I was planning to commence work on my Pershing this weekend but due to a horrific migraine no doubt triggered by a week sat in front of a computer screen at work and a particulary long modelling session last Sunday I’ve had to put the build on hold until next weekend (grumble).
Anyway, I’ve been reading some of my magazines and posts on here and it seems the next step in techniques would be the use of powders.
I’d like to keep things simple to start with, I’m thinking of giving my Pershing a dusting in the right areas etc but I’m not 100% on the use of powders yet. Can someone suggest a good powder to start with in a couple of colours to simulate mud and dust etc?
Also, how do apply the powder to my armour-I’m assuming I have to put down some sort of adhesive layer for the powders to adhere to?
(Remember-it needs to be modelling equipment I can obtain in the UK)
But to tell you the MIG pigments I got, it is simple Black Smoke, Standard Rust, Dark Mud and Light mud. It’s a really nice batch for starters in my opinion. I also use a MIG Pigment Fixer, which is a liquid you drop onto the pgiments. The pigments will then fade away, but once dry, they are there again. And then they are fixed!
To get them to adhere to the model, that is no problem… I have a dedicated brush for the pigmentwork. And I simply brush the pigments on, and they sit. Brush a little more to get more. [:)]
The four colours you list are perfect. I’ll have to pick some up this week.
I’m concerned that if I brush pigments on then when I spray matte varnish on my model the pigment will be simply ‘blown away’? I’m sure this isn’t the case but you know what I mean!
As I said a nasty migraine has stopped my build commencing this weekend but fingers crossed next weekend she’ll be underway. I’ll get some WIP photos posted when she starts taking shape!
Best bet is to apply the pigments after you’ve applied your matte/flat coat and not before. Flat coats achieve the “flat” look by means of very tiny suspended particles that deflect light off into different directions, creating the flat look vs. a gloss. The flat coats also generally use a lacquer as the carrier and this will cause the flat particles and your pigment particles to both go into suspension once the lacquer dries…which is a long-winded way of saying that your pigment application will be severely muted or even disappear altogether depending.
I’ve been looking at some MIG pigments-I quite liked the look of the kits they do like this one that comes with the resin so you can make up your ‘mud’ as per the instructions. Ideal for a newbie like me!
I’m a bit late to the conversation, but it appears that the fine fellow of the forum have this well under control. If you have any question regarding MIG Productions pigments, application techniques, etc., please feel free to contact me directly.
I haven’t used that particular product myself so can’t comment on it. Rick Lawler can probably best answer that one for you and he’s posted here on the thread with his email. Shoot him your questions, he doesn’t bite, honest! [:D]