http://www.sierrawestscalemodels.com/vanforum/categories/miscellaneous/feed.rss Wed, 19 Jun 13 15:58:54 -0600 Miscellaneous en-CA http://www.sierrawestscalemodels.com/vanforum/discussion/279/creating-sawdust Mon, 13 May 2013 14:48:07 -0600 brownbr 279@/vanforum/discussions
I've been looking at some online photos as reference for sawmill machinery and as one might imagine they are all caked with sawdust. The photos below came from: http://www.4helle.com/used_equipment.htm

So my question became how do I get this look without overdoing it? I'm experimenting with weathering pigments and Rembrandt chalk. When I built the machinery I went with the no paint look. I like the look of the weathered metal and I was unsure of my ability to credibly paint and chip the machinery. So...

For the first experiment I used a brush to pile on some AK North Africa Dust pigments. I didn't brush at all just stacked it on. Then I used odorless mineral spirits to set the pigments by dipping my brush and touching to the casting allowing the spirits to flow onto the piece and saturate the pigments.

After seeing these photos I think the color is close but there is a noticeable lack of variety in the sizes of sawdust. My second experiment is still drying. I scraped a rembrandt chalk stick and did the same process as above. I will post a pic once dry. I think it will have better texture but the color I chose is too dark.

I tried this method because I have noticed that chalks set this way have a nice matte finish and are fairly easy to remove if necessary. I will also try a very fine sawdust from my sander but am worried that if I need to reduce/remove the sawdust there will be an ugly glue spot to deal with. Also the texture of the sawdust may be to coarse for the stuff that would cling to the sides of the machinery.]]> http://www.sierrawestscalemodels.com/vanforum/discussion/203/details-details Sun, 03 Jun 2012 13:34:29 -0600 Bill 203@/vanforum/discussions


I lined the bottom of the boxes with the larger parts and used the tiny pieces on top. In this extreme close up, you can tell the gray piece on the left is plastic and some of the white gears in the right-hand box also look a bit like plastic. However, at a normal viewing angle, those clues disappear and you get a collection of non-descript "stuff" with subtle color differences:





Sometimes just repositioning the boxes makes the the plastic-look fade as well. (Looks like the glue isn't all the way dry yet from this angle.)

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