Good day to all.

Im sure i'm asking an already answered question. i have been scouring various forums/review sites for a simple explanation of techniques to come up against a plethora of terminology which might as well be foreign to me. I am about to commence building of Tamiya's 1/32 F15C, I have never ventured into the world of weathering/washing etc. I saw this model among my searches http://www.network54.com/Forum/47751/message/1145533242/Hasegawa+1-48+AV-8B+Night+Attack+-+USMC+VMA-223+OIF and wondered how anyone can get such incredible detail to a paint job and how its done, i'm esecially interested in the 'dirty' lines that show up so well. I have a basic knowledge for panel lines, the smudgy marks would finish it off nicely

Welacome aboard Pete:

Here you have a couple of links to weathering techniques description:

https://aeroscale.kitmaker.net//features/19

https://aeroscale.kitmaker.net//features/160

https://aeroscale.kitmaker.net//features/877

https://aeroscale.kitmaker.net//features/86

https://aeroscale.kitmaker.net//features/335

https://aeroscale.kitmaker.net//features/339

You can find this articles in the Features section.
Hope this helps.