HOW TO... WEATHER WITH POWDERS
Last month I demonstrated airbrushing as a painting and weathering technique for models on a Peco turntable. Weathering not only customises models to make them more individual, but it can also tell a story, creating an illusion of wear and tear, depicting age and making models appear to have existed for longer.
The most accessible technique is using weathering powders – dense pigments that are applied by brush, and readily attach themselves to textured surfaces. Weathering powders are available in a number of useful shades for modellers, from a number of manufacturers. The most common – and useful – shades to have in stock when modelling are smoke, white, rust (in various shades) red oxide, and
