SCRATCHMOD - THE ART OF DESTRUCTION
Lifecolor rust paints
For this SBS I will be using the Lifecolor Dust and Rust set to simulate older rusty metal. I will use mainly the paints and the salt technique for effects.
As can be seen in the below pics, there are six bottles of paint in this set, four rust colors and two dust colors. I have played around a bit with these paints to see what the paints look like when dry, and also applied over one another in layers. The results were great so I went ahead and did this little SBS to show what can be done with these paints. I will of course be testing these paints further with other paints, weathering products and different techniques.
Although the paints appear to be bright in color they dry darker, and most important are a perfect match to the real thing. The paints also dry quickly and to a very flat finish, which may eliminate a coat of clear flat.
As you can see in the following photo, the paints come in plastic 22ml clear bottles. The colors in this set can be seen on the sides of the bottles in the below photo. For this SBS two of the colors will not be used, Rust Light shadow 2 and Dust type 1. I left these colors out simply because the part being used for the SBS will be used with my Panther and the colors would not match the rest of the rusty tank.
The following two photos are parts to be used with the Panther. The plate and hatch received a couple of light coats of grey primer enamel paint and set aside to dry a few hours.
With the primer dry I then applied two coats of Dark Shadow Rust. As mentioned this paint dries to a flat finish and quickly so work can continue without having to wait too long for the paint to dry.
The next step was to dampen the parts with warm tap water in preparation for the salt technique. I then sprinkled some Sea Salt onto the plate and hatch and set this aside to dry.
Once the water and salt was dry, I then sprayed on the Base Color Rust in two light coats at low air pressure. With too high an air pressure you risk blowing off some of the salt, so keep it at about 25psi.
With the Base Rust color dry I then removed the salt with an old tooth brush. This is your basic salt technique so there are no real tricks or secrets to it.
Next came Light Shadow rust applied using the sponge technique. Basically I used a small piece of foam sponge to randomly apply the light rust color. This is done to give some variation in color as can be seen on actual rusted metal. In the photo below you can see the effects of the three rust colors.
Once again I used the salt technique for the next step, only this time I used a smaller grain table salt. This can also be done with the Sea Salt, I was simply trying to see if there would be a difference in using the two.
Once dry, a very light misting of Dust type 2 was applied over the parts. When applying the dust color, we do not want full coverage and evenly layered paint. Randomly spray the paint over and around the salt area.
With the salt removed it should look like the photo below. You can stop at this point as it looks like old metal with a dust layer. But you know I have to have fun and keep going with some weathering.
I gave the area around the vent covers a light filter using the same dust color that was used in the previous step. When dry I reached for the dark rust shadow and began giving the raised areas and edges a dry brushing.
The reason for this step is that metal rusts slowly and in in stages. As the rusting advances, the earliest rust areas will then darken to a color similar to the Dark Rust Shadow in this paint set. Newer rust will be of a lighter shade and then darken to match the older rust.
Below are the finished parts, all that's left is some dusting to blend in with the rest of the model.
Below is the finished product dusted with some MIG Production dust/ earth toned pigments.
This is a very easy technique and took maybe 1/2 hour of painting. Using a hairdryer to speed up the drying of the salt and paints, helps a lot. Further weathering with oil paints and pigments will enhance the effects even more, but I think it looks the part and most of all if fun to do.
Happy modelling !!
Rob
As can be seen in the below pics, there are six bottles of paint in this set, four rust colors and two dust colors. I have played around a bit with these paints to see what the paints look like when dry, and also applied over one another in layers. The results were great so I went ahead and did this little SBS to show what can be done with these paints. I will of course be testing these paints further with other paints, weathering products and different techniques.
Although the paints appear to be bright in color they dry darker, and most important are a perfect match to the real thing. The paints also dry quickly and to a very flat finish, which may eliminate a coat of clear flat.
As you can see in the following photo, the paints come in plastic 22ml clear bottles. The colors in this set can be seen on the sides of the bottles in the below photo. For this SBS two of the colors will not be used, Rust Light shadow 2 and Dust type 1. I left these colors out simply because the part being used for the SBS will be used with my Panther and the colors would not match the rest of the rusty tank.
The following two photos are parts to be used with the Panther. The plate and hatch received a couple of light coats of grey primer enamel paint and set aside to dry a few hours.
With the primer dry I then applied two coats of Dark Shadow Rust. As mentioned this paint dries to a flat finish and quickly so work can continue without having to wait too long for the paint to dry.
The next step was to dampen the parts with warm tap water in preparation for the salt technique. I then sprinkled some Sea Salt onto the plate and hatch and set this aside to dry.
Once the water and salt was dry, I then sprayed on the Base Color Rust in two light coats at low air pressure. With too high an air pressure you risk blowing off some of the salt, so keep it at about 25psi.
With the Base Rust color dry I then removed the salt with an old tooth brush. This is your basic salt technique so there are no real tricks or secrets to it.
Next came Light Shadow rust applied using the sponge technique. Basically I used a small piece of foam sponge to randomly apply the light rust color. This is done to give some variation in color as can be seen on actual rusted metal. In the photo below you can see the effects of the three rust colors.
Once again I used the salt technique for the next step, only this time I used a smaller grain table salt. This can also be done with the Sea Salt, I was simply trying to see if there would be a difference in using the two.
Once dry, a very light misting of Dust type 2 was applied over the parts. When applying the dust color, we do not want full coverage and evenly layered paint. Randomly spray the paint over and around the salt area.
With the salt removed it should look like the photo below. You can stop at this point as it looks like old metal with a dust layer. But you know I have to have fun and keep going with some weathering.
I gave the area around the vent covers a light filter using the same dust color that was used in the previous step. When dry I reached for the dark rust shadow and began giving the raised areas and edges a dry brushing.
The reason for this step is that metal rusts slowly and in in stages. As the rusting advances, the earliest rust areas will then darken to a color similar to the Dark Rust Shadow in this paint set. Newer rust will be of a lighter shade and then darken to match the older rust.
Below are the finished parts, all that's left is some dusting to blend in with the rest of the model.
Below is the finished product dusted with some MIG Production dust/ earth toned pigments.
This is a very easy technique and took maybe 1/2 hour of painting. Using a hairdryer to speed up the drying of the salt and paints, helps a lot. Further weathering with oil paints and pigments will enhance the effects even more, but I think it looks the part and most of all if fun to do.
Happy modelling !!
Rob
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