Weathering Materials

Weathering transforms a factory-fresh model into a believable real-world object. PLAGARY's weathering range covers the full ageing toolkit: pigment powders (the foundation of dust, dirt and rust effects — applied dry or with white spirit for stronger adhesion), rust-coloured washes and streaking agents, soot and smoke pastes for locomotive smokeboxes and chimney stains, mud and dirt texture pastes for vehicle undersides and wheel wells, and chipping mediums for simulating paint wear on metal surfaces. In the Scenery Express and Model Scenery Supplies catalogues, Weathering is a standalone top-level category — reflecting the fact that weathering has become a hobby discipline in its own right. The key principle: less is more. Build up thin layers gradually rather than applying heavy effects in one pass.