Article Discussion: Marmite Weathering Method

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**3ff3ct**

I suppose any kind of spreadable food produce would suffice? Marmite is great anyway! Get it on yer butties!

**Gearhead**

Wow, that's the best use for Marmite that I've heard yet!

**ComeFindMe**

Brilliant...don't think I wanna know how you came across this method though

**The New Romance**

ComeFindMe wrote:Brilliant...don't think I wanna know how you came across this method though

That's exactly what I was asking myself. I hope the author's some sort of food chemist and created this as a brain excercise. But it looks really cool! However, doesn't the primary paint wear off when you put it into the water?

**Kilkrazy**

He probably dropped his toast onto a model while painting it.

Acrylic which has properly cured and set is fairly waterproof though I would avoid scrubbing hard.

**physcosamatic**

does this work with vegemight?

**Kilkrazy**

Yes.

It works with anything which will stick to the model, repel paint, and be washable off afterwards.

Marmite/Vegemite produces blobby areas of worn paint, while coarse sea salt produces irregular areas with sharper, squarer edges.

**Saldiven**

Um....

Your supposed to eat that stuff?

**Kilkrazy**

No, it's reserved for pure-blood British and their closest allies.

Hands off our Marmite!!!

**5P0G**

is there anything else that you can use instead of marmite because the stuff makes me gag XD

**Kilkrazy**

Stiff honey would work.

Rubber gum works too, you just have to actively peel it off.

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Nutella or peanut butter would probably work.

**5P0G**

Ah i shal start testing *raids the cupboards*

**Owain**

Curses! How can you afford to waste good Marmite like that? It's so hard to find in the US. Still, interesting idea and really cool results.

**warboss spinetwizta**

YOU know i happen to LOVE marmite on top of butter for my toast its SWEET & SOUR at the same TIME!

**Imperial Monkey**

Do you paint the top colour straight after applying the marmite or do you wait a bit??

You either love it oryou hate it, just decide guys!!

**Boss 'eadbreaka**

That is the wierdest gak I have ever seen. And I like it! Now, where's that vegemite...

**purplefood**

That is ridiculously awesome + funny

**children of filth**

Now i can have my tank and eat it too

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**Brunius**

Where's my jar of vegemite got to

**Budgie**

Marmite's good stuff..... Nice effect too

I wonder if the tank in question smells of marmite for the next battle?

**Grundz**

Well, can't find this stuff at a local food store, but anyways..

How am I applying it? is it going to clump up like shown by itself on the foam? I love the effect but seems like it would be easy to mess up by adding too much...

**Popsicle**

Grundz wrote:Well, can't find this stuff at a local food store, but anyways..

How am I applying it? is it going to clump up like shown by itself on the foam? I love the effect but seems like it would be easy to mess up by adding too much...

If you add too much, just take it to the Sink, and wash off the Marmite before you paint a Second Layer. Then dry the Mini, and re-apply.

I hate Marmite - the smell literally makes me throw up - so I'll enquire whether Butter works. Or Ketchup.

[Edit: Neither of which I put on my toast, by the way!]

**Mr. Cashwell**

This method works great and also good explanation its 100% how i did this fortress I made back in June

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/299004.page

There are some photos with examples in the link

**Leprousy**

I use the liquid latex method myself. If applied with a green scrubby pad you can get alot more fine detail, although the marmite is a heck of alot easier to clean off. Funny and smart idea.

I've also been meaning to try the water soluable hairspray and rock salt method. You lightly spray it and apply coarse salt to it while wet. after airbrushing you just wash it all off. Upside is it apparently give very detailed look. Downside is you have to use the airbrush.