where I thought the most wear would have occurred. I think I got a bit carried away, but given that it will be further ‘dirtied’ I was happy with the outcome.
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I sprayed a light dust coat of light tan to dull down the gloss finish prior to my next experiment.
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Next was an attempt at a oil dot wash. For this I used 4 oil colours; white, vermillion, ultramarine and yellow ochre. These were randomly applied as dots to each panel and then blended using a flat brush barely wet with thinners. On sloped or vertical panels I used a brushing motion to give a streaking effect, whilst on flat panels I used a stippling effect.

Before
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Dots applied,
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The point at which I panicked!
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Part blended
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The overall effect has given a ‘warmer’ finish to the colour, and a dusty/grubby effect (I hope). The vermillion was the dominant colour, so overall the dust effect appears on the pinkish side.
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Finally I primed the tracks, gave them a base coat of dark grey, with a thin coat of rust over the top. I then applied some weathering pigments.
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Sorry for the mega post, but a couple of days of work has given plenty of bench time for a change. All comments welcome.

Jim

[Guest]

After a little bit of tinkering with the shading using a bit of dark umber oil, I'm calling it done. I fear if I do too much, I may mess up what I've achieved.

Final pics in completed builds.

Jim

[colin m]

Well it looks flippin' good to me. I'm just starting to play with oils myself, and do like the effect they give.

[Steve Jones]

Will nip over and see the finished work. Looks like it all went well.