I have seen many modelers do this, but is there a guide or step by step illustrations anywhere that can show a beginner how to emulate this?

I'm also interested in this. I do recall vaguely from old Tamiya catalogues that clear paint can be used for this? Is that correct?

Rudi

well I found this guy's web page and he's a master at what he does, and he states that he uses clear paints for this, I just want to see someone actually do it step by step
Italian Horses either way this guy has amazing skills!

What kind do you mean Alex? The ends of a pipe or the darkening that happens where the exhaust manifold meets the heads on an engine? There are some easy methods to simulate this. Do you have by chance any rust, brown or black pastel chalk, 300 grit sandpaper and an old small bristle paintbrush?

Hooorah! Semper Fi!

I would suggest pigments of some form, being an armour modeller .

Check out this article for some advice better than I could give!

http://missing-lynx.com/rare_world/rw05.htm

SCOTT

Try Tamyia

the darkening that happens in areas with most heat exposure, usually a blueish and yellowish color.

Semper Fi!

The bluish color can either be drybrushed on using a basic dark blue. There are many How-To's on drybrushing found on Armor-related websites such as here, Missing Lynx or others. That way you'll have more control over the amount of color you apply. The yellowing can be added using a thinned-out Clear Yellow (Tamiya has a good one) applied with a small brush. Hope this helps. I'll be adding this and many other "How-To's to my website as soon as time permits. Keep on truckin Marine, Hooorah!

Hi Alex,

If you are talking on a motorcycle you can use clear yellow and clear blue to achieve that effect.

Hope this helps,
Angel

Tamiya also has a weathering powder set "Weathering Master Set D" with the colors to make the heat discoloration on exhaust pipes. See the web page
http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/87080weathering/index.htm
and scroll about 3/4 of the way down and you can view a video on how to use it. Good stuff and you don't even need an airbrush!!

This is awesome, thanks for the info, Im going to look into this