I used some damp varnish and got a very frosty looking result. Instead of gloss varnish as advised I used a very very very thin coat of Revell Africa Brown, much more thinner than paint.
The result is a bit over the top. Any ideas for salvaging the build?
Unfortunately, other than a strip and repaint, not really. It doesn’t look too bad, just very dusty.
All acrylic? If so, yes, no other choice but to remove the whole paint and redo it
It was acrylic but I do not really want to strip it. I’ll try toning down the dusty effect before I resort to extreme measures
You can drybrush the original camo colors over each colored area to tone down the sandy wash a bit and brighten up the original colors.
You could try misting light earth over most of it, as if it’s been driving along on a wet, mud covered street. There are countless photos of tanks appearing like this. This mist can cover virtually the whole tank.
First off, I like weathering. But yes there are limits.
Remember the battle field is a dirty place. And if your idea was that this tank was deployed in a “dirt” (As opposed to a forested or desert) area, I think your fine.
“Wear” weathering is different, places where a person walks will have more paint worn down and the bare metal will show through (Like raised areas) than side skirts…
If you planning on striping the paint, here is a couple of things to try. What do you have to lose? try to tone down the color with a lighter color. It will give the impression of sun fade. If you don’t like that, spray the whole tank in matt black, and repaint.
I don’t see why you would need to, unless the paint has gone on really thick. If you want to repaint a model, just go over what’s already on it with a new base coat and proceed from there.
I think it looks good. Looks like it ran in a very dry and dusty environment your dust wash looks a lot better then some of the “out of the sludge” washes that look they fell in an open sewer drain.