Hi guys this might not be the correct section to put the post in , but here goes.

Im new to the modeling game and i was looking for some advice on weathering . I have seen alot of topics talk about pigments for giving a good effect. so i have bought some to give it ago .

I have bought Mig Pigments #232 Dry Mud and #25 Standard Rust.

I have looked but i can't find a guide to say how to use them , so i was wandering if someone could help and explain to me ( idiots guide really) what i need to do with them.

Im going to be using them on the 1/35 Sd Kfz 251/4 Ausf C that i have other topics about.

cheers in advance

Hi

There will be several people here who can respond authoritatively on the use of pigments, failing them answering your question you could look at this reference written by Mig some time ago.

http://www.missing-lynx.com/rare_world/rw05.htm

Hope it helps.

Alan

http://www.missing-lynx.com/rare_world/rw05.htm
Definitely read this first. Mig's article provides a good overview. If you have specific questions ask them here. I use Mig pigments and I usually use them dry but there are effects you can achieve with isopropyl alcohol.

If I could make a simple suggestion other than reading Mig's article more than a few times and practicing on scrap or a spare practice kit to see how they react beforehand--buy a lot more colors. Limiting yourself to those two is going to cause more frustration than anything. You'd be surprised how few times I even have used the rust color other than for exhausts. I would suggest getting a couple of the prepackaged sets that contain 4-5 pigments in them and this will give you more options. The key to successful weathering, whether it is oil paints, washes or pigments, is to use many colors not just one.

Mig also has a new DVD on Pigments that would be very helpful if you wish to see them being used in action.

HTH,

Mike

Hi all,

This is a perfect thread for me, as I was going to start a new one to ask a related question (and I still may, depending on the answers I get here). I'm newly returning to the modeling thing, and I have never used pigments, and haven't purchased any. What I was going to ask was what folk might suggest for colors to get. I have been looking at the MIG website, and they seem to have a pretty good array of pigment colors, as well as washes in rust colors, etc.

I have a few tanks I'll be weathering, a few are going to be desert tanks (an IDF Merkava IV and a British Challenger II) and one WWII Tiger I tank, which I'll probably paint to match a tank at Normandy. Which of the MIG colors would you recommend, or, if other than MIG colors, which manufacturers and which colors for them? As I wrote I have no experience, and while I was strongly considering the MIG set, as the original poster has done, I also made a list of the individual colors that might be interesting, but not sure at all which ones would be best to start with (and I'm asking not just for pigments, but the washes, too, like rusts, oil/grease, etc.) If regular paints work for the latter, I'll take that advice, too. I have a number of Tamiya acrylic and Model Masters (acrylic and a few enamels) paints, and would prefer to stay with those, but will consider others if it will help with my needs.

Any ideas would be great! Thank you!