help on weathering correctly

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Techniques
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Hello,

I have been hearing, they are a bunch of different techniques on the proper way to apply washes lately.

I am ready to weather my tamiya bf 109 e in 1/48 scale. Applied future thinned with alcohol and applied the decals. I used MM enamels.

Can I apply a oil wash over the future? If so, how long can it dry before I clean her up with a damp brush? My last attempt was no so hot. Lately, I have be using MIG pigments for some panel line ‘post shading’ but, when I spray flat over the pigments, they get blown off.

I searched finescale and the web but they are not all that indepth.

Please, help a fellow modeler with this before I go nuts!

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A wash will work over future, any regular wash should be applied over a gloss coat. I use an oil wash, let it dry for 5 minuyes then remove the excess with a damp qtip. Do not clean in the same direction as the panel line. So, if a panel lines runs from left to right then clean with an up and down motion. Else you will probably remove all the wash from the panel line. As for pigments and pastels, these should be applied after the final coat.