Hey guys…I was wondering whats a good way of painting the exhausts on a german tank(hummel) or anytank??
By paintbrush???
And what colour could I use or mix together to get a nice rust colour??
I’m using Tamiya Acrylic Paints
Thanks a lot!! [8D]
Hull red is the best for rust if you are using Tamiya, although it can be a little dark. Careful lightening it, though, because adding white creates a weird maroon not a lightened version. When I paint exhausts, I first mix a little flour and elmers glue and stipple it lightly on the area I want to looked rusted. Gives it texture. When it dries, then I base coat it Hull Red, give it a black and brown wash and then dry brush Model Master Rust (lighter). I then will randomly go over with an airbrushing of Tamiya smoke for soot and then flat coat it all
I like red-brown with a touch of german gray to knock back the color a bit. At the ends you can dry brush a bit of the german gray. I never use black in small scale models. It’s just too black and unrealistic.
Bud
ok…i use baking soda and its already glued on the exhaust i just have to paint it…thats why i wanted to use a paintbrush!
whats the ratio you use for your german grey and redbrown because i have the paints available!! [:D]
Baking soda works fine. I usually airbrush my base coat, but you can paint it with a regular brush- just go light to avoid knocking off the baking soda.
wow rust on german armor. if the germans could see this now i think they would go to war again. i have seen many pic of german armor and have had first hand experience with an ex-german solider and he told me that they care alot about thier equipment and knew that if they didnt take care of it they might not get a replacement so they would never have let it rust the way that most modelers let it go.
Lethal19-
We’re not talking about surface rust here, but the oxidization that occurs on the exhaust stacks when heat bakes off the paint and not only exposes the exhaust to rust,but accelerates the process. This is an irreversible condition and cannot be prevented by any amouint of maintenence in the field. Before the days of stainless steel exhausts on cars, I maintained my cars as well as anyone, but after time, the exhaust needed to be replaced …get it? ???
It looks something like this;
I have more. [;)]
I have had problems with baking soda decomposing over time, leaking a messy liquid through the paint. [:(!] I now use powered silica, which is totally inert.
Peridexion. Where do you get your silica? I guess I will be having a mess on my hands in the future with a couple of kits, if flour does the same thing
I use this mixture of Tamiya paints
Base Paint (for application with a brush)
Red Brown 85% + Flat Black 10% + Metallic Gray 5%
Highlight (by AB) to area near the tip of the exhaust
Flat Black
So far these are the results I am getting…
Jason; I used to sell industrial chemicals. I have various things I stir into paint to give it texture: Powdered pumice, Fuller’s Earth, (used to absorb grease) Diatomaceous Earth, Silicon Carbide grit, (from a rock tumbler) and probably a few other things as well. These are all very inert substances. Baking soda, baking powder and flour will all, at least partially, decompose over time.
Diatomaceous Earth, or DE, is basically pure silica, it is a common filtering agent, used to filter everything from swimming pool water to beer. Pool supply stores would certainly have DE.
Pottery or art supply stores also have powdered silica, powdered Fuller’s Earth, (a type of clay) and pumice powder.
Hey thanks a lot for the pictures they help out big time!!
especially the Hummel
CAn you post the rest of the hummel pictures??
It could help me
thanks!
[8D]
You are welcome.
Actually it is not a Hummel but a Hornisse. Here is the link to my Hornise pics:
Well similar tank…
ok thanks a lot
Thanks! I will have to find something inert for next time