I want more tips on using powders

[Old Ford dude Jeff]

Hey guys,

Who is ever using the new powders please post your tips, good and bad. PLEASE! I looking at trying some, never have, but would like to try.

Thanks
Jeff

[TreadHead]

Howdy Jeff,

If you can be just a tad more specific about your 'powder' needs (i.e., weathering, mud appearance, AC panel highlighting), maybe we can be of more specific help to you. :)

Please let me know.

Tread.

Oh, and to our 'unregistered' guest above. I would give you a hand with your gramatical structure and spelling 'MODLING'(?)....but apparently you don't need any 'tips'.........

[kkeefe]

Hi Jeff,

Not sure what you mean by 'new' powders but, I have used some powders from Bragdon Enterprises in the not so distant past with fairley good results.

http://www.bragdonent.com/smpic/cattable.htm Unfortunately, I do not see them listed in their catalog so what I have might be discontinued. (?). Better than pastel chaulks by a long shot and stick real good to flat paint. Applied a little heavier than the desired effect as some will blow off when a flat coat is applied by airbrush. You can always add more after the flat.

I would reccommend getting some and experimenting. Everyone's technique is different and the results will also be different as well. I do believe that powders are the way to go. I need to master them as well.

Gotta go... the chow bell just rang. :)

[Old Ford dude Jeff]

The most I'm interested in is weathering powders. I have used Hudson and Allen mud and realy liked it.

Thanks for the answers.
Jeff

[mgard]

Jeff,

You can go to the following 2 websites. They both have articles on using weathering powders.

www.ww2modelmaker.com Look for article by Vince Padulla
www.missing-lynx.com Look for article by Mig Jiminez

Hope this helps.

Mike

[Old Ford dude Jeff]

Thanks everyone

Jeff

[Dragan]

About powders... One time I tried to weather muffler with..."dust" from my ford muffler (it is diesel engine) and it looks so heavy ...

[franck]

well .... i think i can speak about using the MMP powders a little :lol:

there are 4 basic methods to use them in order to obtain a particular effect

dust effect :

airbrushed : dilute heavily the powders with acrylic thinner (i use concentrated Testors thinner) and spray them through an old airbrush (medium needle)

dry : just load a paintbrush with the color you need and brush your model with that (it works only on dull coat ...)

fresh/liquid mud :

add some thinner to your powders to obtain a kind of spongious mud and brush this paste where you need

a touch of Future in some places will give that "fresh mud" look that we are often looking for

dried mud :

this is done with 2 paint brushes :

1st dip a brush into clean thinner (pure) and pass it where you need (generally under the fenders and mainframe) then before it had dried dip your second brush into the powders and sparkle it ON the thinner .... it will adhere very well where you want and will stay in place after.

finally i generaly spray some dull coat varnish over the powders (so i will have to add future AFTER this to obtain fresh mud) in order to fix them in place for good (it tones down a little the effect on dry-brushed powders so watch out ...)

I've used those methods mainly with MMP weathering powders, but it works exactly the same with artists pigments and i guess that MIG pigments will react the same too.

hope this helps !

Franck

[tattat]

please see :http://www.migproductions.com/

[Wikinger]

You might find these articles on weathering with powders and oil and a general description of different ways of the use of pastel chalk and powders interesting: Weathering your models with Pigments (http://www.panzermodellbau.com/en_tip_pigments.html)

This one - I´m afraid is so far only in German language available:
Ageing and weathering techniques (http://www.panzermodellbau.com/tip_filter.html)

[Wikinger]

eureka!
got the article on pigments in English language as well:
http://www.panzermodellbau.com/en_tip_pigments.html

[Flak]

Thanks for sharing...Georg