Pro-Modellers Wash

[Guest]

Hi all , anyone know where I can find some pro-modellers wash I`ve searched the net but no luck , also has anyone used this water base wash that I found on eBay (please see photo)

Cheers

Richy

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[Guest]

Promodellers wash is available from Promodeller.com, Little Cars and a few other places. I use it all the time. Not seen the one you pictured but may be the same sort of stuff. Promodeller wash is clay based so you can paint it onto a smooth paint job and let it dry. You can then take off as much as you want with wet, damp or dry, depending on the effect you want, cloth or kitchen towel

[Gern]

Hi Graham,

The order of the day then HAS to be Klear/Gloss finish first THEN wash?

Gern

[AlanG]

Correct Dave. Seal the paint in then use the wash afterwards

[Guest]

Yep, that is the way to do it. The good thing with this type of wash is that no matter how long you leave it on, you can get it off again by using water. Have to say though that if you get a gritty surface to the paint, even with a coat of Klear, it gets ground into the grit and can take some shifting.

So a good smooth surface is needed to get the most control out of what you take off and what you leave on. Very easy to use, remember to add the decals before the wash and use Microsol or whatever to retain the panel lines. If you wash then add the decals, they can look too clean. Then you can matt varnish over it and it becomes permanent.

[Guest]

Cheers Graham much appreciated

Richy

[John]

I've just got a stock delivery and I have some promodeller wash, let me know if you still need some.

[Guest]

Sorry John , bought the stuff of eBay before you posted , if its pants I will contact you for some promodellers

[John]

np I could only get black, rust, light and mud brown the others were out of stock, I've not tried it myself but I'm going to from what I've seen it's quite impressive.

[Guest]

Have to say I love them John. Have you watched the video tutorial on Promodeller? If not I really suggest that you do as the technique is simple but worth learning from the creator of this stuff. I have used it on all my kits over 1/72, you can see on my Spitfire how it has brought out the detail of the panel lines, especially underneath on the lighter colour. Most of the weathering on the French Carrier have been done with the wash as has the figures and aircraft on the FW190 dio. The officers especially were done with the wash. The ground crew in black were drybrushed with grey. Also the wooden planked area which the aircraft stands on was coloured and weathered with the wash.

I would not be without it. I know there is a new colour coming out (don't know what it is yet, to be released next Tuesday). Uusually available to members only, there is a thicker white that comes in a spray bottle as it is too thick to airbrush (yes you can airbrush the standard colours), which is called 'winter camo'. I have some but I have not tested it yet but is appears to give a whitewash effect over a standard base colour. I have a project coming up that will test it out..

The main thing is to really give them a good shake. They are, primarily, very fine ground coloured clay suspended in water (although there is a bit more to it than that). As such, the suspension does drop out fairly quickly but not stupidly fast. A good shake and if brushing on, get your brush well into the bottle. Don't worry about bubbles, they have no adverse effect to a general wash.

The main aim is to get the coloured clay to settle in the grooves so that when wiped off the surface, the settled stuff hangs into the grooves and shades them. To achieve the best, give it time to dry. Although it will appear dry on the surface, the thicker sludge in the panel lines will take much longer to dry out fully. If it is still wet when you wipe over with a damp cloth, you will take more out the grooves than you want to.