Weathering Powders

[damnthevalley]

I use SWM's and Vallejo's. Vallejo makes some awesome pigments, but SWM has just about every color you could want.

[Labrat]

Seconded for SWM's weathering powders, much better than Tamiya's

[wormark]

I've been curious if anyone has used the Tamiya weathering stick and if it is worth it:
[url]http://www.thewarstore.com/product33270.html[/url]

How do the weathering powders feel on the model after application? I'm worried that they will smear or rub off the model.

[superhappyrobot]

I've been curious if anyone has used the Tamiya weathering stick and if it is worth it:
[url]http://www.thewarstore.com/product33270.html[/url]

How do the weathering powders feel on the model after application? I'm worried that they will smear or rub off the model.

I've used the weathering stick. I was unimpressed because it looked like globs of wet mud, but if that's the look you're after, give it a try.

For the most part, the weathering powders stick to the model after the thinner/medium you used to apply them dries, but if you want to use powders on serious gaming minis, then you definitely need to seal the mini (probably with a matte sealant, as glossy would look a bit off). I usually do powders last, typically after painting the mini and base, but before adding static grass. I hit the model with matte varnish after the thinner evaporates, and then I add the static grass on top of the varnish.

[Far Seer]

I'm yet to receive my order of Vallejo weathering powders, hope they're decent!

[Skoby]

I've been curious if anyone has used the Tamiya weathering stick and if it is worth it:
[url]http://www.thewarstore.com/product33270.html[/url]

How do the weathering powders feel on the model after application? I'm worried that they will smear or rub off the model.

I've heard that they do rub off if youre not careful which put me off trying them but I've not actually seen any evidence either way only really chat in my local shop.

[Emerald Rose Widow]

I've used the weathering stick. I was unimpressed because it looked like globs of wet mud, but if that's the look you're after, give it a try.

For the most part, the weathering powders stick to the model after the thinner/medium you used to apply them dries, but if you want to use powders on serious gaming minis, then you definitely need to seal the mini (probably with a matte sealant, as glossy would look a bit off). I usually do powders last, typically after painting the mini and base, but before adding static grass. I hit the model with matte varnish after the thinner evaporates, and then I add the static grass on top of the varnish.

I personally put the matte down after the basing and static grass, it doesn't seem to clump for me and keeps the grass from rubbing off and the basing lasts longer, that is just my experience though