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Weathering

A factory-fresh finish is only half the story; weathering is what makes a model look like the machine it depicts. These materials add grime, dust, wear and mud over a finished paint job. Most of them go on after the base coat is hard-dry.

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Weathering Powders

Humbrol Weathering Powders come in 45ml plastic tubs and build realistic dust, dirt and wear on models, figures and dioramas. They are non-hazardous, simple to use, and versatile: the same tub works dry, wet or mixed into paint.
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Washes

Humbrol Enamel Washes are solvent-based weathering solutions in 28ml plastic tubs, made for realistic weathered, oiled and grime effects. Brush a wash over the finished paintwork and it shades the surface the way real dirt would. Each colour dries in 10 to 20 minutes.

The weathering products, by job

Washes are solvent-based enamel solutions for grime, oil stains and wear, brushed over the finished colour. Weathering Powders add dust and dirt, applied dry, worked in wet or mixed with paints. All of them can be combined: powders mix with washes, and shades mix with each other.

Weathering a model kit, in order

Weather over a hard-dry base of Acrylic or Enamel, building the effect in stages rather than one heavy pass. Powder needs fixing in place afterwards, with Matt Modelcote varnish or DecalFix, or it stays loose to the touch. Washes dry in 10 to 20 minutes, so layers build quickly. Try the effect on a small test area first to check suitability.