Alternative 4 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I just tried creating some salt wear on my Tamiya spitfire, specifically I wanted to create metal wear areas around the wing root. I used Mr Colour Silver, added salt then painted the camo. Afterwards I weathered with thinned black and thinned grey through the airbrush. Everything went fine until I flat coated the aircraft at which time the metal color faded from a bright metal to a faded grey, which doesn't have the same effect. I was quite happy with the effect until I added the final flat coat, now it doesn't seem worth the effort How does one keep the metal areas looking shiny while keeping the rest of the aircraft flat in sheen? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Dont overcoat the metal areas with a matt coat, lightly mask off the areas of metal then spray over the other areas with the matt coat. The hardest part is masking up the metal so it stops the matt coat touching the metal but not sticking down so much to the metal so it pulls it off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 2 hours ago, ElectroSoldier said: Dont overcoat the metal areas with a matt coat, lightly mask off the areas of metal then spray over the other areas with the matt coat. The hardest part is masking up the metal so it stops the matt coat touching the metal but not sticking down so much to the metal so it pulls it off. Thanks. Would a liquid mask work well? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 6 hours ago, Alternative 4 said: Thanks. Would a liquid mask work well? Ive not had much luck with liquid masks for that job. Ive tried Abteilung, Humbrol and Vallejo but there were problems of either lifting the paint or leaving some kind of distortion behind. I use "flash tape" This link is provided as an example only to show you what i use looks like. Flash Tape | Clean Release | Fibre Glast You have to touch it to take most all of its tackyness out. The flat edges are good for following panel lines. but removing the tack is a tricky business by itself. I know most people use Tamiya masking tape, I dont see any reason why that wouldnt work too, flash tape is just what I use because I use it for other stuff too like "free masking" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 3 hours ago, ElectroSoldier said: Ive not had much luck with liquid masks for that job. Ive tried Abteilung, Humbrol and Vallejo but there were problems of either lifting the paint or leaving some kind of distortion behind. I use "flash tape" This link is provided as an example only to show you what i use looks like. Flash Tape | Clean Release | Fibre Glast You have to touch it to take most all of its tackyness out. The flat edges are good for following panel lines. but removing the tack is a tricky business by itself. I know most people use Tamiya masking tape, I dont see any reason why that wouldnt work too, flash tape is just what I use because I use it for other stuff too like "free masking" Thanks for the response, that tape does indeed look "flash". I will try Tamiya tape, since I have a ready supply. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 10:52 AM, Alternative 4 said: I just tried creating some salt wear on my Tamiya spitfire, specifically I wanted to create metal wear areas around the wing root. ... How does one keep the metal areas looking shiny while keeping the rest of the aircraft flat in sheen? Don't know if this helps but I like this modeler's technique ( from 17:08 onwards). He used chipping fluid. You can see how he created the metal wear effects from 21:05 onwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hJ2hI3YIXM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 16 hours ago, JackMan said: Don't know if this helps but I like this modeler's technique ( from 17:08 onwards). He used chipping fluid. You can see how he created the metal wear effects from 21:05 onwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hJ2hI3YIXM Thanks, I will bookmark that for later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 Video was good, I will buy that chipping fluid. However in my opinion he should have removed the fluid after the matt coat not before, as it dulls the metal too much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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