Hello!
Just asking the pros here what pigments they use/like for 1/72 scale? I keep seeing MIG productions used everywhere. Is this the go-to brand? Any tips you can offer regarding pigments in this scale?
As for chipping. Is this still a viable effect to use at this scale? Do you use it on your 1/72 scale kits? What technique do you use?
Any good weathering tips you can provide for 1/72?
Appreciate all the help and advice you can offer!
A silver colored pencil does pretty good chips.
Thanks Compressorman…I’ll try that out on my first kit. I’m guessing at that small of a scale that would do nicely.
I have been using MiG pigments for a while and really like them. I mainly use them on 35th armour but have also used them on one 72nd armour build and they worked just fine. For chipping I use oil paints, a mix of black and Raw Umber.
Bish, thanks for the comments, much appreciated!
Many hardware and paint stores carry pigments used to color plaster and stuco. Much cheaper than hobby shop pigments if you can use the colors they carry.
I use very few pigments, usually rely on washes. One powder I do use a lot, however, is talcum powder for weathering vinyl tires. You can’t paint those tires, so washes do not work. You can get talcum powder in a variety of “skin” colors. I get a medium tan and rub it over vinyl tires for a dusty effect.
I’ve found that Mig pigments adhere a little better than some of the others and they have a large assortment of shades. To show metal wear, a regular pencil or a piece of graphite is an easy and precise way to add this effect albeit a little more subtle than drybrushing a silver paint. For chipping, the darker oils very well or AK makes a chipping fluid thats brushed on those areas you want chipped over your primer (dark) coat. Then add you finish coat (acrylic) and let it dry. Then its a matter of using a short bristled brush with regular water and rub over those areas until the top coat wears away. Sometimes you have to work a little harder to remove the top coat but stay with it then it’ll start coming off. This is very convincing.
Enjoy yourself, Terry
I frequently use Testors Flat Aluminum paint for chipped areas, applied with the point of a sharp toothpick. I can make smaller chips that way than with any of my finest brushes.
I shake the bottle, remove the cap and set the cap down upside down on the bench. Usually just the right depth of paint remains in the cap- dipping the toothpick tip in the paint puts just the right amount of paint on the toothpick.