Thought I would start a thread for tips on weathering, distressing, and other surface detailing for those who want that battle veteran appearance on their war birds, including ARFs, scratch builds, and kit builds. I'm new to the air brush, so I have some things to learn, but still work what I can with brushes, chalk, and masking tape. Here are some fluid leaks and wing crud on an F6F I did a couple years back. I now know I need more gloss on the oil leaks.
BTW, please feel free to contribute your tips and techniques with no fear of 'hijacking'. My thought was to have kind of a weathering/distressing central for all looking to make their war birds look more 'in action'. To many of us, shinny 'new' warbirds just don't look right.
No disrespect intended to all you factory fresh guys.
Here is an index for the contributions to this thread. Feel free to make suggestions for more departments if you think of any you would like. In each department you will find first the page number, and
then the post number. Like this..........3-79. I will keep adding to this index tool as we go along. Enjoy.
1 - THE GALLERY OF MODELED WARBIRDS IN SERVICE / ACTION:
A - US
1-5, 1-6, 1-11, 1-16, 2-28, 2-39, 2-50, 4-99, 5-103, 5-118, 6-135, 7-171, 8-184, 12-279, 12-285, 17-403, 22-526,
B - GERMAN
2-31, 2-39, 2-50, 3-72, 5-115, 5-121, 6-128, 6-135, 7-157, 15-357, 18-430
C - JAPANESE
2-28, 2-48
D - OTHER
2 - AIRFRAME PAINTING TECHNIQUES INCLUDING TOOLS, MATERIALS, AND SUPPLIES:
2-31, 3-55, 3-61, 3-74, 7-175, 8-178, 8-184, 10-247, 11-259, 12-279, 12-284, 12-285, 15-364, 18-430, 19-452, 19-453, 19-454
3 - PANEL LINES AND RIVETS:
2-44, 3-54, 3-55, 4-83, 4-84, 4-85, 4-86, 4-91, 4-92, 5-110, 6-129, 13-302, 13-308, 16-397, 17-404, 17-406, 17-407, 17-411, 17-414, 17-423, 18-430, 18-438, 19-469, 19-470, 20-486, 20-488, 22-547,
4 - DISTRESSING AND WEATHERING PAINTED SURFACES INCLUDING SHADING, CHIPPING, 'FIELD REPAIRS', AND MORE:
1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 2-26, 2-29, 2-31, 2-36, 2-40, 2-47, 2-48, 4-94, 5-107, 6-128, 6-138, 11-252, 11-253, 11-259, 11-260, 13-319, 13-325, 18-430, 19-464,
5 - DISTRESSING AND WEATHERING COVERED SURFACES INCLUDING SHADING, CHIPPING, 'FIELD REPAIRS', AND MORE:
1-19, 2-26, 2-29, 2-31, 2-36, 3-58, 4-98, 5-121, 6-126, 7-157, 8-189, 18-430, 19-464, 11-259,
6 - EXHAUST, GUN SMOKE, AND HEAT TRAILS:
1-23, 3-73, 6-142, 6-147, 7-152, 7-154, 13-316, 13-322, 16-378, 18-430
7 - WEATHERING LANDING GEAR:
10-248,
8 - MAKING OUR COCKPITS AND PILOTS LOOK MORE REALISTIC:
5-109, 5-118, 7-170, 8-176, 8-182, 8-183, 8-188, 9-202, 9-205, 9-209, 9-210, 9-212, 9-213, 9-216, 9-222, 11-259, 14-343, 14-344, 14-349, 15-356, 15-357, 15-365, 15-366, 16-382, 21-516, 21-519, 21-522, 21-525, 22-527, 22-530, 22-532, 22-534,
9 - NOMENCLATURE AND MARKINGS:
12-299, 12-288, 13-307, 13-320, 17-420, 17-421, 18-428, 18-438, 19-466,
10 - REAL ALUMINUM (FOIL) FINISHES:
1-21, 1-25, 3-59, 4-96, 7-162, 7-173, 11-265, 12-280, 13-301, 13-302 , 14-326, 16-377, 16-400, 17-420, 18-438, 18-441, 18-443, 18-445, 18-446, 18-448, 19-456, 19-457, 19-475, 20-478, 20-484, 20-495, 20-499,
11- GUNS AND ARMAMENT
21-503, 21-508, 21-509, 21-512,
12 - FULL SCALE INFO, PICTURES AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION
8-191, 10-239, 12-288, 14-330, 17-404, 17-421, 17-423, 22-529,