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All...I have been experimenting with some rusting and weathering techniques and the picture here is a steam pump that will be in my junk/clutter area of Duluth. I wanted a very textured and heavily weathered look to this metal casting.
This guy is only 0.5 inches wide.
Mike
Looking good. I like how the details all blend together without any standing out.
Keep up the good work.
Jim
The technique comes from Chuck Doan who models in a much larger scale than 1:87 or 1:48 but he produces some of the best weathering of wood and metal that I have ever seen. I thought I'd try one of his methods on my 1:87 casting even though the results are very close, in reality you can't really see the nice detail with the naked eye, but should be really nice overall particularly in an old junk pile with lots of other castings. Here's what I did:
Clean up the casting parting lines and other imperfections with a #11 blade and small file.
Spray the bare casting with Floquil (or equivalent) Roof Brown from the can.
When dry (I left mine for around 48 hours) apply a cover coat of Testors Dullcoat.
After a few minutes when the casting no longer has the shiny appearance from the initial wet Dullcoat, brush on 70% Isopropyl alcohol and let dry. This will create a whitish random frosted look.
With a medium brush, apply a generous amount of DRY chalk powder. I used the rust families 411.3, 235.3, 409.3 and some gray 704.5. This of course is purely subjective and you can use whatever you like to simulate rust and crud. Blow off the excess.
Spray only a mist coat from around 8-10 inches away from the casting. You want just a mist to contact the casting. This is what creates the mottling and brings up the base coat through the powders.
More later...Ken
Thanks!
Jim
Appreciative and still in awe,
Mike
That notebook/saw blade idea is killer. You've got a great eye for "potential"-- looking at ordinary every day "stuff" through the lens of a modeler.
Castings are done to perfection, the corrugated on the shed is perfect and, I know it was mentioned earlier, but the NBW you added on the support wire is a terrific detail. Beats the hell out of my "blobs of tar" that I've been known to dab on.
You've got an attention grabber in this one! How close is it to the finish line?
John
John, thanks a bunch for your nice comment. Anxiously awaiting your progress as you move along with your build. Nice that Paul has such a spectacular build going that you can refer to. His work is so meticulous and exacting it drives you nuts trying to emulate it...Ken
Jim
Jim
John
The pump with the skid is also great, nice tutorial on thatone
DJ
John, Thanks for your comment. I should be just about ready to put the dirt in and the rest of the detailing. The tank and pump will look allot better sunk in the dirt with weeds and other clutter...we'll see.
DJ: Same treatment on the tank as the pump except I did the process a couple of times back and forth with Dullcoat then chalk and rubbed in the chalk well on the last round with a medium stiff brush dry, that gave it that built up rust look but a hint of smoothness if that makes any sense? I just stopped when I liked the look.
Sahy987....don't usually post??? lets change that! Give us some details on what you're up to. Thanks for the note and you're certainly welcome. Everyone here is very forthcoming with techniques and methods... so what SWSM kits do you have?
More later....Ken
Dave
Shay987, Nice! Essentials is a great kit and really defines Brett's Deer Creek Logging Camp empire. I have it, look at it allot, but haven't built it yet. Your most welcome regarding my posts and it's your kind words and the knowledge that someone may benefit from the things we post makes it all worth while and so much fun! Ken
I will be follow along
DJ
John