The Blackhawk is one of the 'Light' class walkers, it is a fast but lightly armoured walker armed with Dual Heavy PIATs that pack a punch even against the heaviest of vehicles.
I used the 'hairspray' technique on this model. First time I have ever used it. It you are not familiar with it, the process is simple. You treat the model with the basic colour and shading variation you want on the finished model and then give the entire model a coat of hairspray. You then airbrush your top colour, in this instance, white (Dust Tactics is, and when it is dry you use a rough brush or toothpick and some warm water to gently remove some of the upper coat, thus simulating a worn and weathered look. I touched up a few 'edges' of some of the weathering with the original white to give a chipped paint feel and then weathered the model as normal.
I was very pleased with how this turned out, it has certainly ended up much more on the lighter end of the scale, so far closer to the look I was after.
That's a really cool effect. Interesting idea! I love the look of Dust Tactics but can't be getting into any more systems!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris. I was surprised how quick and easy it was to get. I know how you feel, in fact, we probably all do! :)
DeleteI like the paint effect you've got, but it seems a bit of a cnvaluted way to get to it, but it does look good.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I was a little hesitant myself (albeit eager to try it) having done it it feels just like any other regular step, de-flashing, priming, undercoating etc. i.e. a short but necessary step if that's the final effect that's desired.
DeleteVery nice effect Adam.
ReplyDeleteIt would scare me to spray a painted model in this way, glad you did it first.
Thank you Bob. I was somewhat anxious. But I did try it on some other non-essential models first, just to see if it worked okay. I also tried it on another model with regular spray can... that didn't work, so I concluded it really has to be the very light coat that an airbrush produces. Worth a try in my opinion
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