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Hatchet
10-08-2009, 10:25 PM
The biker scout from the Legacy Collection looked a little too clean to me. I wanted to emulate the dirty environment of Endor. The stand is from (I think) the Revenge of The Sith 3 pack.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/havoks169/001-5.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/havoks169/003-3.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/havoks169/002-4.jpg
hemblecreations
10-08-2009, 11:53 PM
Nicely done mate he has just the right amount of dirt on him.
Ron
Commandergree11
10-09-2009, 12:12 AM
Great, how did you do it?
Hatchet
10-09-2009, 01:06 AM
Great, how did you do it?
Tamiya Weathering Kit. The one with sand and mud.
Simple "mud" weathering paint. Took no time at all.
I had the stand sitting around from my boyfriend's old Jedi Collecting (he no longer cares for some reason so I got all his stands).
Commandergree11
10-09-2009, 01:33 AM
Tamiya Weathering Kit. The one with sand and mud.
Simple "mud" weathering paint. Took no time at all.
I had the stand sitting around from my boyfriend's old Jedi Collecting (he no longer cares for some reason so I got all his stands).
where do you get these kits?
Hatchet
10-09-2009, 02:28 AM
I got my kit from my local Hobby Town USA. $11.00 per kit. Each kit gives you three types of weathering - mud, sand, light sand is the one I have.
But I've found them online at various net stores, such as http://www.scalehobbyist.com/index.php. However, their shipping prices are a bit ridiculous.
BigHank
10-09-2009, 02:35 AM
Is that weathering kit pastel powders? Or is it paint?
Great work and great eye for editing. It's very easy to overdo it with weathering and washes. I always keep in mind"when you think you've got enough weathering, you've already gone too far"!:D
Hatchet
10-09-2009, 02:44 AM
It's a powder. When I use the mud I mix it with water, otherwise it doesn't look real.
This is actually only the second time I've weathered a toy, the first being an ATV. I love it, it's fun, I just need to keep myself from weathering everything.
BigHank
10-09-2009, 02:58 AM
I thought it might have been. When you run out you can save a ton of money by buying high quality pastel sticks. Then you just scrape off as much powder as you need with your hobby knife. This also allows you to expand the pallet of colors by adding rusts, sepias, grays, etc. even turquoises and teal greens can be used for oxidation effects. Keep up the great work!
Hatchet
10-09-2009, 03:21 AM
But what works best to seal the pastels from rubbing off? Any recommendations that won't affect the plastics?
BigHank
10-09-2009, 03:31 AM
You can clear coat them after with any sealer you prefer. You can get nice effects by doing a wash on the the figure with thinners and then sprinkling the powders on in a semi random fashion. Make sure you watch what your doing here. If you paint with acrylics, seal it with a lacquer then do the wash. after you apply the pastels (on the wet thinners) you'll see all the pastels kind of blend together in a random fashion as the thinners pull the powder around. You can use a brush to help this along. Then when the thinner evaporates completely, seal it over with any clear coat.
Hatchet
10-09-2009, 04:30 AM
I would have never thought of doing that. Thanks for the tip!
starwarsgeek
10-09-2009, 04:51 AM
Really nice work... I did a similar figure recently, but added his bike to a little display piece. I'll try and post some pictures of it soon.