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Toolbelt reacted to moonlighting_racer's post in the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash) with
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Sharing some WIP. This is Tamiya Olive Drab with about 50% alcohol, which was probably a little too much as you can see a few small runs... -
Just some light weathering, safety placards ( I don’t think they are accurate for these cars era ?? but they pick things up a bit..)...
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I make mine out of squares of white styrene with the edges beveled. This is one of my homemade PTC arrays.
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Toolbelt reacted to AirbrushNo5's post in the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash) with Like.
I mix Tamiya paints… Nato Black, Nato Brown, and Flat Red… About a 40 / 50 / 10 ratio… it’s not critical.. Linoleum Deck Brown and Flat...
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Toolbelt replied to the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash).Yes the texture really adds another layer of realism.
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Toolbelt replied to the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash).I think the trick is to make it look natural, with a blending of techniques so that nothing stands out. I may add just a hint of some...
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Toolbelt replied to the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash).It's probably my eyes but all I saw was dark bluish undertones to it on my side frames. In all fairness, maybe it was the road film I...
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Toolbelt reacted to moonlighting_racer's post in the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash) with Like.
If you think Dark Iron is too dark, try their Olive Drab. I used the last of my Dark Iron a couple weeks ago and have been subbing olive...
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Toolbelt replied to the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash).I tried the Dark Iron of some side frames but I found it to have a bit of blueish/purple in it to my eyes. I switched it out for Burnt...
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Toolbelt reacted to Iron Horseman's post in the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash) with Like.
If I was just using a straight paint, I would say "burnt umber". But I always mix it up a bit, lighten it with tan, or darken with...
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Toolbelt reacted to TLOC's post in the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash) with Like.
Match the road grime coloring to the locale the car typically travels through. You could just pick 1 color for all but where is the fun...
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Toolbelt replied to the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash).I have AK Rubber Black and Tamiya Dark Iron but I think they're much too dark. I have blacks and whites and greys and browns to make an...
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Toolbelt reacted to Frenchie's post in the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash) with Like.
Grimy black means dirty black. At a time Polly S had a great "weathered black" which could be used as a grimy black. Actually it was a...
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Toolbelt replied to the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash).A grimy black would be a brownish black?
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Toolbelt replied to the thread Rolling Stock Road Grime (for underbody and wheel splash).I seem to be colour challenged at duplicating prototype colours, after making several failed attempts. Too red, too black, too brown...
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