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Hey guys, I have been painting my ultramarines but i want them to be more weathered down and i am wondering if anyone knows some good guides or has some tips.
I have been all over the net and seen some good ones but they do not show me how it was done.

Thanks in advance
-Carlos

i'm interested too... i have only link and iit is pretty impressing the result...
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z264/jollyroger-studio/gorielWIIIP.jpg?t=1292188407
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z264/jollyroger-studio/ultraWIP.jpg?t=1293999865

I like the blue terminator and how that weathring looks any idea on how it was done?

you might try dripping some devlan mud down the side to make it look sorta dirty in parts. What do you mean by weathering? do you want it sorta like dented or scratched?

You can use a small piece of sponge to apply chipped/rust effects, maybe just practise a bit first on because you have to be careful to get the right consistency of paint. Its very quick and very easy once you get the hang of it. The small chips on the armour in those pictures could have been done with a soft lead pencil.

THANKS!,

Yea like scratched in armour,as if the paint is wearing off and also doing mud or dust

I have never tried a sponge whould a piece of foam work?

I recall there's some decent weathering guides in the articles sections?

cyborgone wrote:THANKS!,

Yea like scratched in armour,as if the paint is wearing off and also doing mud or dust

I have never tried a sponge whould a piece of foam work?

Fine foam would work. You have to practice with any new method you try.

The sponge method works quite well for representing chipped paint, once you get the hang of it. Try painting up some scrap bits of sprue and trying it out. Plenty of tutorials out there and the key seems to be limiting the amount of paint used - load the sponge more like you were drybrushing than painting normally.

More subtle wear and tear on plate edges can be achieved by rubbing with graphite. A soft-leaded pencil does the trick just fine. I use this method all the time and to pretty good effect.

If you want to go all out, weathering pigments are available that can really bump up the realism. You can find them in all sorts of tones, from shades of rust and soil to soot to snow.

Watch this. Les does a great job of using trompe l'oeil for the armor. Look @ 6:25 or so into the vid for the technique specifically.

I have yet to try the sponge method, need a good piece to use, but in that video it looks like they put black in places and just while leaving some black showing they put in a slight hilight am i correct?

Ill post some pics up soon on how they coming out.


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Also has anyone tried using that marmite weathering style on marine models? It certainly looks like a good way to weather tanks but i dono how it would look on guys.

Thanks again guys

Forgeworld provides a nice tutorial on their website about how to use their weathering effects dusts. They demonstrate on tanks, but im sure the same technique could be applied to Marines. Best of luck!