Thanks, guys.
I guess I'll have to go out and get me some tubes of paste acrylics.
I use tube acrylics and water. Colours can be a mix of all sorts of things. I use burnt sienna, raw umber, burnt umber, black, green and red oxide. The green is very handy if it all gets too red.
Mike
Modelling the UK in 00, and New England - MEC, B&M, D&H and Guilford - in H0
People have used all sorts of fluids for thinning acrylics: running alcohol, winshield washer fluid, water, commercial thinner, etc. I have even tried vodka (it works pretty well).
My suggestion is to try some of the other stuff and see how it reacts BEFORE you try it on a model. Some of the alternative thinners will cause the paint to clump up and congeal, but it depends on the paint and the thinner.
Dave H.
Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com
I am getting ready to weather a corrugated metal-sheathed grain elevator. This is a scratch built reprresentation of a fairly run down structure. I am using acrylic paints to make these washes. My question is: what colors do I use to make these washes for rust and at what ratios?
Also, since I'm using acrylic paints that wash up with water, can I use plain water as a dilutant to make the washes or should I use paint thinner?