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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Hints and Tips/Questions about modeling => Topic started by: GHE on October 03, 2012, 10:42:49 PM

Title: Splis-Splash- take a castor oil bath
Post by: GHE on October 03, 2012, 10:42:49 PM
Messieurs !

How to emulate liquid/mud splashes or oil splashes on a model?

Dilute the paint you opted for well, take a brush and dip it in.
Then take a toothpick or what comes handy and bend the hairs of the brush back.
Now aim well at the area the splashes shall go.
Release the hairs - and voila, splashes are there!
Now you will have to hide from the topkick of your squadron....

Nice thing about it: splashes will look like gone with the airflow

This method also works well with wheathering jeeps, lorries and tanks or boots etc.
You may test it first on a sheet of paper

Horrido!  Gunther
Title: Re: Splis-Splash- take a castor oil bath
Post by: WarrenD on October 07, 2012, 12:50:31 AM
Many years ago, I did the same thing with an old, worn out toothbrush. Just dip in diluted paint of your choice, point at desired area, and pull my fingers across it.

Warren