BK741 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 After my step by step topic on weathering a JD 3650 I thought I would do the same for adding mud and mucky water effects to more modern tractors. Here we have a JCB Fastrac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 I want the Fastrac to like it has been during lots of road work this time of year so has rain grime and spray over it. Ive noticed a few round before Christmas hauling sugar beet and maize. To get the effect of spray and grime I use a air brush and a clay based weathering wash. I use an old SprayCraft suction feed air brush for apply the wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 I will be using clay washed from Flory Models. They are nice and safe to use only being made from clay powders and water. The washed will quite happily spray through a air brush with no problems, I have been using them for 12 months now and only had my air brush block up once and that's because I left the wash in it for a.few days. Being water based I use water to clean through my air brush after use. The other great thing is the wash can be easily removed from your model.by a quick wipe with a damp cloth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 First I want to apply a light dusting of grime wash over the lower half of the tractor. I put a drop in the air brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 i apply a light dusting over the lower tractor making sure its on the wheels and tyre treads. Left to dry off for 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 I give the lower tractor two more light coats of the grime wash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I can't believe how easy you make this look, especially with the airbrush, I have never got on with mine at all, no matter what I try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 7 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: I can't believe how easy you make this look, especially with the airbrush, I have never got on with mine at all, no matter what I try Thanks. I just seam to be able to pick up my air brush and do it. I cant make any thing out of plasti card for toffee I'm hopeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 Using the Flory models brown wash next I apply this in thin layers as before but the brown wash wont run so much as it can grip the grime wash applied before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 After waiting for the wash to dry I wanted the tractor to have a wet muddy look. To do this I spray a acyclic gloss varnish over the mud wash. When dry this will give the effect of a wet look. I use acyclic varnish as it doesn't smell too much and when thinned with a little tap water very easy to spray with an air brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 I apply the varnish in thin coats doing 3 or 4 coats. Making sure the tyres are covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 That's about it I think im calling it done. You could spray more wash on to give even more mud and spray or less depending on the effect wanted. Even down to mixing wash's to to get the right shade of mud. Being clay and water based the effect and be washed off at any time before the varnish is applied to the tractor. The varnish after being allowed to dry makes the weathering very hard wearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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