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@cduckworth wrote:
Looking at the last photo how did you get the walkways to look as worn as you did?
The walkways are done with multiple operations.
1. Paint the base color. In the case of my U30C, I painted it primer gray. Not to look like primer, but to look like steel gray. If you wanted a more rusty or patina look, then paint your base color in different rust tones both dark and light oranges and browns. Let this dry for a couple days.
2. Paint the deck area with hair spray. I use it from a pump bottle. Easier to use than the spray. I put on a thin coat. Hair spray does not add any thickness to your model. Hair spray works by evaporation and leaves a thin film.
3. After the hair spray dries, put your top coat of blue on. MUST BE acrylic. Acrylics dry fast. Solvent based paints work, but not as well. True Color paints works OK too.
4. Once you are done painting, add water to the area and use a stiff brush and start chipping the paint. The longer you leave moisture on the area, the more and larger the paint chips will be. If you want to stop the chipping effect, dab the area with a q-tip to dry it.
I do all my chipping work before adding decals. Once the chipping work is done, I then seal it all with an acrylic clear gloss for adding decals.
All my weathering is done over a semi-gloss or satin clear coat.
The deck comes alive when you start weathering it. I start by adding washes and pigments.
I do all my base paints in acrylics because I use solvent based paints and weathering solutions.
Brian
