Hi there,

I am planning to make a damaged tank with lots of rust, as if it's standing there for a long time. Can someone tell me which color combinations are best for this and how to apply them. I also use pigments but that's for the final touch.

Wouter

Hi there Wouter

I do mostly aircraft, so I'm not really the one to answer this! , but I remembered a great post from a while back...

salt technique: disaster by bep.

This was a case of not achieving the intended result, but stumbling across a really great effect, which might be just what you need for this project.

Hope this helps

Rowan

APbullet, I do not use paints for adding rust effects to my models. Simply because I do not like the brightness of the colors so often used.
If I may suggest a different approach, use real rust. It is applied very similar to pigments and pastels, except you mix it with a little water, apply, allow to dry, than blend with a soft brush.
Real rust "dust" is easily gotten by using fine sandpaper on a piece of rusty metal over a piece of newspaper. There is probably a piece of rusty metal sitting in the backyard. Extra fine sandpaper will give you a finer dust, and coarse paper will give you a more "chunky" rust dust that looks very realistic for a vehicle that has been abandoned for a long time.

You can see some of the rust "dust" effect applied to parts of this Sherman: