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Scale Modelling Techniques

Salt Technique for heavy wear and tear

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Salt!

Next up is a salt layer and another darker shade of grey/black.

So I finished cleaning up the masking then coated her in water before grinding coarse sea salt over random areas.

11 TB-MWFT-WA-Salt Technique for heavy wear and tear

The salt/water was dried off with a hairdryer to speed up the process.

12 TB-MWFT-WA-Salt Technique for heavy wear and tear

Then a darker shade of grey was added and when dry, the salt was then brushed off.

13 TB-MWFT-WA-Salt Technique for heavy wear and tear

14 TB-MWFT-WA-Salt Technique for heavy wear and tear

15 TB-MWFT-WA-Salt Technique for heavy wear and tear

16 TB-MWFT-WA-Salt Technique for heavy wear and tear

17 TB-MWFT-WA-Salt Technique for heavy wear and tear

And here’s the overall effect from above

18 TB-MWFT-WA-Salt Technique for heavy wear and tear

And then repeated for the bottom

19 TB-MWFT-WA-Salt Technique for heavy wear and tear

20 TB-MWFT-WA-Salt Technique for heavy wear and tear

21 TB-MWFT-WA-Salt Technique for heavy wear and tear

Finishing off…