Car/vehicle weathering

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Fenlander

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my weathering skills have never been that good but I want to do a car project that involves heavy but fine weathering. I am looking at doing something like a 'barn find' car, dusty, faded etc or a rusty wreck, heavier rusting with bodywork holes. I have read and seen many things on the subject and I have seen some fine examples of the art on this very forum. However, I find it hard to translate what I read and see into a believable piece of work myself.

What I am looking for is good tutorials that may help me get to grips with this subject. I do not have an artistic mind, which is why I tend to build OOB and, very often, follow box art. This is one of the things holding me back which is why I am looking for a complete step by step on how to achieve it.

If anyone knows of any such online tutorial, preferably video but not exclusively, I would appreciate any links or info you may have please.
 

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Graham, for rusty holes (insert own joke here :D) have a look at this vid (it's toward the end), it may help.

 

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some interesting,watching coming up I,can see,;)
 

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I started a Mini Cooper a wee while ago and starred to weather it ( wanted to do a barn etc and the " find " but it sadly went to another who has better skills than I
Looking forward to what you create Graham

Kind regards

Robert
 
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I started a Mini Cooper a wee while ago and starred to weather it ( wanted to do a barn etc and the " find " but it sadly went to another who has better skills than I
Looking forward to what you create Graham

Kind regards

Robert

Building a Revell Mini Cooper at the moment but it is too new to do as a wreck lol. Need to practice on some plastic sheet first then on a sacrificial kit before I go for the plan.
 
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Hi graham my favorite is the salt technique or I just use the sludge from the white spirit bottle I clean my brushes in another favorite is mig abt180 copper oxide blue patina for weathering plastic or rubber tyres ( see London bus) the trick here is a little goes a long way, put a tiny bit on the brush dab randomly then smother with white spirit ( for a better effect use the dirty thinners you clean your brushes in as well)
 
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Hi graham my favorite is the salt technique or I just use the sludge from the white spirit bottle I clean my brushes in another favorite is mig abt180 copper oxide blue patina for weathering plastic or rubber tyres ( see London bus) the trick here is a little goes a long way, put a tiny bit on the brush dab randomly then smother with white spirit ( for a better effect use the dirty thinners you clean your brushes in as well)

Thanks for that Ken, I will have to get a tube of that.
 
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An E Type I built about 18 months ago.

Matt red, brown and black, mixed with plenty of white spirit.
It isn't a 'black art' - just use good reference pictures and as they say, 'less is more'...

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Fenlander

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An E Type I built about 18 months ago.

Matt red, brown and black, mixed with plenty of white spirit.
It isn't a 'black art' - just use good reference pictures and as they say, 'less is more'...

Very nicely done. It is the subtly that I find difficult, I tend to go way overboard with it.
 
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