Cat D8

I really like your weathering techniques.......on this and many of the other models you have posted. :)
 
Wow you do some really nice work. Is a lot of the weathering done with oils? Or just a whole bunch of different stuff? Just curious cuz I'm trying to get into this weathering and it seems really tedious but the end result can be amazing. One other question. You have been posting a lot of really cool builds lately and I have a question. How do you build these so fast? Sometimes it takes me months and you're blowing these out in a couple hours how in the heck do you do it?
 
Rob said:
Wow you do some really nice work. Is a lot of the weathering done with oils? Or just a whole bunch of different stuff? Just curious cuz I'm trying to get into this weathering and it seems really tedious but the end result can be amazing. One other question. You have been posting a lot of really cool builds lately and I have a question. How do you build these so fast? Sometimes it takes me months and you're blowing these out in a couple hours how in the heck do you do it?
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BarleyBop said:
I think he has a pretty extensive back catalogue!
Do a search for Grumpa threads and prepare to be blown away!
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Steve Ski said:
Those rub marks right down to the bare metal look pretty convincing, Grump, Excellent!
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Rob said:
Believe me. I like all his work. I was just having some fun, I hope he didn't take it wrong
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Thanks so much guys for your kind attention to my work. First off Rob I did get your subtle jest so no worries mate.
I've been at this game for a bit so I have an extensive collection of threads, so that's how I can bat them out.
Health problems have hit pretty hard of late and being an old coot don't help.
So I haven't been putting in proper bench hours lately, but I am trying to get back to things.
Aside from that, first let me say that I use only very cheap water based craft paints available just about anywhere
and cost next to nothing for copious amounts. I also use only two oil based paints on every one of my vehicles,
but we will discuss that later. Much of my diorama materials come from the gardens (soil and other organic tidbits)
Paper, cardboard, styrofoam, etc...and some imagination.

But the most important part isn't anything one can hold in his or her hands, it's the intangibles and the most important
of these is twofold, first is perseverance and the second is the ability to fight off discouragement, especially in the
case of novices.
I am not suggesting that modeling should be a laborious struggle to achieve a certain effect, of course it should be
a 'fun' endeavor or why bother. But just having something that may allow one to express one's self in an artistic manor
can do wonders for one's psyche. And yes I do consider scale modelling in all it's forms and subject matter to be
a legitimate art form that is highly underrated.

To me personally I try to produce a finished product that looks like an 'oil painting' of the subject at hand.
I also try to use photo techniques that create some atmospheric effect, mostly of size, lighting and weight.
With all that said let me add that I suck at a lot of things pertaining to modeling but I just don't concentrate
on my shortcomings which are many. I feel no need to be a mirco-technicrat but I do enjoy following their
amazing work. You would be hard pressed to find any of my vehicles that look factory perfect.

Weathering is really a very simple thing, my basic rule is to put down your chosen base color which in my case
would be two or three coats of whatever 'color' I may have mixed as a 'base'. I usually 'mix' up enough color to basically
get me through the whole subject.
Once your 'base coat' to whatever stage you might be at is complete (no translucency) then the first of many
dark washes may be applied. But you must understand that there is no cut and dry formula to weathering
and "finishing touches may become a very important implement.
Of course layers of 'dry brushing' original color plus any other colors that may be relevant to subject
such as dirt, dust, grime etc...
'Dark washes' .... what I do is just mix up a very thin wash containing black, brown and a tuscan red in a smallish
closable jar which can be used for multiple projects.
Layers is the key word, the more the merrier but one must know when to stop also
And usually a few pin washes here and there can close things out.

Basic formulas and procedures are fine but it's the intangibles that really make the difference.

Dinnertime, so off for now, If you can endure more of my rambling let me know and I will be glad to oblige

Jim.
 
Wow! After all that you deserve to go eat dinner:). I think layering is when I get off balance. I layer it once, wipe it off, maybe do some panel lines and I call it done. When I know it isn't done I just want to get to building the next model. But I'm slowing down and taking my time more with the painting and weathering aspect. I did post a picture on my border model zero post where I did some machine gun bullet holes. Well let's put it this way I tried to but when I just now looked at the picture I posted last night I'm like oh man, sheet metal in World War II must have been 3 ft thick
 


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