Learnings: How to not wash like an idiot
Acrylic Sludge Wash
Thankfully, the beautiful folks of the FSM forums were quick to point out where I went wrong and offer better pathways with oils or water-based acrylic washes
This sludge-wash of a Bandai 1:14500 Star Destroyer comprised water, charcoal-black poster paint and detergent. I found the poster-paint lacked durability but this gave it the advantage that it could be simply wiped off raised surfaces
Oil-Based Pin Wash & Streaking Effects
A topic of a separate Build Log, this Trumpter 1:72 T-34/76 mod. 1942 enjoyed its own set of complications but with its monotone paint scheme and reasonable level of detail it was an effective kit to validate airbursh skills and examine the behaviour of oils applied as both a pinwash and streaking/weathering effect.
We used Abteiling 502 oil paints thinned with white spirit, and observed no complications with the underlying acrylic clear coat. We could’ve been a bit more ambitious with the streaking/weathering and eased up on the road grime on the undercarriage but the exercise left me feeling like I understood the medium and confident enough to resume the shelf queen Panther
