In keeping with the theme of this video, I have an awesome playlist here showcasing a bunch of quick tutorials on simple weathering effects. I hope you all enjoy and learn something new! ruclips.net/p/PLD8gtuLaOgusNUpSYfzbokp9_i-F0BAnA
I am 53 years old and I am really surprised how much experience and knowledge you have for such a young man. You are a great instructor that has a good way of explaining techniques as well as anyone else out here. Keep doing what you're doing and learning as much as you can learn. People out here need people like yourself. I have to say that even us older folks can learn a thing or two from the younger generation. I thank you for taking your time to make and post these videos.
Hey Ray. I'm 55 and just found this channel and couldn't agree with you more. This young man has inspired me to take up modelling again, respect to him. I remember back in the day you couldn't get this type of information easily at all and now I've just watched a talented young man show me effects from the other side of this world that I would have given my right ear for as a kid to have finished my beloved models off a 1/4 as well these examples!! Just found the joy of life and learning again haha, found BoB Ross the amazing oil painting artist again the other day..what amazing artists and technology we have, what a thing!
I hear ya Robert. I'm 50 and I was an avid model builder in my early teens (1979-85). Back then the only chance I had to find any kind of model weathering/fx tips was to go to my local library and pray that they had a book on that topic (which was never the case). Now that I have a teen kid of my own, I'm hoping to get him into it, and with tutorials like this one we'll have so much more resources and information at our disposal-way, way more than anything I could've ever dreamed of back in the day. Thanks Panzermeister36!
You managed to make some of the finest details look achievable for someone who just started the hobby. I cannot thank you enough for this video, you made doing weathering so much more approachable for me. Appreciate it big time, I know my first model isn't going to be great but I want to be able to have it sit next to my later models without being obviously garbage so this kind of detail will really help. I'm not going to attempt some of the techniques yet like the pigment creating beautiful mud and dirt effects, I'll try that once I get better at everything else, but just knowing how to pin wash and add some discoloration is great. I just wish I knew to get a mixture of paints and not just all one kind because everything I got initially is acrylic and I didn't know that stuff is terrible for washes and things like that.
The part about letting oils sit for a while to let the oil seep out over 3 to 5 hours is the most important thing I pulled from this. I appreciate that!! I have never seen anyone else say that in any video.
As a first "model-weatherer", your videos have been a tremendous source of instruction and information for me. The production quality, your attention to detail and your passion for the craft is remarkable. Keep up the great work!
dude this has been exactly what ive been looking for. I've been painting mini's (Originally FoW 15mm WWII) for ages and i recently got back into the hobby with SW Legion and I could never quite figure out these kinds of effects, and my more seasoned painter friends never could explain them to me in a way that worked. this video instantly got me success. I just so happened to had picked up some weathering effect pigments to test out and your chip by brush technique along with the pin wash immediately fixed the jarring effect i had with my TX-130 tank i painted in a weird tri color sci-fi jungle camo. Thanks so much for this simple and clear vid.
My kid brother is 3D-printing me a model of my favorite beat-up starship from a '90s video game franchise, and somehow in the course of trying to learn to realistically paint it I ended up here. Thanks so much for sharing your techniques! It's straightforward enough that even a complete hopeless neophyte like myself can get psyched about the process. I'm excited to put brush to paint!
Dave's Model Workshop opened my 69 year old eyes and now you have widened them! Trouble is my earlier efforts are looking a tad rubbish. Oh well, keeps me out of trouble. Cheers Panzermeister I will have to give this a go.
2 year old video and the advice and effects are still really impressive. Even with all the products out there to simulate weathering I think it is still important for model builders to know how to do it without these products as well so they don't think that if they don't have the latest weathering paint or kit from Company X that their results would be as good. All your explanations and examples are very clear, short and easy to follow. I have looked at dot filter tutorials before that are 20 to 40 minutes long and while I do praise the creators effort, they just go into so much detail that in the end it it hard to follow. Yours was perfect. Just \do A and B to get C and practice those steps. Thanks!
Great video Panzermeister36! Really interesting to see our different interpretations of the Top 5. I also agree, it would be fascinating to see other modellers produce videos giving their own version of the Top 5 Weathering Techniques. It is a pleasure working with you, Dave :)
Dave, why no mention of needing to apply an oil wash OVER a gloss clear? For video meant for beginners to try pin washing that knowledge would be immensely helpful to get proper results and not just a giant splotch of oil.
I never use gloss coats. Or any kind of sealing coats, except sometimes before hairspray chipping to protect the base paints. I won't even gloss before or after decals....and I've never had any problems.
Hi Reggie, I'm the same as Panzermeister, I don't insist on having a gloss cost before I apply an oil wash. In my video the Tamiya M15A1 jeep I applied an oil pinwash to didn't have any gloss coating. I don't think it's essential. Cheers, Dave
I tend to go back and forth on it depending on whether I think the surface I'm working on needs it. Same with the decal thing; I will lay a bit of Future down under old or thick decals, but most of the ones I run into lately melt down nice under a setting solution whether I gloss or not. Hopefully people will take away that these tips are meant to be basic guidelines for the five methods, and that as one practices those methods will be altered to more closely match the user's specific approach. They are not set in stone. Even the second set of laws Moses supposedly brought down had some revisions done from the first set. Check it out.
Yes, I'm getting rid of the gloss coat step in the process too. I find that using a gloss over the base coat can end up getting fingerprints or smudges, and really doesnt do all that much. If you are needing the advantage of flow, then it's like you show in your video...just make the wash the right level of thin. Also with a gloss coat, the oil dot process does not work as well as a filter.
Great no nonsense tutorial. I think it can become so over whelming with the amount of choices through the process of building a model, this keeps it simple.
Thank you for posting this video! I've seen countless videos of finished models with heavy weathering but only a handful of videos showing how to actually do it.
very well done...i am just in my 6th month of air brushing and have so much to learn. thank you very much for the video,your work is a Divinchi master-piece
After watching your video, you’ve give me a little more confidence in weathering my models. I appreciate the time you’ve taken to show us how some great effects can be achieved. Thank you for sharing
Thanks so much for this. Do you not add a gloss coat inbetween the paint and the weathering effects? I read to do this but my tank is really shiny and yours isnt.
I’m a airbrush artist and do automotive and custom bikes n stuff. And I was suprised how much of this info I can apply even in the automotive industry for a weathered look!Thanks!! Subscribed!
If I can just say, I've experimented with natural products to weather one of my 1/24 scale trucks. Soot from the chimney dusted or dabbed with cotton pads along the lower panels of the model. Mixing soot with water and letting it run/pool around aluminium fuel tanks and their filler caps represents diesel staining beautifully. Smudging it a little helps to add to the effect too. Cocoa powder and talcum powder mixed together in water to get the correct shade of earth and then mist sprayed through an atomiser over, along and across the model itself, portrays the hard working life of the model. It also works if you lightly blow the dust at the vehicle. To represent the start of the rusting process I diluted Betadine (iodine) and applied the solution where I thought was necessary. Results were pretty impressive for an experiment and the bonus is, you can carefully wash it off if you want to restore the vehicle to its showroom glory. Althiugh just be careful with the soot because it does tend to permanently stain lighter colours. 🙂
Thanks for this video, I have been building model armor for 50 years and never tried oils for weathering until very recently. Whenever i tried weathering using model paint it always came out looking too unrealistic for the effect I was trying to achieve, I'm hoping oil paint streaks and washes might move me to the next level of scale realism... I just bought an "Abteilung 502 set for mapping techniques lights & shadows" for $40, that is mixed specifically for modelling. The Windsor newtan oils you mention, are $30 for a set of 10 tubes on the 'bay. I don't have a good eye for mixing colors, and the ones from Abteilung 502 set are already the right shade for weathering scale models, with the Windsor newton you must make your own shade. And hope it makes the effect you seek.
Superb! As an amature weatherer, I like videos like this that can add to toolbox of knowledge. I always try at least one new technique with every new build.
GREAT beginner's tips! I am just starting back into modeling after many many years away from it. I cant wait to try these techniques out on car models.
Thanks for a great video I myself have been modeling from about 9 years old and now 54 and just learned something that I think will help my game thank you for sharing
Super informative - just starting out with painting sci-fi models and your weathering tutorial is giving me lots of ideas for getting that grimy, industrial look - thanks
I just watched Dave's Model Workshop video with his 5 tips. Between you both, you guys have given a new modeler or someone who's unfamiliar with these techniques, new weapons to make their kits look brilliant. Thank you for sharing. I've been a big fan of yours for sometime. Keep up the great work.
I model cars (typically older racecars from the 50's, 60's & 70's) and use these techniques all of the time. My favorite part of building! At first, I was afraid I wasn't "skilled" enough, but I can assure you, if you're thinking anything along those lines, perish the thought! You almost can't mess this up... Just keep collecting tips from others for your "arsenal" and you'll be amazed at what you can create! Just practice! 👍
One of the things I do to make the wheel well area easier to "weather" is use a series of dry brushes of brown colors first. Start with lighter colors first and then mottle on the darker colors...esentially painting on the same look as what the pigments would look like as you've shown in the video. You can then always add just a little pigment at the end for the look you want. Its a very easy process.
Awsome Video. I've been doing model cars/planes/tanks for years but have never weatherd them. Lots of videos on it are complicated and long. Yours is straightforward and easy. Appreciate the help😂
I've so far only ever built clean models (mostly cars) but wanted to try making something old and run down. Nice video, you did a great job at explaining everything.
your top 5 weathering tips are very informative and educational. I am particularly interested in chipping using 2 colours and hair spraying which were done on a green colour tank. Can you advise what 2 colours (Tamiya) to use on a German Grey tank and also on a 3-colour (green, brown and sand) camouflage tank? Thanks in advance.
I never really take my time to comment videos but for this excellent tutorial I will make an exception. Thank you so much for sharing your tips and techniques! Very good even for a seasoned modeller like me!
Great video! I like how you actually show how to do the technique. I've seen a lot of videos where they tell you about the technique, describe how to do it, then show a before/after photo. But they don't actually show how to do it. Your video, in combination with Dave's is a great idea, and a great info set for beginners, or really for any level modeler. Great info and great techniques!
I know this is an old video but I’d like to ask a couple of questions. I’m getting into enamels and oil based after years of only using acrylics and just want to get the process right in my head. For hair spray chipping, can I prime the model with a spray can say iron oxide colour, apply two thin coats of hairspray, base and then highlight using acrylics and then chip back to the primer? If the above works, should I chip before doing an enamel filter and pin wash or after? I’m guessing if before then I should give a coat of satin varnish before moving on to the enamels to protect the chipping effect. Do people normally add the filter before the pin wash? Again I suppose you need a coat of varnish between the two to protect whichever effect is applied first. Should I stick to sponge chipping to begin with as I’m a little apprehensive about the hairspray technique. Thanks again for all the fantastic content you’ve made to help out other modellers. Top quality videos.
if you mean varnish ,yes. I do it this way : decals , gloss varnish , wash , weathering , matt varnish to finish the model. I do use this procedure :P (but i gladly learn if i am doing something wrong from elite guys :) )
This is a fantastic video - answers so many questions for as I am just getting started and very instructional videos go into the details like this, thanks!
Great techniques really well presented at a nice brisk clip with outstanding videography. Keep up the great work! Can't wait to watch more of your work!
Good evening Panzermeister36. With regards the chipping - I bought AK 7111 Chipping color thinking that's my chipping sorted. But interestingly you, and others, put down a lighter base coat and then go in again with a darker than base coat. And it looks great. So my question is, what was the point of the AK Chipping color being produced as I got the impression it was all that was need, clearly not. I'm thinking that it may be always used as the "darker than base coat" part, but not really convinced my self on that. Would really appreciate your thoughts on this please. Cheers Dave.
I appreciate your videos, thanks for sharing this. One thing I did not notice as being mentioned was what kind of paint is the base coat(green) on the tank? Is it also enamel or is it acrylic paint? I have an army jeep I want to try this technique out on and want to make sur eit does not end up a complete failure
+Scale Model Tech it is Tamiya Acrylic XF-65 Field Grey I believe. Tamiya are very durable so they aren't damaged by enamel thinners. If you're using other paints then I would recommend applying a protective varnish before weathering.
Hi, Excellent work, beautiful results. I have learned a lot watching your videos. Thanks! Question: after applying the oil paint to the model (little dots, as you did), I brushed them, but they did not 'disappear' like yours, I had to wet my brush in thinner, but then the paint my model was painted started to come off (left with base coat, which was not bad, but not correct, like yours). Any suggestions? Maybe before applying the oil paint, I have have covered the model with lacquer, or else. Thanks again for your help!
Hmm, what type of thinner were you using to blend the oils? Enamel thinner (for oil paints) should not remove acrylic paints (like the camouflage pattern)....only acrylic thinner will remove acrylics.
@@Panzermeister36 Hi. You are correct: I used Tamiya thinner - acrylic. Then, my acrylic paint is gone. I will use enamel thinner next time. Thank you for your answer, and so quick! Well, we have nothing else to do in this quarantine.. Stay safe!!!
@@Panzermeister36 Hello. Just tried lighter fluid and it works very well, as you said it would. I just need more practice to get closer to your realistic results. Maybe apply less oil paint (smaller dots) and be more patient (this is very difficult...). Thanks a lot!!!!
Great example of weathering it's not hard to do if you look at each section and add a story of how the chips, oil, dirt and general damage. As I see all to often most are are happy with quick dry brush and that's it. This looks far more natural. It's nice to watch other skilled painters and model makers.
Excellent stuff, one of your best videos! Important techniques to know - well demonstrated with clear instructions. This should help give modellers (of any level) the confidence to tackle these finishes! Awesome idea, doing this with Dave!
How do you prepare the model after the base colours? Do you use an enamel clear coat, or a varnish, or something else before starting with the oils? Could you use an acrylic clear coat? I’m not sure of the ‘chemistry’ here. Can’t wait to try some of these techniques.
Glad to see a video where the guy doesnt try to be funny or have a gimmick. Just straight tutorial. Can the white hairspray chipping be done without an airbrush?
You can try but I don't think the hairspray technique works with brush-applied paint; when applying the paint you'll probably start to activate the hairspray early.
I had been struggling with hairspray chipping techniques, so I attempted the painted on scratches using a much lighter and darker shade of my base color and am happy to report that, you're right it does create a very realistic 3D type look and I found it much easier to control my effect and managed to create some extremely fine areas of scuffs w deeper chipped areas right down to the primer...thank you
absolutely brilliant work and great tips....would you consider doing something on how to weather steel tow cables and tools etc. also do you make slings for your figures weapons?
great video, and outstanding work on the weathering and the explaining how to..., just one thing about the mud spattering effects, i found that you can actully use water, if you put in a little bit of dish-soap (one or two drops is more than enough to break the surfacetension ofthe water) after that its pretty much the same as using thinner, cheers
In keeping with the theme of this video, I have an awesome playlist here showcasing a bunch of quick tutorials on simple weathering effects. I hope you all enjoy and learn something new!
ruclips.net/p/PLD8gtuLaOgusNUpSYfzbokp9_i-F0BAnA
Can weathering also be done without oil paints?
Because I am a poor university student.
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Oil paint is extremely forgiving
I am 53 years old and I am really surprised how much experience and knowledge you have for such a young man. You are a great instructor that has a good way of explaining techniques as well as anyone else out here. Keep doing what you're doing and learning as much as you can learn. People out here need people like yourself. I have to say that even us older folks can learn a thing or two from the younger generation. I thank you for taking your time to make and post these videos.
Hey Ray. I'm 55 and just found this channel and couldn't agree with you more. This young man has inspired me to take up modelling again, respect to him. I remember back in the day you couldn't get this type of information easily at all and now I've just watched a talented young man show me effects from the other side of this world that I would have given my right ear for as a kid to have finished my beloved models off a 1/4 as well these examples!! Just found the joy of life and learning again haha, found BoB Ross the amazing oil painting artist again the other day..what amazing artists and technology we have, what a thing!
I hear ya Robert. I'm 50 and I was an avid model builder in my early teens (1979-85). Back then the only chance I had to find any kind of model weathering/fx tips was to go to my local library and pray that they had a book on that topic (which was never the case). Now that I have a teen kid of my own, I'm hoping to get him into it, and with tutorials like this one we'll have so much more resources and information at our disposal-way, way more than anything I could've ever dreamed of back in the day. Thanks Panzermeister36!
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Yup -Same Here!!
the ONLY advice I ever had was from
articles in Voyager Magazine 👍
Stop looling down on the youth.
1:00 oil paint wash
5:50 two-tone chipping by brush
9:23 dark filter
14:00 speckling effect
17:15 winter white wash with hair spray
Thanks
A true hero
You managed to make some of the finest details look achievable for someone who just started the hobby. I cannot thank you enough for this video, you made doing weathering so much more approachable for me. Appreciate it big time, I know my first model isn't going to be great but I want to be able to have it sit next to my later models without being obviously garbage so this kind of detail will really help. I'm not going to attempt some of the techniques yet like the pigment creating beautiful mud and dirt effects, I'll try that once I get better at everything else, but just knowing how to pin wash and add some discoloration is great. I just wish I knew to get a mixture of paints and not just all one kind because everything I got initially is acrylic and I didn't know that stuff is terrible for washes and things like that.
The part about letting oils sit for a while to let the oil seep out over 3 to 5 hours is the most important thing I pulled from this. I appreciate that!! I have never seen anyone else say that in any video.
I'm happy to have helped you out there! That seeping will really cut down on the drying time of the oils on the model 🙂
As a first "model-weatherer", your videos have been a tremendous source of instruction and information for me. The production quality, your attention to detail and your passion for the craft is remarkable. Keep up the great work!
OUTSTANDING, I am 50 and looking for a hobby. I want to get back into modeling. When i was a kid, I built several models, but wow, this is kool!
dude this has been exactly what ive been looking for. I've been painting mini's (Originally FoW 15mm WWII) for ages and i recently got back into the hobby with SW Legion and I could never quite figure out these kinds of effects, and my more seasoned painter friends never could explain them to me in a way that worked. this video instantly got me success. I just so happened to had picked up some weathering effect pigments to test out and your chip by brush technique along with the pin wash immediately fixed the jarring effect i had with my TX-130 tank i painted in a weird tri color sci-fi jungle camo. Thanks so much for this simple and clear vid.
My kid brother is 3D-printing me a model of my favorite beat-up starship from a '90s video game franchise, and somehow in the course of trying to learn to realistically paint it I ended up here. Thanks so much for sharing your techniques! It's straightforward enough that even a complete hopeless neophyte like myself can get psyched about the process. I'm excited to put brush to paint!
Dave's Model Workshop opened my 69 year old eyes and now you have widened them! Trouble is my earlier efforts are looking a tad rubbish. Oh well, keeps me out of trouble. Cheers Panzermeister I will have to give this a go.
Casual modeler for 30+ years.... took your advice and tried pin washing. Fantastic advice!!!!!!!!! Gonna try dot wash next. Thanks a ton!!!!
That mud flick is brilliant. 👍😎🤩
2 year old video and the advice and effects are still really impressive. Even with all the products out there to simulate weathering I think it is still important for model builders to know how to do it without these products as well so they don't think that if they don't have the latest weathering paint or kit from Company X that their results would be as good.
All your explanations and examples are very clear, short and easy to follow. I have looked at dot filter tutorials before that are 20 to 40 minutes long and while I do praise the creators effort, they just go into so much detail that in the end it it hard to follow. Yours was perfect. Just \do A and B to get C and practice those steps. Thanks!
Ive watch a few of these chipping and weathering videos,and this has been the most informative and straight forward one ive seen.
Thanks
I must say that this has to be one of the most informative 'How To' videos on the subject I have ever seen.I have just subscribed.
Thank you!
One of the best videos on RUclips regarding weathering tanks.......Thanks for taking the the time to upload and show us how to do it.
Thank you very much!
Great video Panzermeister36! Really interesting to see our different interpretations of the Top 5. I also agree, it would be fascinating to see other modellers produce videos giving their own version of the Top 5 Weathering Techniques. It is a pleasure working with you, Dave :)
Dave, why no mention of needing to apply an oil wash OVER a gloss clear? For video meant for beginners to try pin washing that knowledge would be immensely helpful to get proper results and not just a giant splotch of oil.
I never use gloss coats. Or any kind of sealing coats, except sometimes before hairspray chipping to protect the base paints. I won't even gloss before or after decals....and I've never had any problems.
Hi Reggie, I'm the same as Panzermeister, I don't insist on having a gloss cost before I apply an oil wash. In my video the Tamiya M15A1 jeep I applied an oil pinwash to didn't have any gloss coating. I don't think it's essential. Cheers, Dave
I tend to go back and forth on it depending on whether I think the surface I'm working on needs it. Same with the decal thing; I will lay a bit of Future down under old or thick decals, but most of the ones I run into lately melt down nice under a setting solution whether I gloss or not.
Hopefully people will take away that these tips are meant to be basic guidelines for the five methods, and that as one practices those methods will be altered to more closely match the user's specific approach. They are not set in stone. Even the second set of laws Moses supposedly brought down had some revisions done from the first set.
Check it out.
Yes, I'm getting rid of the gloss coat step in the process too. I find that using a gloss over the base coat can end up getting fingerprints or smudges, and really doesnt do all that much. If you are needing the advantage of flow, then it's like you show in your video...just make the wash the right level of thin. Also with a gloss coat, the oil dot process does not work as well as a filter.
Great no nonsense tutorial. I think it can become so over whelming with the amount of choices through the process of building a model, this keeps it simple.
Thank you for posting this video! I've seen countless videos of finished models with heavy weathering but only a handful of videos showing how to actually do it.
Nice pfp
This guide is awesome!! Asked my brother who build a couple of models back in the day to get them out so I can try some of these techniques on them
very well done...i am just in my 6th month of air brushing and have so much to learn. thank you very much for the video,your work is a Divinchi master-piece
Ive been nervous about painting tanks, but after this I'm pretty confident
After watching your video, you’ve give me a little more confidence in weathering my models. I appreciate the time you’ve taken to show us how some great effects can be achieved.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks so much for this. Do you not add a gloss coat inbetween the paint and the weathering effects? I read to do this but my tank is really shiny and yours isnt.
One of the best tutorials I've seen , thanks 👍
this is one of the best instruction vids on the net about this subject. very good.
I’m a airbrush artist and do automotive and custom bikes n stuff. And I was suprised how much of this info I can apply even in the automotive industry for a weathered look!Thanks!! Subscribed!
If I can just say, I've experimented with natural products to weather one of my 1/24 scale trucks. Soot from the chimney dusted or dabbed with cotton pads along the lower panels of the model. Mixing soot with water and letting it run/pool around aluminium fuel tanks and their filler caps represents diesel staining beautifully. Smudging it a little helps to add to the effect too. Cocoa powder and talcum powder mixed together in water to get the correct shade of earth and then mist sprayed through an atomiser over, along and across the model itself, portrays the hard working life of the model. It also works if you lightly blow the dust at the vehicle.
To represent the start of the rusting process I diluted Betadine (iodine) and applied the solution where I thought was necessary.
Results were pretty impressive for an experiment and the bonus is, you can carefully wash it off if you want to restore the vehicle to its showroom glory.
Althiugh just be careful with the soot because it does tend to permanently stain lighter colours. 🙂
I'm going to weather my first tank and this is really interesting video to get me started on the right track,no pun intended,lol,Thanks
Thanks for this video, I have been building model armor for 50 years and never tried oils for weathering until very recently. Whenever i tried weathering using model paint it always came out looking too unrealistic for the effect I was trying to achieve, I'm hoping oil paint streaks and washes might move me to the next level of scale realism... I just bought an "Abteilung 502 set for mapping techniques lights & shadows" for $40, that is mixed specifically for modelling. The Windsor newtan oils you mention, are $30 for a set of 10 tubes on the 'bay. I don't have a good eye for mixing colors, and the ones from Abteilung 502 set are already the right shade for weathering scale models, with the Windsor newton you must make your own shade. And hope it makes the effect you seek.
I just started on my first scale model EVER. This video was amazing.
Glad to hear that :) thank you!
I am just starting with a weathering work and your video helping to understand essential work- thank you!
Superb! As an amature weatherer, I like videos like this that can add to toolbox of knowledge. I always try at least one new technique with every new build.
GREAT beginner's tips! I am just starting back into modeling after many many years away from it. I cant wait to try these techniques out on car models.
Thanks for a great video I myself have been modeling from about 9 years old and now 54 and just learned something that I think will help my game thank you for sharing
Always good to see the various techniques. Thanks.
Learned a lot watching this. Some tips sound so obvious when they're explained. Very clever and super effective finishes. Thanks for sharing .
getting back into the hobby - thanks for the update, things have changed alot since 2000!
things have really changed for me since the 80's
@@jerrym995
Lol not kidding
Well done making this video. Lots of useful information explained politely & clearly for viewers to understand.
Super informative - just starting out with painting sci-fi models and your weathering tutorial is giving me lots of ideas for getting that grimy, industrial look - thanks
Cheers as someone coming back to the hobby this is very helpful.
Thanks, I am getting back into painting/making customs after years of nothing. Nice refresher course
first time with oil wash, it looks awesome! thank you for publishing this very useful video.
Glad it was helpful!
Absolutely first rate! Thank you for your accuracy, brevity and clarity on weathering techniques, I cant wait to try!
Enjoyed this presentation, learned a few tricks. Thanks keep up the good work and put out a couple more instructional vids.
Awesome Job! Thanks for taking the time to post!
Great tutorial, I'm definitely going to use these techniques. Thank You..
I just watched Dave's Model Workshop video with his 5 tips. Between you both, you guys have given a new modeler or someone who's unfamiliar with these techniques, new weapons to make their kits look brilliant. Thank you for sharing. I've been a big fan of yours for sometime. Keep up the great work.
U did the short right thing.thanx.simple,clear easy....i recommend
Thank you!
Such an awesome, informative video with detailed instructions.
Very good work with the white wash chipping!
Thank you as always Mitko :)
Thanks man! I'll try this soon and I hope it'll look as great as that!
I model cars (typically older racecars from the 50's, 60's & 70's) and use these techniques all of the time. My favorite part of building!
At first, I was afraid I wasn't "skilled" enough, but I can assure you, if you're thinking anything along those lines, perish the thought! You almost can't mess this up... Just keep collecting tips from others for your "arsenal" and you'll be amazed at what you can create! Just practice! 👍
Thank you Billy. I appreciate the kind words.
One of the things I do to make the wheel well area easier to "weather" is use a series of dry brushes of brown colors first. Start with lighter colors first and then mottle on the darker colors...esentially painting on the same look as what the pigments would look like as you've shown in the video. You can then always add just a little pigment at the end for the look you want. Its a very easy process.
Amazing results ! Weathering effects on models are amazingly impressive and make it really more realistic.
Great video, I wouldn't consider myself a beginner anymore but still enjoyed it and learned from it.
Awsome Video. I've been doing model cars/planes/tanks for years but have never weatherd them. Lots of videos on it are complicated and long. Yours is straightforward and easy. Appreciate the help😂
I've so far only ever built clean models (mostly cars) but wanted to try making something old and run down. Nice video, you did a great job at explaining everything.
+sabis6111 thank you!
Total noob here. Awesome and clear info. Great video!
OUTSTANDING!!!! This was very easy to understand and extremely helpful!!
your top 5 weathering tips are very informative and educational. I am particularly interested in chipping using 2 colours and hair spraying which were done on a green colour tank. Can you advise what 2 colours (Tamiya) to use on a German Grey tank and also on a 3-colour (green, brown and sand) camouflage tank? Thanks in advance.
Thank you for the vid, i have had trouble getting started for ages, this will really help. Awesome!!
Great video, going to recommend it to some beginner scalemodelers for sure.
Thank you very much! I'm a big fan of your videos :)
good work ! I always use a flat spray sealant before the hair spray technique, to protect the base color
Probably a good idea!
I never really take my time to comment videos but for this excellent tutorial I will make an exception. Thank you so much for sharing your tips and techniques! Very good even for a seasoned modeller like me!
Thank you for your awesome comment :) much appreciated!
Great video! I like how you actually show how to do the technique. I've seen a lot of videos where they tell you about the technique, describe how to do it, then show a before/after photo. But they don't actually show how to do it. Your video, in combination with Dave's is a great idea, and a great info set for beginners, or really for any level modeler. Great info and great techniques!
Thank you very much!
I am so amazed. Thank you very much for the video mate
Very nice vid, short concise and easy to follow . Will try it on some of mine.
Exceptionally well produced video. Thanks!
Thank you!
So basically "Chipping" is the natural steady shake of your hand... good stuff!
I know this is an old video but I’d like to ask a couple of questions.
I’m getting into enamels and oil based after years of only using acrylics and just want to get the process right in my head.
For hair spray chipping, can I prime the model with a spray can say iron oxide colour, apply two thin coats of hairspray, base and then highlight using acrylics and then chip back to the primer?
If the above works, should I chip before doing an enamel filter and pin wash or after? I’m guessing if before then I should give a coat of satin varnish before moving on to the enamels to protect the chipping effect.
Do people normally add the filter before the pin wash? Again I suppose you need a coat of varnish between the two to protect whichever effect is applied first.
Should I stick to sponge chipping to begin with as I’m a little apprehensive about the hairspray technique.
Thanks again for all the fantastic content you’ve made to help out other modellers. Top quality videos.
Nice tutorial! I'm a beginner, do I have to use a coat on the model(before weathering)?
if you mean varnish ,yes. I do it this way : decals , gloss varnish , wash , weathering , matt varnish to finish the model. I do use this procedure :P (but i gladly learn if i am doing something wrong from elite guys :) )
Huge thank you for taking your time to do this video!! I learned a lot and I appreciate it very much!!! Thank You!!!!
Thanks!
Thank you so much :)
Thankyou so much for this, nice to have some of the key areas covered for someone trying to create convincing weathering effects who is a beginner
This is a fantastic video - answers so many questions for as I am just getting started and very instructional videos go into the details like this, thanks!
Wow great video. Learn something new everyday!
Great techniques really well presented at a nice brisk clip with outstanding videography. Keep up the great work! Can't wait to watch more of your work!
Thank you Richard :)
Good evening Panzermeister36. With regards the chipping - I bought AK 7111 Chipping color thinking that's my chipping sorted. But interestingly you, and others, put down a lighter base coat and then go in again with a darker than base coat. And it looks great. So my question is, what was the point of the AK Chipping color being produced as I got the impression it was all that was need, clearly not. I'm thinking that it may be always used as the "darker than base coat" part, but not really convinced my self on that. Would really appreciate your thoughts on this please. Cheers Dave.
Great video! This really helped to make muddy Star Wars scout troopers on Endor!
Excellent work! Thanks for the help, it will be nice to try these out
Thank you!
I appreciate your videos, thanks for sharing this. One thing I did not notice as being mentioned was what kind of paint is the base coat(green) on the tank? Is it also enamel or is it acrylic paint? I have an army jeep I want to try this technique out on and want to make sur eit does not end up a complete failure
+Scale Model Tech it is Tamiya Acrylic XF-65 Field Grey I believe. Tamiya are very durable so they aren't damaged by enamel thinners. If you're using other paints then I would recommend applying a protective varnish before weathering.
@@Panzermeister36 Thank you so much. Have a great day
Cracking vid. Hoping to use some of these techniques on some Gunpla weathering.
I plan to weather some gunpla soon. I enjoy building them on the side!
Thank you very much it helped me a lot and as being only 16 yrs old now I'm able to weather my models :D
Thank you! Glad to hear it was helpful, and glad to hear you're enjoying models at a young age. I am only 19 myself :) model on!
Finished my M10 Achilles with your help now she looks so good,going for my fourth model now cant thank you enough :D
Hi, Excellent work, beautiful results. I have learned a lot watching your videos. Thanks! Question: after applying the oil paint to the model (little dots, as you did), I brushed them, but they did not 'disappear' like yours, I had to wet my brush in thinner, but then the paint my model was painted started to come off (left with base coat, which was not bad, but not correct, like yours). Any suggestions? Maybe before applying the oil paint, I have have covered the model with lacquer, or else. Thanks again for your help!
Hmm, what type of thinner were you using to blend the oils? Enamel thinner (for oil paints) should not remove acrylic paints (like the camouflage pattern)....only acrylic thinner will remove acrylics.
@@Panzermeister36 Hi. You are correct: I used Tamiya thinner - acrylic. Then, my acrylic paint is gone. I will use enamel thinner next time. Thank you for your answer, and so quick! Well, we have nothing else to do in this quarantine.. Stay safe!!!
You can try using zippo/lighter fluid as enamel thinner. It works very well!
@@Panzermeister36 Hello. Just tried lighter fluid and it works very well, as you said it would. I just need more practice to get closer to your realistic results. Maybe apply less oil paint (smaller dots) and be more patient (this is very difficult...). Thanks a lot!!!!
Great example of weathering it's not hard to do if you look at each section and add a story of how the chips, oil, dirt and general damage. As I see all to often most are are happy with quick dry brush and that's it. This looks far more natural. It's nice to watch other skilled painters and model makers.
+ZOMBIE FOX GAME thank you very much!
Excellent stuff, one of your best videos! Important techniques to know - well demonstrated with clear instructions. This should help give modellers (of any level) the confidence to tackle these finishes!
Awesome idea, doing this with Dave!
How do you prepare the model after the base colours? Do you use an enamel clear coat, or a varnish, or something else before starting with the oils? Could you use an acrylic clear coat? I’m not sure of the ‘chemistry’ here. Can’t wait to try some of these techniques.
Best weathering video I have seen. Much appreciated!
Glad to see a video where the guy doesnt try to be funny or have a gimmick. Just straight tutorial. Can the white hairspray chipping be done without an airbrush?
You can try but I don't think the hairspray technique works with brush-applied paint; when applying the paint you'll probably start to activate the hairspray early.
I had been struggling with hairspray chipping techniques, so I attempted the painted on scratches using a much lighter and darker shade of my base color and am happy to report that, you're right it does create a very realistic 3D type look and I found it much easier to control my effect and managed to create some extremely fine areas of scuffs w deeper chipped areas right down to the primer...thank you
Thank you. I will try this.
So THATS how you do it! Thanks a lot man helps out loads!
Nice Evan, clear and informative, well filmed, your videos are a pleasure to watch and i learn something every time :)
wow amazing!! made cheapo plastic look like REAL THING metal !! welds rivets weathrrkng stuff loved it thankyou
Great video! Thank you taking the time to post it.
Thank you very much for your video ! Informative and useful for beginners like me !
Glad it was helpful!
absolutely brilliant work and great tips....would you consider doing something on how to weather steel tow cables and tools etc. also do you make slings for your figures weapons?
Hello Jeff :) I will be doing a video on weathering tools and stuff like that on my Tiger build, which is my next project. Thank you :)
great video, and outstanding work on the weathering and the explaining how to..., just one thing about the mud spattering effects, i found that you can actully use water, if you put in a little bit of dish-soap (one or two drops is more than enough to break the surfacetension ofthe water) after that its pretty much the same as using thinner, cheers
Awesome.....tried my first dot filter after watching this vid.....well happy with the results....keep up the good work