| Imagine having just finished putting together your | | | | can then begin to apply it. Dip the tip of your |
| newest model truck. A beautiful forties model | | | | brush only in the wash and allow it to draw in |
| truck it looks great and was fun assembling but | | | | some it. If you overload your brush you can end |
| something doesn't feel right about it. With it | | | | up losing control of the amount of ink left behind. |
| looking cherry just like it rolled off the assembly | | | | By using only the tip you will be able to maintain |
| line it seems quite out of place. You have thought | | | | control of the wash that you are laying down. |
| about it and decided that you really want to | | | | You will next need to touch the brush to the |
| make it look as if it has been sitting in a field | | | | truck. Make sure that it is in the center of where |
| somewhere as cows have grazed around it. Is | | | | you would like the rust to start out. |
| this level of realism really within reach? Well, either | | | | Very carefully draw your brush out and away |
| you could drop it in the middle of a cow pasture | | | | from the place that you want the rust to |
| somewhere and see how it does or you can | | | | originate from. This can help you to make it seem |
| weather it yourself. Think about which one would | | | | much more real. It can also make the paint job |
| be easier. | | | | look fake if it is not applied properly. Make sure |
| If you want to attempt weathering your truck | | | | that each coating of rust has ample time to dry |
| you will be in for a nice surprise. It is rather easy | | | | so that it will look the best possible. |
| to do and requires very little in the way of time | | | | If you want to make a bigger impact with the |
| or supplies. You will only need a selection of earth | | | | rust effect then you need to repeat your steps |
| tone paints, some water, and a paintbrush or two. | | | | several times. The more layers that you add will |
| The first thing you will need to do is to paint your | | | | increase the aging effect. This will highly increase |
| model truck. Make sure not to give it a thorough | | | | the aging effect of a wash. Something you should |
| coating. You will want to miss a few spots a bit | | | | consider is making several different colors of |
| or leave them a little thin. By doing so your rust | | | | washes so that you can more closely simulate |
| spots will stand out much better. While your truck | | | | true rust which is not uniform in color at all. Just |
| is drying you will have time to prepare your rust | | | | think, soon you will be making your own vintage |
| ink. | | | | model trucks in no time. |
| The best way to prepare this ink is to find the | | | | If you want to make the rust stand out even |
| color you will want to use and mix it with water in | | | | more then you can repeat the previous steps. |
| a 1:1 ratio. You will then have what is known as a | | | | Each time you do this it will add a layer to the |
| wash. The way that a wash works is that it | | | | model car that it did not have before making it |
| leaves the water behind as a very light residue | | | | look older and older. The more you add the more |
| but it will not cover up the paint underneath. You | | | | weathered it will appear. Make sure to mix |
| should make sure that the ink and water is | | | | different washes each time. Rust is not uniform in |
| thoroughly mixed so that it does not become | | | | color so neither should your wash. With a bit of |
| separated. If it does you can have thick spots left | | | | practice you will be creating vintage model cars in |
| over on your paint job that can ruin the look of it. | | | | no time at all. |
| After you have properly prepared the wash you | | | | |