I’ve been modeling since I was kid, but haven’t used much of the more in depth detailing techniques like washes and weathering. The most advanced work I’ve done recently was using fireworks for burn damage effects and moving up to an airbrush to paint my last project rather than spray cans.
When I read about salt weathering, though, it gave me some ideas.
I’m a big NASCAR fan and have thought about doing some projects in the subject. One of which is to model a car that has garnered some damage in the course of a race and I thought about using salt weathering to recreate the scratches that appear when a car hits the wall. The dents and folds that go along with it probably won’t be too much for me to handle but one thing you see a lot of with that sort of damage on a stock car is that when the car scrapes the wall it usually takes the paint down to bare metal BUT along the edges of the damage you can sometimes see the primer coat and then whats left of the original paint scheme.
So if I did a base coat of Model Master Metalizer Steel for the bare metal, salted it, then did a gray primer coat, and salted it, then the final paint scheme would it render that scratched away layered look? Is there a comparable technique that would generate a similar result and is the process the same or would it be different?
And anyone got any ideas on how to create the rubber donuts cars get on their sides when they get their tires into one another fighting for position?
I don’t know anything about the salting technique you mentioned, but I am familiar with the fireworks technique, he,he,he…
As for the tire damage that the cars are sporting after a good duel session, try taking a spare model tire from the junk box, chuck it up on a drill or moto tool and actually rub the tire on the body, over the paint…then clear coat it when done…
As a race fan and one who has had the honor of rubbing elbows with a few of the dudes in NASCAR and LeMans, it is amazing how incredible the cars look at the beginning of the race and how crappy they ALL look at the end, even the winners…And to think those cars cost millions of $$$! One guy I know owns/races SCCA with Dodge Vipers. He owns 5, just in case one gets taken out in a race, he’s got a backup…Wow, a backup Viper…nice…
Aren’t model tires made from vinyl though? I don’t remember having true rubber tires in any of my car kits and I don’t think vinyl will mark the same way, if at all.
True…it may work…also try chucking up (on a motor tool) a ruber gasket or o ring from the plumbing section of a hardware store, or the bottom of the catch all drawer in your house or your grandparents house. They always seem like good places to find things…
Salat will give you an uneven chipped paint effect, as what happens when rust gets under the paint and causes it it to flake off. The effect you’re looking for would be more along the lines of long, relatively even or tapering scratches. Using frisket film (from an art store) rubber cement or even Elmers glue in the layers you mentioned might be more effective.
A lot of times when a car gets into the wall the scratching can be jagged, particularly if it hops up the wall a bit, so it sounds like the rubber cement might work. I’ll have to experiment with it.
Just as a thought, is there any way to thicken up paint? Because I thought about just using black paint and a spare tire dipped in the thickened paint and spinning it on too. Because I kind of want to be able to build it a little.