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Hey all,

First time posting. I have just gotten back into tabletop gaming after being out of it for about 15yrs.

My first World Eater Chaos Land Raider Paint.. Part of my World Eater Army I am building.





Moving post....my bad

Very nice. I especially like the mud and dirt on the treads and ramp, how did you achieve that?

Looks great! Wondering how you got it to look so dusty lol.

 Gogsnik wrote:
Very nice. I especially like the mud and dirt on the treads and ramp, how did you achieve that?

I used Vallejo pigments with mat varnish to achieve the adhesion. I been building tank models for some time basically took that technique over to it. I am thinking of re-spraying the model in Gloss varnish to get rid of the white haze.


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 Glaiceana wrote:
Looks great! Wondering how you got it to look so dusty lol.

I think it was a reaction to using gloss varnish (Pledge Floor Care ) (Kleer) as initial gloss coat then re sprayed Vallejo Matt Varnish. I might re-spray some gloss to get rid of the white .Haze


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Problem with gloss it has too much of a shine.

http://i.imgur.com/dZx2l5S.jpg


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 Gogsnik wrote:
Very nice. I especially like the mud and dirt on the treads and ramp, how did you achieve that?

http://i.imgur.com/dZx2l5S.jpg


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 Glaiceana wrote:
Looks great! Wondering how you got it to look so dusty lol.

I am also thinking it was the flash on my camera bringing out the Flat Varnish. It's not that dusty =)

In terms of a varnish, you might want to think about Liquitex Matte Medium. It removes gloss pretty nicely and looks good to boot.

Wait adding matt medium to gloss varnish works? I will need to try that.

 techsoldaten wrote:
In terms of a varnish, you might want to think about Liquitex Matte Medium. It removes gloss pretty nicely and looks good to boot.

Thnx I'll look into that. The Truth is it's not that dusty. The Flash picked up a lot in the photo. I'm using my Camera phone to take photos.


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Taldeer wrote:
Wait adding matt medium to gloss varnish works? I will need to try that.

No you would spray it on as a 2nd coat. Let the gloss dry first. It's removes that gloss. I use gloss to put decals because it dries smoother than matt. Also the (Pledge Floor Care ) (Kleer) is one of the best "cheap" sealers you can use to seal paint on models.

About three different typs of paint/pigment et cetera I've been put onto in the last week and now another to add to the list; I need to stop asking questions!

Thanks for the answer though, much appreciated.