I have a 1:16 scale M1A1 that I converted to a USMC M1A1HA (I'll post pics later) Anyways, I was dusting on light brownish colored pastel chalk and got everything on how I wanted it. When it came time to spray it with dullcote to keep the chalk from coming off (this is an RC tank it will be going through some rought terrain) the area of chalk I sprayed with dullcote completely dissapeared. The chalk didn't seem to be on the tank any more. I haven't had this problem before, I wonder what could be wrong....

You can see the abrams here before I added the chalk:


The bustle rack items are made mostly of felt and small plastic boxes(1:16 accesories are in kinda short supply)

Zerotide, Was the dulcoat you used Airbrushed or from the can? Thinner in the can or from the airbrush can make chalks vanish. I use Testors dulcote strait from the bottle. I then run thinner thru several times to clean my Airbrush.

It was an aerosol can. Would using Model Master clear flat overcoat make a difference?

BTW, here are some pics of the tank with the weathering. The is not really that much on there, the camera catches every single speck and the tank looks like its covered in dust.

http://www.MyOnlineImages.com/Members/zerotide/images/DSC00839.JPG

http://www.MyOnlineImages.com/Members/zerotide/images/DSC00841.JPG

http://www.MyOnlineImages.com/Members/zerotide/images/DSC00843.JPG

http://www.MyOnlineImages.com/Members/zerotide/images/DSC00844.JPG

http://www.MyOnlineImages.com/Members/zerotide/images/DSC00845.JPG

Yes straight from the bottle with no thinner. The thinner washes away the chaulk. I have found that using the dulcote with no thinner solves this problem. If you have no airbrush maybe someone else has a way for you to handle this problem.

I have been thinking about getting an airbrush, maybe now is a good time.