Since you're looking for a wash, try checking out this stuff



They have a great tutorial on using it here

http://www.florymodels.co.uk/weathering-wash/

It's about the easiest I've found yet. Let me know what you think. Have you done much static stuff? I really like 1/32 and 1/24 WWII aircraft, mainly fighters. I think I've posted a few pix so you may have run across them.