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Minidragon Now came the weathering! This can be daunting. At this point you probably have a pretty decent-looking paint job, and you might start worrying about ruining all your nice work! "Damn the torpedoes!" I said and forged ahead. The key is to take it slow and not get carried away with your battle damage/weathering. I painted on dings/scratches/stains in small sections, then surveyed the effect for a bit before continuing. In this way, I made myself carefully consider whether or not a section needed more work before carrying on to a new area. ![]() I've basically got three types of "weathering" on here; stains, scratches, and chips. Here's how I did each:
![]() The seat and other black bits were based with black (surprised?), and highlighted by mixing in white and painting the lighter shades on in successively smaller areas. I decided the machine needed more controls than just the two sticks, so I painted on some buttons, a little radar screen, and a throttle indicator. Last, I painted a couple small bits of the gun silver. ![]() |