After a marathon weekend session of weathering, here are some results. Painting was finished the weekend before. As usual I airbrushed Tamiya acrylics as the overall basecoat with some pre-shading. The red bottom was also Tamiya acrylic.
This weekend is all about weathering.
I started by chipping, which was
accomplished using a sponge and citadel and valejo acrylic paints.
Various details were then brush painted by hand. Followed with a light
airbrushing of a dust color Tamiya paint mix (heavily diluted) on
horizontal surfaces and the sides of the hull. 
Next is the painstaking multiple application of pigment to simulate the
dust surfaces. I used two pigment colors blends fixed in place with
Tamiya Acrylic paint thinner. As a final touch, I simulated wet areas by
selective applying a slightly tinted mix of Future Floor varnish. For
the sides, this was stippled on with a torn up piece of polyfiber
cushion filler. For the splatter, I loaded a brush with the mixture and
blasted some air from the compressor. I also used a filbert brush to
apply the stains.
At some point I decided to call it done (for now) and moved on to the next step which was to attach the model to the base. I then stretched out some poly fiber cushion filler and attached those using acrylic gel medium. The gel was also worked into the fiber to bind the loose fiber and help shape the "foam". The gel medium will dry clear, so I will still need to paint in some white foam effect later on.
2 comments:
Great work. Love the weathering. That is what I love about the Brown Water Navy boats, you can weather them just like armor! Question though, you mentioned that your base paint was Tamiya Acrylics. I am trying to find the best Tamiya match to base paint my ASPB from same era. Can you share what your base color (or combination of colors) was?
Thank you.
Everything was primed with Gunze Surfacer 1000 (from a spray can), followed by an airbrushed base color mixture of Tamiya Olive Drab XF62, Olive Green XF58 and Flat Black Acrylic XF1 paints. I can't remember the exact mixture, but I'm guessing Olive Drab was the base coat (maybe mixed with a few drops of Olive green). OD + Flat Black for shading and OD + Olive green for highlighting.
I experimented with filters using red, yellow ochre, green and buff Vallejo vinyl acrylics mixed with a bit of liquitex slow-dri blending medium as a retarder. I applied the paint mixture in small drops with a cocktail stick and spread around with a moist flat filbert brush. I'm still not sure if I like this method but I wanted to develop a finishing technique that avoided using any thinners or turpentine.
Hope this helps
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