i wish to weather my WW2 Aircraft, can anyone please recommend a quality product of pigment, patels and color pencils. i hear good things about prismacolor pencils. i want to be able to make oil streaks, stains and paint chips, exhaust and machine gun powder streaks. thank you.

Look for chalk pastels* in art stores. They come in sticks that you can grind or sand a little dust off and then brush or swab on to your model. You'll want black, white and brown shades. With a little practise you can mix up your own custom shades of greys, greyish browns and the like.

Silver prismacolour pencils are good for doing minor paint chips and wear in cockpits, wing roots and the like


*NOT oil pastels! They'll strip off enamels, and they smear rather than give dust when you sand them.

thank you

I am giving a BIG second to Jessicas suggestion. I have my original set that I bought when I was a teenager and it cost me $6. Best investment ever in art supplies. Cheers.

Hi,

I used pigments before, but soon switched to chalk pastels. The number of shades and ease of handling, plus the effects that you can achieve with mixing and careful application is far more superior than any of the pigment I tried. It is less expensive, and the effects are stunning. One chalk pastel will last you long enough for simple weathering tasks.

All the best,
Entoni

the prismacolour pencils, would they be just the standard pencil crayons? thank you

Hi Rob,

Here's just a bit of my collection stored in a tin container:



I believe that there are many different brands for various markets, and I am buying these at the local artist shop. They're a bit more expensive, but they worth every pence. The chalk pastels are dry, and the fine particles can be easily dusted of with a brush and applied to the model. As you can see from the photo, I am using just two regular brushes that I cut down, so that the hairs are more firm.

Hope this helps,

Entoni

They're a brand name so yes, standard coloured pencils. It's just that prismacolour is well known to have silver pencils in their range.

great! thank you for the help everyone.

Hi mate,
I use Velllejo weathering pigments,you dont need many,...black,white,.....black+white=grey,.......brown...brown+white=light brown.I got mine off e bay for £3.25 a 30g pot they are realy finely ground and stick well and go a long way.I also use a set of Tamiya weathering set (soot,rust&white),it's not a must but the soot is great for gunpowder burns!!.Dont get confused go with what fells best for you and your pocket!
Happy weathering!!
Mick.