Jump to content
Sign in to follow this  
FOTF

Tamiya Weathering Master

Recommended Posts

I just discovered this stuff called "Tamiya Weathering Master". It is like a ladies eye shadow, it comes in these little cases and you rub this sponge into it and then apply it to the model....Here is a sample of it.....

 

nozzle.jpg

 

These are nozzles from a F/A-18E I am currently working on. The one on the left is untouched....just painted with "Steel". The one on the right has been painted in Steel, and has also been covered in "Soot" from the Weathering Master set. This took about 5 minutes to achieve this. The nice thing is, if you don't like the way it looks, it is a snap to take it off and retry. Then, when you have achieved the look you want simply lock it in with some dullcoat.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I have heard of it.

 

I used to paint my exhaust dark gray mixed with some steel and then hold it over a flame and get actual soot over them. I would then take a brush and lightly streak it back and then dullcote the entire nozzle. It worked very well.

 

Another trick I used to do was mix some thinner with black and take a wide (1") hobby brush over the whole model to highlight "Smoking Rivets" over the wings and fuselage areas. It was a great effect that can be done even after the model is base coated. I'll have to show some pics during my models progression.

 

 

Fates

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Yeah, I've done the thinner and black trick before....it does look good.

 

The more I use this stuff, the more I love it

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  

×

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue..