Post by PitYak Studios on Apr 1, 2008 11:10:51 GMT 12
I just accidently improved the marmite weathering technique a thousand-fold.
So far all the times I've tried this the process has gone something like Prime - enamel undercoat - marmite - acrylic base coat. The marmite basically acts as a resist for the base coat, and when you scrub it off the undercoat shows through where the marmite was, like on the roof of the Dorchester here;
I picked up some cans of Tamiya spray paint when the local model shop was closing down, and decided to use them on the Crusader horde I'm doing. Now these cans are lacquer, which is a very different beast to acrylic. I normally use Tamiya acrylics, and the best way I can describe the difference is sprayed acrylics go on like a fine coating of particles, while lacquer goes on like a film across the surface. Compare the Dorchester to this Crusader;
The marmite doesn't just act as a resist as it does with the acrylic, but actually causes the lacquer to lift and peel away, giving a much more realistic effect (or different effect anyway, peeling paint rather than just worn away paint)
So far all the times I've tried this the process has gone something like Prime - enamel undercoat - marmite - acrylic base coat. The marmite basically acts as a resist for the base coat, and when you scrub it off the undercoat shows through where the marmite was, like on the roof of the Dorchester here;
I picked up some cans of Tamiya spray paint when the local model shop was closing down, and decided to use them on the Crusader horde I'm doing. Now these cans are lacquer, which is a very different beast to acrylic. I normally use Tamiya acrylics, and the best way I can describe the difference is sprayed acrylics go on like a fine coating of particles, while lacquer goes on like a film across the surface. Compare the Dorchester to this Crusader;
The marmite doesn't just act as a resist as it does with the acrylic, but actually causes the lacquer to lift and peel away, giving a much more realistic effect (or different effect anyway, peeling paint rather than just worn away paint)
