Question 1

Mig pigments.

I am building a small WW 1 dio with a Mark IV male british tank and have bought a set of mig fresh mud, OK so far so good any hints on how I can best make use of them. Had a quick experiment and did a small pactch in a crater and still waiting till I get home to check the effect.


Question 2

Standing water.

I have bought a pot of Vajello gloss acrylic gel and I am at a loss to work out how to apply it in a smooth flat way to make water can anybody help me????

If this does not work do you think that I can colour PVA glue with a bit of pigment or pait to make an almost opaque standing water effect?


well that actually makes it 3+ questions


Thanks in advance

Paul

Hi Paul,

Well, I came over here to ask a question of my own and saw yours, so....

....the pigments will need to be mixed with something, and just so happens you already have something - the acrylic gel (which, by the way, won't be of much use for the water since it's just too "stiff"). Mix the pigments into some of the gel - try different proportions till it looks like mud - and apply to the vehicle. I use a small pointed palette knife, but anything that will hold the mixture will be fine.

As far as standing, muddy water, you can use a piece of plain styrene. Epoxy a piece where you want it on the base - you can place groundwork up to the area if you need some elevation or whatever - finish placing the groundwork over the edge of the styrene, paint it with a muddy brown color then put a coat of clear gloss and there you go.

Hope this helps,
Barry

cheers for the reply, however I think I will try a coat of pva over pigments first to give a more 3-D feel.

paul