Weathering techniques: Share your favorites

[Extra Crispy]

I generally don't do a lot of weathering on my Micro Armor, but I'm starting to experiment with it.

I've tried dry brushing with a dust color but it does just the opposite of what it should do: put dust in the crevices and not on raised surfaces, which based on photos should weather last. I'm going to try a wash of a dusty brown color instead.

What are your favorite weathering / aging techniques for dust, rust and muck?

[The Real Bill]

I like to use a thinned out blackwash. This is really easy to do, and has great effects of bringing out the cast details on the model. I also do some drybrushing, and I have had nice results. Like the blackwash, the drybrushing really highlights the details that are cast into the design of the model. I have heard of people who airbrush using a very fine setting to "dust" the model. The dusting effect may be tough to get without an airbrush. I think that applying "muck" would be a harder technique that would require an experienced hand to get a good look. If anyone does this, I would really like to hear how they do it.

[paul]

After painting the figure I usually do a blackwash focusing on the hatches, engine grills and boxes. Then I use a dry brush with khaki or dirt color and hit the upper areas of the raised pieces of the vehicle. Usually by doing the dry brushing I'm hitting some of the flat areas and giving them a light coloring as well.