Weathering powders

[Robin]

Hi Guys

Anybody used the mig ones, I know RobH has and had some decent results I think, has anybody else?
Also is there any other brands I can try, or maybe a tip or two to save me pounds( I am a yorkshireman, the definition of which is a Scot with the genorosity kicked out of him)

:lol:


Robin

 

[KeithP]

Well, your timing is good on this question, Robin.

I tried the MIG pigments for the first time when I finished up the MR Naval Brigade Officer in my work bench.

I kept it light on the shoes deliberately. The application is very easy to complete. For dust, just apply out of the bottle with a dry brush. To mud up or make caked on dust. Just add thinner to the pigment and slop on. After dry you can add more or remove a bit with the brush.

With that said, things I did not like...
Limited color selction.
NEVER blow the stuff as it just covers every freaking thing around or near...

As an alternate, I have heard that artist pastel chalks sticks can be ground up easily. I have not tried that but will.

Good luck!

Keith

 

[Anders Heintz]

Hey Robin!

I have used pastells with success in the future. Like that 120mm German stormtrooper I did for Stromtroopers. It was pastells mixed with paint thinner, applied and when dried you can tweak it with a brush.

 

[megroot]

Hello Robin,

I have used pastel chalks. Since i use the MIG pigments i never touched the pastel chalks.
I use them for everyting, colouring the groundwork (plaster off paris or something like that) mud, dust. It is amazing stuff. For me there is nothing better for the moment.
BTW i use: europe dust, dark mud, new rust, old rust.
Iff you wish you can mix it and get your own dirt.

You can see the results on my riffle brigade from stormtroopers and rifle brigade at sevastopol from Latorre.

Marc.

 

[thegoodsgt]

I can also recommend weathering powders, although I didn't see a huge difference between them and regular pastels. I used MMP's powder on an IDF Centurion APC, which you can see here:

http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?for...geid=1104178944

 

[Piotr Czyz]

Originally posted by megroot@Jan 6 2005, 09:36 AM
I have used pastel chalks. Since i use the MIG pigments i never touched the pastel chalks.

Hi,

I don't know if you know but there is cheaper alternative than MIG pigments. You can buy ordinary pigments for oils paints. You can buy it in the artists' shops. Those are a lot cheaper than MIG's and come in very big boxes (comparing it to MIG's). In Warsaw you can buy quite big cointainers (let's say at about half of coca-cola can's size) for only 2 USD. And as far as I know MIGs are also just pigments for oil paints

 

[megroot]

Hello Piotr,

Your absolutely wright about that. But here in the Netherlands the pigments are not so easy to find in the artist shop.
And iff you find them, they are sold for more then 2 USD for a coca cola canteen.
So i buy the MIG pigments for € 2.- for a small MIG bottle. For figure's and base's it is enough for more than one or two years.

Marc.

 

[Einion]

Just wanted to add that if you're using artists' pigment or powdered pastels be careful about the dust. There are a few pigments that are quite toxic because they contain heavy metals and it's only really by inhalation or ingestion that they pose any risk to us. Even apparently innocuous pigments like some of the earths - just iron oxides right? - contain amounts of manganese and you don't want to inhale any.

Einion

 

[PJ Deluhery]

I have used the MIG powders and find them just the thing for weathering. However, I have also used pastel chalks in the past. For example, before I learned to paint with oils, I used pastels to shade and highlight flesh on figures painted with acrylics. So, there is no need to limit yourself only to the colors that MIG puts out, and no need to think of pastels as just good for weathering. I have a full set of pastel chalks - you can get a pretty good set for about $15 US - that I still use for groundwork, linking the figure (colorwise) to the groundwork, and occasional duty on a figure for weathering or shading. To use a pastel chalk, take the stick, scrape the side with an Xacto knife until a little pile of power appears. You can then apply this power with a brush and blend it with another clean brush. As with some paints, repeated applications may be required to build up your color values. You can also mix pastel chalk power colors to get just the right shade you are looking for. This is a technique often used by garage kit modelers, and its a quick and easy way to finish larger pieces where brushwork may not be practical.

Happy Painting!

 

[Robin]

Thanks for all the help guys gonna get me some migs and work up from there.

Robin