TomcatFanatic123 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Anybody have any tips on how to "filthy up" a windshield on a vehicle, i.e. Humvee, jeep, etc.? I'm about to be working on the Italeri 1/48th ground equipment kit here soon, and I want to do some weathering on them (speaking of weathering, I'm assuming the method to weather a vehicle is similar to the methods used on a/c). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 one way to dirty up a windshield is to spray it with a flat. yes a flat. you may want to mask off the area that would be wiped by the windshield wipers first. then give the flat a wash with a nice muddy brown or dusty brown, depending on the environment. since it is flat coated, the wash will spread and stick to the whole flat coated area. makes a nice dirty looking windshield. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 That's a fantastic technique. I doubt I would have ever thought of that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 yeah, found that one out by, as Bob Ross would say, a "happy accident"! Forgot to mask a small window, sprayed flat, saw my mistake and decided to experiment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainErik Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 have you tried an old toothbrush ? Not brushing with it I mean but moving your fingers over the bristles and catapulting the paint onto your model that it looks like splatter (I hope my english is good enough ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 that sounds like a good way to simulate mud splatter from wheels etc as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miccara Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 one way to dirty up a windshield is to spray it with a flat. yes a flat. you may want to mask off the area that would be wiped by the windshield wipers first. then give the flat a wash with a nice muddy brown or dusty brown, depending on the environment. since it is flat coated, the wash will spread and stick to the whole flat coated area. makes a nice dirty looking windshield. This works great. Done it many times.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tbell Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 For my 1/48 Tamiya Kubelwagen I masked off the portion cleaned by the wiper blades and then airbrushed some MiG Pigments mixed with alcohol. I then took a mixture of MiGs and water and hand brushed a little bit at the limit of the wipers' travel to simulate the build up that happens there. The beauty of the pigments is that you can wipe it all off if you muff it. Cheers, Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stusbke Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Nice work you have done there :) and a good tip indeed greetz STB frederick jacobs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f14peter Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 one way to dirty up a windshield is to spray it with a flat. yes a flat. you may want to mask off the area that would be wiped by the windshield wipers first. then give the flat a wash with a nice muddy brown or dusty brown, depending on the environment. since it is flat coated, the wash will spread and stick to the whole flat coated area. makes a nice dirty looking windshield. Jay's technique is also very useful for things like taking shiny chrome car wheels and giving them the brushed-metal look, such as for the classic slotted mag wheels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 cool, never thought of using it for that! Anyone have some insight on where to get mig pigments online? my local doesnt carry them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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