Tips Bench Tuesday - Marker Pen Weathering Effects

Tips Bench Tuesday - Marker Pen Weathering Effects

A weathered model always stands out from the crowd and as an owner serves to create a greater sense of pride in said ownership of such a model. Out of the box, it's the same as everyone else's, a great-looking model sure, but nevertheless the same. And yet by investing just a little time, effort, and patience and stepping into the fold of weathering your camouflaged warbird, you really end up with a model that is 'yours' in the truest sense of the word. You become part of it with the time and attention you'll spend making it stand out from the crowd, and through this process of weathering, you take a greater sense of ownership and thus pride in your model when taking it out to the flying field.

So now you must be thinking this magical process that transforms your shiny new PNP camouflage painted warbird into a standout model on the field and a constant source of pride must be some ancient processes learned through years of modeling or passed on through generations. Well, maybe in some cases it has been and can be, but the happy news is you can get excellent results in just a matter of hours (and rather pleasurable hours at that) mixed with a little trial and error and the key ingredient, a simple silver marker pen!

That is not to say there is no method to the process, indeed there is, but weathering a camouflaged model with this silver marker pen technique IS straightforwards, DOES NOT require any great skill or investment, CAN be done quickly and easily, and gives STUNNING results when combined with the dry brushing weathering we've already covered.

Happily for you guys we've made a brief walk-through on the 'marker pen weathering' technique in our latest "Tips Bench Tuesday". Take a look for yourself below and better yet give it a go. It's the easiest way you'll find of bringing your latest warbird purchase to life and the cheapest and most rewarding too.

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