"MIG Washes" Topic

Has anybody used these? I bought some inservice miniatures and they have a lot more scribe lines than Scotia. The scribe lines are three different sizes. I use a small micron pen to darken the scribe lines on the Scotia planes, however I do not believe that this will look as good. I have attached a link to the MIG washes. Any advice would be appreciated.

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I have used the tri-colour stuff from the german filter set on my Battlefront German armour just to tone everything down at the end of the paintng process. I just slap it all over the armour after i have done all my airbrushing.

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I tried the brown stuff you have linked to today on some armoured cars, i found it far to dark as it stained all the colours and ended up re-washing the armour with some thinners to bring the colours back. I could see myself using it to shade armour after a base coat though, but only if i run out of Peat Brown ink first.

Hi Craig, really nice vehicles. So do you tone down with airbrush as well or just airbrush the base color and then apply the filters?.

Thanks.

My normal process is this.

1. Airbrush the base colour.
2. Peat brown ink the entire thing (inc matt medium in the ink).
3. Give the entire model a light dry brush for highlighting sharp edges (i use vallejo Dark sand on my german vehicles)
4. Airbrush the base colour again avoiding the recesses shaded by the ink and the edges caught y the drybrushing.
5. Airbrush any camo scheme on as again avoiding the recesses.
6. Wash the enitre vehicle in the MIG tri colour filter.

It gives a factory fresh look more than anything else, but i like it.

I am of the opinion that much of the MIG stuff is a waste of time at 15mm though, particularly for gaming pieces, since the effects they create are lost on the gaming table.

Also bear in mind that this stuff is coming from a modellers tool box, and that the models they make are not, generally meant to be handled and lugged about like gaming pieces.

I am trying to borrow a MIG book off a friend,

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at the moment that shows how these products are used on bigger scale vehicles so hopefully that will guide to a more correct use for them.

Thanks a lot for sharing it Craig.

MIG book is very good, but it's aimed at 1/35 vehicles. I tried some tanks with it but I made too much weathering and the tanks nearly seemed to be wrecks.

I like your method and have to try it, the tanks are very nice. Thank you.

I'd heartily recommend the MiG FAQ, agreed its 1/35 focused, but it has all you need, just moderate as required. I'm experimenting with MiG filters on 28mm vehicle, juries still out although i agree 15mm would be overkill.

Troop of Shewe

ARe MIG filters and washes water soluable, by the way?