I’m building an EA6B Prowler for a friend (former Marine). I’ve painted it with Tamiya light ghost gray and feel that it’s too dark for a Marine/Navy Prowler. Decals and Future are already applied (2nd mistake). Is there a simple scheme to get a lighter weather-worn look. Might dry-brushing or using a lighter-colored wash work? Thanks in advance for any suggested methods you’ve used.
Ken
If you have access to Polly Scale paints try using “Dust”. thin it properly and airbrush it more heavily to the center of panels to get a sun faded look.
I use a flat white or a flat very light grey or even the base paint color mixed with some flat white. I then mist it on VERY light over the top surfaces with an airbrush, using a slightly greater distance than normal. Top surfaces and horizontal surfaces seem to weather and chalk faster than the vertical ones. While a double action brush is best, I frequently just use my SA brush with flow cranked down.