So i bought a 1/12 scale of my bike, a kawasaki zr400c4, a zypher, the plan is to completely recreate my own bike, to every detail. i laid it down and im trying to figure out how to recreate the scrapes on the engine cover. any ideas?
Make sure you paint natural metal color first . Then the bikes final color. While the paint is still wet scratch it in the areas that you want to show damage. On the engine cover try using two different shades of silver. Then wash the scratches with a heavy wash of black . You may want to follow that with a light wash of dull copper. depending on the metal content on the bike.
PS WElcome to the forums ! Please post pictures of your builds. We love pictures!!!
You will probably get some more people posting their advice so you dont have to listen to me… just follow whatever advice sounds to be right to you.
PPS You should post a short bio of yourself in the introduce yourself forum. The others will be delighted to meet you!
thanks a lot man!! so if i took a file to it first would that be better? its pretty messed up haha. ill put up pics of my bike and the model soon, im workin all weekend. and thanks for the greeting haha. I was on this site years ago and im just getting back into it, so its good to be here. check my bio, updated it