But, I was led to believe that hairspray dissolves with water. I scrubbed the shit out of these vehicles. It was a struggle to get the paint that did come off removed. At one point I even tried using a toothpick to scrape it off.
I was about to give up and drop every single vehicle in the Simple Green. But, I figured I can do that any time so I might as well see how they turn out.
I'm still having a hell of a time with washes. I decided to try Devlan Mud. Works not to bad so far. Basically the same as the BF Shades.
I'm giving everything a coat of thinned down devlan mud. and then going back over some parts with the white. Makes it look kinda dirty.
Because not as much white came off as I had hoped, I decided to paint the entire tracks and wheels muddy. Then i'll put some packed snow here and there. They are actually starting to turn out. I may not dump them in the Simple green after all. At least I know my paint and varnish work well, because I scrubbed the piss out of those things.
Pictures are just at my work station, so they kinda suck. but I'm sure you get the "picture"
I think they look neat. Since I am just starting a German force as well, I have eagerly been following this. Gives me ideas about weathering too. Like basing in a very resistant enamel and doing my light overcoats and using a slightly scratchy pad to just scrape away top coat revealing the black underneath.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I've learned when doing new stuff though, test everything on a throw away model. I have several broken hulls that BF replaced for me so now I use the broken hulls to practice paint schemes and techniques on. May save you headaches in the future.
Can't wait to see more Bake!
I don't bother with the test models any more. There pretty much isn't a single model I have where I haven't tried something new. I'd never get anything done if I used test models.
ReplyDeleteAnd with the discovery of Simple Green I wouldn't give a 2nd thought to dropping a model into it and starting again. A few hours in that stuff and the paint just slides off.
This little test just makes me think Simple Green is even better then I thought because I couldn't scrap the paint from these models.
I'm new to FoW so I'm wondering what this Simple Green is.
ReplyDeleteIts a non-toxic cleaning solution. I used to try super uber atomic turpentine and it didn't always get all the paint off.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.simplegreen.com/
simple green the paint pretty much slides off with hardly any scrubbing.
as I mentioned if I don't like the paint on a model I've done or i've figured out how to paint it better, I have zero qualms about dunking it in the Simple Green and starting over.
I used to really hum and haw about it because it was so much work to clean these models up.
I basically just keep recycling models as I get better and better at painting.
Every model I have is a test model.
I even clean my airbrushes with it. If I don't have time to clean them I'll actually let my brushes sit in simple green until I have time to get to them.
ReplyDeleteThe only down side is that its a great cleaning product, so my wife steals it all the time.
I had to start buying her own jug so that she wouldn't touch mine. There was never any left when I needed it.
While you might have hated the process these vehicles do look killer... With the minor chipping of the whitewash they look 'mid usage'. I think you have a reluctant success on your hands.
ReplyDeleteya they are starting to grow on me.
ReplyDeletelast night I added some white streaks to the HT's so they look pretty dirty.
we'll see how they turn out and then everyone can judge for themselves.