Weathering Model Airplanes with Oil Paints

Nobody can accurately weather a model aircraft. There’s the right way to do it, then there’s the majority of the model geek community who believe that artistic license is the proper way to weather.

Thank you!!!

Thanks a lot. Very useful tutorial 🙂

That looks great!

I use a similar method on the 700 scale rc AH-1 I'm building. I use a thinner that I make at home instead. Water, isopropyl, glycerin. I will also put mix into my airbrush since it'll cover nicely and I can go back over painted areas and use the 1st stage on the airbrush to move and smear as desired for the rusty dripping running look. Thank you for the video, I'll give it a try!

Bonus tip: get some air moving when you're doing this stuff, those spirits will give you a headache.

ok so i have tried this numerous times and i always get like a "stain ring" in the area i am applying it. how do i combat this

What if youre using mrp's lacquers? Would using this technique hurt that paint?

Super technique , i go try myself .
How Manu Time take the paint to dry , to continu the job ?

Can this work on top of lacquer coats?

Hay algo que no se explica al principio es su la maqueta debe estar barnizada y con que barniz ya que si se realizan lavados estos son al aceite, gracias y muy buen tutorial exelente

Morning, after you apply a color do you seal it before the next color?

Great tip

Do the mineral spirits not damage the acrylic undercoat? I thought oil based products over the top of acrylic would cause issues...

Do you topcoat before weathering?

Thanks for the lesson I’m working on the space shuttle monogram 1:72 looking forward to watching some more of you great videos thanks

You’ve added a new technique to my weathering toolkit. By pre washing with spirits then being able to add oils straight from the tube, I have unlimited control of the process. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

How long do you let the oil paints dry for?
Thanks for the awesome videos mate!

Im looking for some inspiration, I'm going to be painting Eldar Falcon gravtanks. Now they are tanks that fly... Should i paint vertical AND horisontal weathering? One type of weathering for when they stand or move slowly and one when they move at speed? That would make a weird crosshatch pattern?

Hahaha, "...still looks a little 'plane' to me..." brilliant!

Awesome video. I recently tried this however The white spirits removed the airbrush paint right off my model when I applied it- what did I do wrong?

I have been building models since I was about 8 years old, I'm 63 now and I have learned so much. Been building a 1:72 Bell Helo and I have used a lot of his ideas, it's turning out great. Really enjoy the videos.

Really fantastic! I'll be trying this on my Meng FA18. A couple of questions:

1. For how long do you need to let the oils dry before putting any other coats (varnish, clear coats etc) over top of them?

2. Which brand of clear coat do you use (Future is not available in my part of the world!)?

Thanks for sharing this, really helpful and you explain it so clearly. Going to try it out on my current build (1/48 A-10). Can you do it over decals?

Very informative, thanks!

Superb tutorial...thank you 👍

love this video very helpfull is there any part one for the grey base paint tutorial ??

Will this work with turpentine instead of white spirit? Amazed it doesn't tarnish the tamiya base coat.

Are you applying the wash (oils) over what type base? is that model sprayed in oil or acrylic? Thank! great work!

Thanks Chad. Once again, I’ve learned much from you. It’s now the time to practice. 😁

I love this tutorial. I'm planning to do the same with a 1/144 F-117 nighthawk. What oil colors should I use to do a weathering effect?

make a cargo Weathering Model Airplane

Thxs 🙏🏻

These videos are superb, particularly like yr tutorial on using oils, well done sir, keep em coming

I was looking for something like this for a while and love the way you achieve this effect. I'm definitely trying it on my current build. Two questions if I may, 1. Will this work on something that has raised rivets? And 2. Will this work with turpentine instead of white spirits?

I'm working on my 1:72 F/A-18 super hornet. I can't find any wine spirits. Is there any substitute for oil paint dillution? Thanks

My first foray into this after watching this didn't go so well. The aileron streaking worked really well but the panel bleaching didn't work at all for me. I assume it doesn't work on gloss or satin finishes. The oil just smears around the surface and looks more like a blemish than an intentional effect. If anything it's better for panel lines than general washes which can stain the paint so even I never master it, it certainly wasn't a waste of time. I'll keep trying.

Very good video from weathering working

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the video. One question: do we need an overcoat before applying the oil?

Hey Chad!
Thank you very much for you highly educational videos! This particular video is very good on my opinion. I'm starting to try weathering and inmy humble opinion, your technique gives a very realistic result. When you refer to using white spirit, do you mean alcohol?
Thanks again and i'll definitely follow your work👍

When you do the second weathering stage over the decals do you do it over a varnish coat?

Did what you did in the video, did not work. I put a bit of white spirit below, put a little bit of paint. When I put white spirit over it, the paint goes everywhere.

More info about your scratchbuilt Pucara please !

So helpful! Thank you for putting together such a simple video for something that I thought for sure was going to be really complicated!

Aww man i would love to see the build video of the rafale :( anywho great tips thank you for sharing 🤘🏾

"It still looks a little plane to me." <- That's a great pun.

Perfect likes! no dislikes!

Short and sweet w/o the 20 minutes of blah, blah, blah that often accompanies modeling videos. You've earned a subscriber!

It's a silly fashion making panel lines exaggerated and out of scale.