Weathering Landing gear

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Techniques
1

Hi Everyone,
What is the procedure for getting that dirty look on the gear?

Thank you & Happy 4th,
Evolution

2

You can give the gear a wash. (that’s very thinned paint)

3

Washes are the way to go for landing gear.
You can also try a chalk pastel wash.

Find the article on www.aircraftresourcecenter.com, the Tools n Tips section, Washes and Weathering subsection, Chalk Washes.

4

I use a wash as well. Here’s a link to how I do it:
http://www.craigcentral.com/models/wash.asp

and here’s an image of what it looks like.

Also, here is a very good link to a page on Swanny’s web site that covers weathering:
http://www.swannysmodels.com/Weathering.html