Weathering Effects

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**BladeTX**

I'm working on creating a White Scars Space Marine army, and I'm going to add light brown sand as the base. Can someone help me with what colors and paints to use to get sand / weathered effect on the marines/vehicles?

**darefsky (Flight Medic Paints)**

Trying to wrap my mind around what you are asking. Are you talking about having the models look like the sand has blown the paint off their armor?

If so I would use the hairspray technique but use aluminum/ steel instead of rust brown under the paint job.

**BladeTX**

Sorry, I just mean like sand build up on their armor. As like a dusty coat on their feet / armor edges / etc. As in they've been running through the sand things like that.

**Desubot**

Use pigment powder

base with sand as normal to build texture/paint as normal.

then dust on pigment powder on the base and a bit on the legs. lock it with isopropanal then varnish to protect.

edited for brain farts.

**BladeTX**

You mean like make up? Sorry, first time attempting basing / weather.

**Desubot**

like
http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=37&zenid=fe9c589670f713418a1be829249bdbc2

there is also mig
forgeworld and a few others that i don't feel like googling.

**darefsky (Flight Medic Paints)**

This is the stuff you want.

http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37_19&products_id=47&zenid=d9423a9a8af80d2b0398a82123f2f6c2

**Fezman**

If you're in a hurry you could just try drybrushing or stippling the sand colour very lightly on to the model around the feet/lower leg area. Try it on a practice model or bit of sprue first, though.

You can check the bottom of this article as well: http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Dakka_Modeling_FAQ:_Weathering#How_do_I_weather_a_Marine_miniature%3F

**BladeTX**

Oh, neat! Thanks!