1/35 Gas Mechanical Bash

[marc_reusser]

So....nothing like stripping and starting over for the third time.....just for the fun of it. 

[mad gerald]

So....nothing like stripping and starting over for the third time.....

... you did WHAT? ...  

[marc_reusser]

Yeah...decided I wanted it to be adifferent color.....am thinking Grey uppers w/red lower.

[mad gerald]

Yeah...decided I wanted it to be adifferent color.....am thinking Grey uppers w/red lower.

... ahhhh ... that makes quite a difference ... and I almost thought you made a preposterous decision basically caused of a rush of adrenaline, haste or maybe just cause you have lost your conkers ...   

[Gordon Ferguson]

Nearly 5 years in and it's now back to primer ............... Makes me feel a bit better about some of mine

The radical change in colour  will be worth watching develop .................


Over next few years

[Chuck Doan]

What do you use to strip off the paint? I'm preparing for my own do-overs.

[shropshire lad]

I suggest you paint it with water colours so that it'll be easier to strip next time !

[Barney]

HUMBROL RULES and Mr Muscle oven cleaner always gets it off !!
Barney
with tank grey nostrils.

[finescalerr]

Marc, you've lost your mind again. But all this gives me an idea: Do you think I could strip off my finish and rebuild myself without weathering? -- Russ

[marc_reusser]

Chuck; I used Iso Alchohol and a soft brush.......came of real easy. Also stripped 2 side tip cars that were painted with Floquil..no proble.

Over next few years

On the contrary.......I believe my deadline is June. AAAAAAAUGH!

...when is your dead-line, boy-o?


Russ.......some things are better left as curious relics, than restored and glossed over with a coat of paint.

[Franck Tavernier]

Mark, even unpainted, I still love your little gas loco 

He is so cute!

Franck

[marc_reusser]

Thanks Franck!


Was shooting rust on the Daihatsu, so I threw this in while I was at it.

Rust toned base coat: Water, Ground Sea Salt, 4-Colors, Windex and 40 mins.

[marc_reusser]

In case anyone is interested:

.....here is basically what I do/did.

Apply a dark solid base color over primer. Forthe base you can use the a 50/50 mix of the AK "Chipping Color" and "Shadow Rust", or a mix of Tamiya "Brown", "Black" and Yellow"......or whatever suits your taste.

When fully dry dampen or slightly wet the surface with a wide flat brush...this may take a few repeated strokes, to get the surface to wet evenly. Try not to have water pool in corners or around details.

Sprinkle ground sea salt in somewhat randomly...or in the pattern you want/need. (a small scoop can help place the salt more precisely if needed). I grind my sea salt in a salt grinder, and then grind it a little bit more with a mortar & pestle, to git more smaller (in scale) grains, and more variety.

You will likely not be a ble to wet and apply the salt over the entire model in one round. I break my models down into sections, until the model is covered as desired.

I prefer a different tonal variation than that straight from the set, so I mix a one of the daker tones with the next light one down (anywhere from 50/50 to 60/40)....I am working from dark colors toward light.

I roughly apply the first mix over the entire piece in a thin coat (I shoot at about 18-20 psi). Some salt will blow of, but not a big deal. I empty the AB cup, quick rinse with rag and Windex, put next color into AB...(Depending on how I feel, and how much salt is still on the model, I may lightly tap an edge or underside with a brush handle so some additional salt pieces fall off and expose the dark base tone).....Then shoot this second color in a somewhat random thin coat...but also if necessary keeping in mind where what rust tones might be desired on the final model..& if needed, what kind of oxidezed metal will be exposed in the final. I repeat the paint step one more time with tha last/lightes color mix.

I let the model dry for a couple of minutes while I clean/rinse the AB, and put the paints away, then take a soft 1/2" (1,25cm) wide brush,...and working over a small bowl of water....will dip the brush into the water, and use it to wash away the salt on the model. This wash seems to not only help remove the salt without scratching the surface or leaving behind a residue, but it also seems to ever so slighty soften some of the color edges, and remove any paint/overspray that is not fully adhered...thus givining some additional shading/variation to some of the rust tones.

Sorry this post was so long winded...tried to be thorough...it's much easier and faster than it looks. (I could probably have painted it in the time it took me to write this  )

[mad gerald]

In case anyone is interested:

... definitely absolutely ... 

As I have not tried the salt technique yet I always wondered, if it would work as well whilst applying colour with a brush or sponge, as I don't have an airbrush ... 

Cheers

[Chuck Doan]

Thanks for that Marc, I will be needing to do something like that soon.