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Grovelin' Grot





Chicago, IL

I'm looking for some help with the paint chipping on my Dakkajet I'm painting up. Normally I would do a rusty red-brown but with the jet being a brighter red (Mephiston Red to be exact) I feel the chipping would be lost.

I have some ideas of grey or a darker metal color but I'm not sure which would be the best. I've attached a WIP of my previous Dakkajet for the color reference (this one is before the weathering).

Can someone please help me pick out a color to undercoat the model? I'll be using chipping medium to simulate paint peeling off.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2018/04/20 15:28:43


 
   
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Legendary Master of the Chapter






Well i dont know if its orkish or not but most flyers would be aluminum. so briiiiiight silver would probably pop more.


 Unit1126PLL wrote:
 Scott-S6 wrote:
And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.

Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!

 
   
Made in us
Dakka Veteran





In general I use several rules of thumb:

Dark->Light Chip
Light->Dark Chip

Light can include metallics though dark generally won't be metallics, but reds, browns, and grays.

For bright reds choose a dark brown/red brown or a silver or gray color.

This choice is further complicated by the use of multiple colors on one model. Which if you chose dark brown on bright red but have dark brown then it won't chip.

This is why folks opt for silvers but silvers metallics can look strange or indistinct (blurry edge if you will) on the model. I prefer more sharp weathering and that requires non-metallics with maybe a few choice spot use of darker metallics.

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Longtime Dakkanaut






I'd use a mixture of silvers and browns. The whole red will also darken, once you wash it.

   
Made in no
Mutilatin' Mad Dok





Norway, Tønsberg

I'd use silver/aluminium colored paint and bright orange rust pigments.
   
Made in ca
Fixture of Dakka





Surrey, BC - Canada

Since Ork's use whatever material they can scrounge could you not use several types of primer colours and then the metallic colour for the bare metal?

You could still use your rusty red-brown...just make it more brown and then inside that your metallic colour.

Aircraft also have lots of oil for lubrication so you could have brown oil in places near the engine, flaps, landing gear, etc. That would add character and help cover any mistakes in weathering.

Black dusting and streaks from every weapon barrel back can also change the look, just do not go overboard.

The suggestions above are all great as well.

Less is always more in weathering.

Hope that helps,

CB

   
 
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