Faded Paint?

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I asked this question in the armor forum maybe this is a better place for it. I’ve added my base coat of panzer grey (acylic in this case) and now I am about to lay the top coat in this instance desert tan ( enamel) now I’m assuming that if I thin this quite abit and apply it I will get the effect of the base coat showing through and after a little dry brushing I should get the effect of a weathered faded look, correct? keep in mind that I’m using a single action external mix sprayer, not much better than a rattle can. And finally this is my first experience with enamels, model masters, is there anything i should do differently when dry brushing? Thanks all very much, just getting back into the hobby and each new build is a learning experience. And yes an air brush and compressor is in my very near future, probably next build if I can squeeze in my budget.

Thanks! And Happy Easter! Doug in Indiana

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I’d say "right on’ too your plan. One suggestion, use acrylics for the dry brushing to avoid the chance of lifting the enamel base.

Regards, Rick

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Sounds like a sound course of action!

For the dry-brushing, I would consider using a watercolor in a tube, such as Winsor & Newton water colors. They stay workable for a long time, thin with water, and won’t harm your enamel basecoat. HTH! [tup]

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Hi Douglas,

Another way to get the sun-faded paint look is to paint your base coat of tan (over the primer) and then add a little bit of white to the paint to lighten it up a little and spray the insides of the panels the lighter color (leaving the area around the panel lines a little darker).

The nice part is, is that since sun fading isn’t very particular, you needn’t worry about spraying each panel the same way. Some panels will fade faster than others and there’s no pattern to it.

Just an idea.

-Fred