weathering

I am in the process of scratch building an EE-3 blaster and will soon be painting it. I want to give it a really battered, old and almost rusty llook. Does anyone now how to get the rusty look? the scratches and dents are not a problem but the rust i can see is going to be.

wash it with watered down brown/orange acrilic and then dab it off with a clean tissue, works great.

go with fettsters method. also, i would use a grey primer as the color. speckle it with black, rub it in the dirt, etc.

You could also try dry brushing on chalk pastel powder, "Burnt Sienna" has a nice rust, dirt looking quality.

cheers ppl will give it a go.

i want this bad boy to look as though is has been left in the rain for a few weeks

Well if its rustable, leave it out in the rain lol only kidding, the other ideas are spot on

DA