Black wash for finishing touch

[jamesbond007]

Hi
I would like to black wash jet fighter for finishing touch like this shown in this link:
http://www.tamiya.com/english/howto/car1/tip3.htm

But Since neither the enamel flat black nor the enamel thinner available in my local hobby store ,I would like to know is there any alternative ways to do this & get the same result,once I suggest to use Tamiya Paint Marker Pens because they are enamel colors but my local hobby store didn’t recommended that .
I hope to hear from you any suggestions especially from someone that had tried alternative ways & worked very well.
Thanks

[USSDETROIT]

have you considered pro modeller weathering wash? check out their website,it has a tutorial by the famous british chap(cannot remember name) that is quite informative.It is removable and comes in a variety of shades,I am going to try it out.

[jamesbond007]

Thanks , but pro modeller weathering wash doesn't available either in my local hobby store ,what is available are tamiya X & XF acrylic paints & Mr.color.

[golgotha]

Hi 007,
If you can bear ordering by mail, the Promodeller is amazingly good. I have recently used it on the Tamiya 1/32nd F16 CJ underwing fuel tanks and it is so effective and simple I am a committed user.

Otherwise the best things to use are artists oil paints or enamels. If you have painted the aircraft in acrylics, it is best to use the above and in any case I have found over the years that oil/solvent based paints offer the best flow. In preparation it is preferable to apply a layer of gloss medium, over the matt paint, Tamya X22 clear or Future.

You need to work in defined areas, without trying to do the whole aircraft in one sitting.

Take a blob of oil paint or the thick medium from a tin of enamel. Dissolve this into some thinners, Humbrol, white Spirit, Turpenoid, working to achieve a nicely tinted thinner. Stir this regularly as it will seperate out when standing.

Using a good brush, I use a 0, touch the tip to the panel line and caphillery action will flow it along, move along longer lines, avoiding being tempted to flood the area.
Once you have finished an area, say one wing surface, allow this to dry fully. carefully clean any overflow with a thinner dampened [lint free] cloth or Q tip, across the panel lines, not along them or you will probably lift it all out.
If the effect is not to your liking, redo the process, until you are happy with the result.

You need to use a colour that compliments the base colours, browns, greys, but not using black for everything as it can look a little stark.

Also ensure that you weather decals as otherwise they look too stark and unrealistic.

Other than that, like the other new things you are trying, practice, practice, practice.

As ever I hope this is understandable as it is too easy to write a novel and please ask if there are any other things that you need to know.

Aye,

John

[USSDETROIT]

the promodeller is difficult to come by since it is manufactured in the UK? sprue brothers online carries it here in the states, I see so many good results and the gentleman from the UK who is reknowned......he has video tutorial on promodeller site...so many things my local shop does not carry or takes forever to order:(

[bassbison]

How about ink and water. I use a 50/50 mix I also add a little dish cleaning soup to relax the water.

[jamesbond007]

Thanks all for the replies , i found the easiest way that mentioned by bassbison, I have read similar method in this site :

http://www.swannysmodels.com/Weathering.html

But I would like to know what kind of ink that we are talking about here? ,can you be more specific about it ? did it work with you ? what was the results? How do you clean the extra paint after weathering ? what about the dish cleaning soup?
Thanks

[USSDETROIT]

chicken soup I believe:) or is it soap?

[bassbison]

I would say any bottled ink. What I picked up was at OfficeMax and it is called
Citadel Color black ink 61-75. Being it is cut down with water, water can be used to clean-up. It can also be cut it down as much as you need like, 1/3 down to even 9/1Ok dishs soup any kind liquid soup will work will work.

[wander1107]

Bassbison, would this be called calligraphy ink too?