Weathering, an attempt...

[Dauitsch]

When I started my journey to become a Scout, It was certainly clear that I will not become a nice and shiny-white toy soldier of the Death Star Parade but rather a dirty warrior serving on the fields of Endor.

 

However when my build began to grow more and more, I have to confess that I had some quick thoughts about having it all white and shiny as if it would just have been produced but those were just thoughts and I will of course stick to the plan of weathering my kit (not necessarily copying the exact weathering of the Endor troops but having an individual pattern of the same taste, decent but not to much).

 

To be honest I was quite afraid of starting up with it because of the chance to simply ruin my parts with paint or such but it really turned out different when I took all my braveness yesterday and just gave it a go... I would like to share my experiences and progress on the weathering here in order to catch your opinions and feedback. See the following first pictures for what I reached so far, of course I will update accordingly until the whole junk is done

 

This was easily achieved with fine sanding paper and old newspaper, in the next step I will add a second layer of darker and some blackish spots by using black pigment powder on certain sanded areas... though I start slowly so it wont be overdone in the end.

 

What do you think?

 

 

 

 

[Strider]

Not bad for a start and it's better to start easy then going in too heavy. I think it will be tricky to achieve the original look with this method and it certainly takes way more effort than with the rattle can method but I also understand your motivation to make this a controlled process.

 

That said, you're off to a good start bro and I'm looking forward to seeing your further progress with this approach

[3DImpact]

I think it looks really nice! I too am going to go for the weathered approach, but I'm going to go with two separate sets of armor - one weathered and one pristine. I'm thinking that I will do some 'real world' weathering for some portion of that weathering effect, but I really like the look you've achieved with your method here, so I suspect that I'll incorporate a bit of this in there as I lightly layer it all up.

 

Dan

[Chopper]

I like the subtle effect you got by using newsprint. Are you going to clearcoat it once you're done?

[BikerScout007]

A little goes a long way!

[Dragon_a]

Really like it. I'd like to achieve a similar look for mine (slightly weathered not quite as heavy as on screen but not shiny white) so I'll be following your progress with interest.

[Dauitsch]

Time for an update... even though I had not that much time yet to work on my weathering again, I can tell that I am more or less done with the Boots&Holster next to the Knees.

 

After doing some tests and trials, I decided to compeletely refuse the rattlecanning. I will rather stick to sanding, newspapering and powder pigment for finishing (this way I can always reduce or extend the dark spots before it had been finally sealed with a light nebula of clearcoat).

 

I think what I achieved in the following should already be the maximum of dirt and destruction the weathering should be showing but I really like it and its exactly my tase (a result of grinding alongside things and dealing with dirt such as engine oil and forest dirt of course).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Chunk]

Looks good, but you need to "build up" grim in the nooks & crannies. In real life dirt & grim would stick in all the recessed areas.

[Dauitsch]

Good point Joe, was thinking about this as well and will improve the areas in question...