Weathering technique on Biker Scouts - ideas?

[Shaunpug]

Hey everyone! This is my first post here on the RPF. I'm in the process of trying to acquire all of the "found" parts for the Biker Scout, and while I wait in between finding different pieces I wanted to work on weathering my armor in a screen accurate manner. Here are a few close ups from the complete saga blu ray:

I know that they used a combination of rattle can and airbrush, but in your professional opinions, how do I achieve this look? I've got lots of scrap ABS to practice on as well.[emoji106]

Here's a pic of EFXs booth display. Similar weathering used here.

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[mortifactor]

Definitely looks sprayed on and scratched off. Sometimes when my airbrush is on too high a pressure I accidenty get a dusty weathered spray look. It rubs off easily too.

There is probably a specific product nowadays that scratches easily, but a dirty diluted paint mix looks like it'd do it. Maybe the chaotic scratches can be achieved by randomly rubbing it with tin foil or shaking some driveway stones over it. There might even be charcoal dust involved also in the first pic.

Clear coat to keep it intact when finished. It is definitely something to practice first to nail the look. Hardest bit will be to avoid any directionality or obvious sign of a human hand's involvement on the scratches (like when you weather things with sandpaper but it just looks like somebody weathered it with sand paper i.e. fake)

I wouldn't risk a rattle can personally, easy for them to do originally but hard to control to copy. Get a badger 250 spray gun (very cheap) and some tamiya acrylic (nato black and black looks about right)

edit: also, stormtrooper guys rub checkout receipts over their armour to get subtle black scuffs. Probably not what we see on the scout, but a decent technique anyway.

 

[Shaunpug]

Definitely looks sprayed on and scratched off. Sometimes when my airbrush is on too high a pressure I accidenty get a dusty weathered spray look. It rubs off easily too.

There is probably a specific product nowadays that scratches easily, but a dirty diluted paint mix looks like it'd do it. Maybe the chaotic scratches can be achieved by randomly rubbing it with tin foil or shaking some driveway stones over it. There might even be charcoal dust involved also in the first pic.

Clear coat to keep it intact when finished. It is definitely something to practice first to nail the look. Hardest bit will be to avoid any directionality or obvious sign of a human hand's involvement on the scratches (like when you weather things with sandpaper but it just looks like somebody weathered it with sand paper i.e. fake)

I wouldn't risk a rattle can personally, easy for them to do originally but hard to control to copy. Get a badger 250 spray gun (very cheap) and some tamiya acrylic (nato black and black looks about right)

edit: also, stormtrooper guys rub checkout receipts over their armour to get subtle black scuffs. Probably not what we see on the scout, but a decent technique anyway.

Nice! I already have an iwata airbrush and plenty of Tamiya paints. I can definitely see the "black" but there also seems to be a bit of "brown" in there as well...maybe just some diluted black paint like you were saying?

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[DizzyStrmtroopr]

if youve got gloss ABS, do the same technique we do with sandtroopers. water down acrylic paint a little bit and mix well, you want it about the consistancy of milk. brush it all over the part then use a damp (not soaked) rag and blot around so it spreads while absorbing some of the excess from the brush strokes. repeat for a heavier application if needed or if youve applied too much use a clean wet towel to thin it out. and i would suggest using it watered down slightly, not as much this time, in your airbrush for the "spray" effects on the scout after the initial blotting wash is dry. just dont let it dry up in your airbrush, itll cake up in there. acrylic paints come off the armor with rubbing alcohol and a paper towel fairly easily if you ever need to start over.