Product Review: AK Streaking Effects Set 

Thanks Brad :) Yeah I say a tutorial by MiG and he did it that way. But whenever I try that it all goes to hell lol I find this gives me more control over the individual streaks as I like to work one, shall I say, 'piece' of weathering at a time :D I like the little details but it takes a while though hehe. Anyways thanks for your two cents man :)

Thanks Faron :D Glad you like it!

Yeah AK's weathering products are top notch :) Thanks man

Thanks man :)

Thanks Tung :) Yeah I'd recommend spraying clear or some gloss coat on beforehand if you can just in case it reacts with the paint strangely. Afterwards a matt coat would be a great idea to seal it in the end.

great! I just bought a set with the white spirit and can't wait

Thanks Mark :) Yeah I really like AK's products too, though I can never find their or MiG's washes :( Yeah I probably should have mentionned the clear coat in the vid too :P

I leave it for no more than a few minutes, and sometimes I don't even really wait at all.

aha.... thanks for the reply:)

Thanks Hunter :) Glad you like the review. Yeah I'd love to buy AMMO to support Mig himself and because that stuff is awesome and the colours are bang-on, but I can't get AMMO in Canada yet. And if I order it through the US I'll be paying $15 a bottle due to "brokerage fees" and other crap at the border lol

When I asked ian about it, he said somethjng about shop owners paying to much and as a result, you and your club would pay way to much. So I will ask ian to find a distributer for the products in canada so you can get their products and pay a reasonable price. And Ammo stuf is awesome lol the paints dont need thinning (which is good becuasenim not good at it yet lol) and brush on great to lol and I just want them to release a dry mud pigment and a few others lol but all of those are coming soon jaaj

Ah yeah I forgot to mention that Norm :P Thanks for the reminder though! :)

You did good on that Demo ! a lot of people have a hard time with the streaks... You my friend did it like a pro ! Keep up the good work !

Norm Lajoie Thanks Norm :D Practice is the key!

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Future is awful on anything you don't want to glosscoat...

I always work on a matte surface. I never have the issue you describe there.

Interesting. I've tried the same earlier today (thinned Humbrol enamel w/ White spirit over Vallejo's Matt Varnish), but no matter how little paint i grab on the brush, when i touch the surface, it quickly spreads. Then i've cleaned them with Spirit again, but the whole process wasn't as easy as you do here :(

I never use enough white spirit to even allow it to spread. I use a thin brush that is only a little bit damp with thinners to blend oils or enamels around, so I don't really get an thinner on the surface, rather I use the thinners in the brush to absorb the excess paint. If gloss works best then by all means use that, I just find that surface to be far too smooth for any wearing to bite onto very well.

+Eric Pellerin No I don't use a clear coat. I really should, though...

+Panzermeister36 Hey PM36. We spoke on another video about problems I was having with reactions between white spirits and a Tamiya dull coat. Just wanted to let you know that I've found the solution, and it may also help with the question posed above. Future (Pledge here in Canada) floor polish is the cats meow. I had been hesitant to put anyyhing designed for floors on my tanks for awhile, even with all the good reviews. After applying it with a brush, because I didn't trust putting through my airbrush, it went on beautifully. Not only is it cheap, but it coats perfectly, dries quickly, and protects your paint while giving an awesome surface for enamel/acrylic weathering and decals. I have found that I actually use less weathering solutions because it shows up better. The only problem I have found is that you can't use acrylic thinners like x-20a because it will react, but I use all enamel and distilled water for that stuff anyway. Hope it helps somebody else. For me it has been the greatest discovery of my first year at modelling.

Oh yeah I'm gonna be there! Thanks for the info bud will you be there?

Yeeeup I'm doing a panther G from tamiya,my first model built! Although I'm trying to save up enough money for an eastern front diorama. My friend let me borrow his airbrush so the camp looks really neat! I really over emphasized the micro chipping on the hatches but pigments helped blend it it nicely lol

Michael Fazio ....make a vid..... :D

Basile James Thanks! The matte coat usually takes care of them for me

Ok sounds good, I am off to matte coat my SU-85 now :)

Yes I usually use enamel thinner/zippo fluid now.

@@Panzermeister36 thanks for the reply

I've never used Humbrol but you should have no problem as long as you seal the model before applying these products

+Panzermeister36 thanks!

I got these when I went to Toronto in February. Very hard to get them here in Ottawa :)

The internet is the best place unless you have a well stocked local hobby shop. MegaHobby is one of the better stocked websites in North America.

Canada! Though our dollar is quite different... like this is equivalent to about $25 US

i always thought things were abit better priced there rather than here

Yeah I hear ya it's pretty expensive but you can do the same thing with oil paints :)

Panzermeister36 my oil paints are shiny... :( no use. only for washes.

Joe Makes Model Kits Matt coat at the end will fix that :)

Panzermeister36 how simple thanks! what brand would you recommend?

Joe Makes Model Kits Testor dullcote is common but vallejo matt varnish is for the Airbrush

glen-ross mullen What how??? Where??? That's awesome