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There is this scenic rust stuff, seems about £16.
However there is iron powder for about a fiver or red iron oxide for about the same.
Anyone have experience of the latter?
 
Cyclone said:
There is this scenic rust stuff, seems about £16.
However there is iron powder for about a fiver or red iron oxide for about the same.
Anyone have experience of the latter?
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Yes, I use the iron powder all the time and it's brilliant. Just stick it to the model with glue, varnish or tacky paint and sprinkle on vinegar (I use an old cheap airbrush). Leave it out in the rain ideally, and Bob's your uncle. I buy the "rust dust" from Modeltown at shows - they won't post it.

I'm sure the £16 stuff works well, but there's really no need to spend that much IMO.

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yb281 said:
Cyclone said:
There is this scenic rust stuff, seems about £16.
However there is iron powder for about a fiver or red iron oxide for about the same.
Anyone have experience of the latter?
Click to expand...
Yes, I use the iron powder all the time and it's brilliant. Just stick it to the model with glue, varnish or tacky paint and sprinkle on vinegar (I use an old cheap airbrush). Leave it out in the rain ideally, and Bob's your uncle. I buy the "rust dust" from Modeltown at shows - they won't post it.

I'm sure the £16 stuff works well, but there's really no need to spend that much IMO.

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Could anyone get some iron powder please? I have used it before and it is great. Can't source any locally.
 
dragon said:
yb281 said:
Cyclone said:
There is this scenic rust stuff, seems about £16.
However there is iron powder for about a fiver or red iron oxide for about the same.
Anyone have experience of the latter?
Click to expand...
Yes, I use the iron powder all the time and it's brilliant. Just stick it to the model with glue, varnish or tacky paint and sprinkle on vinegar (I use an old cheap airbrush). Leave it out in the rain ideally, and Bob's your uncle. I buy the "rust dust" from Modeltown at shows - they won't post it.

I'm sure the £16 stuff works well, but there's really no need to spend that much IMO.

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Click to expand...

Could anyone get some iron powder please? I have used it before and it is great. Can't source any locally.
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If Steve (Nemo) is coming to Stafford and Modeltown has some, I'll send you some with him Fred.
 
yb281 said:
dragon said:
yb281 said:
Cyclone said:
There is this scenic rust stuff, seems about £16.
However there is iron powder for about a fiver or red iron oxide for about the same.
Anyone have experience of the latter?
Click to expand...
Yes, I use the iron powder all the time and it's brilliant. Just stick it to the model with glue, varnish or tacky paint and sprinkle on vinegar (I use an old cheap airbrush). Leave it out in the rain ideally, and Bob's your uncle. I buy the "rust dust" from Modeltown at shows - they won't post it.

I'm sure the £16 stuff works well, but there's really no need to spend that much IMO.

images
Click to expand...

Could anyone get some iron powder please? I have used it before and it is great. Can't source any locally.
Click to expand...
If Steve (Nemo) is coming to Stafford and Modeltown has some, I'll send you some with him Fred.
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Ta!
 
Just out of interest, and also because of the postage restriction, has anyone tried using plain old iron filings? I appreciate they would be larger than iron dust but, well, we do model XL :bigsmile:
 
For simple, very inexpensive 'rust', dissolve several steel wool pads (non-soap variety) in a small jar of vinegar. After several days the pads will start to dissolve leaving a rusted solution. Apply, with a brush, the rust solution directly to the specific area, adding more to gain a higher degree of rust. If unhappy with the result then it will be easily removed by applying water and lightly rubbing.

'Rusted' area may be then clear overcoated or left as is.
 
Yes Pugwash, you can use filings. I could not find iron powder here in Spain so I got a piece of rusting bar,made a catch cup out of paper and used a small angle grinder. The results were (I thought) quite good when used on my Binnie skips. 1 word of warning! If you get too enthusiastic with the grinder it is possible to set fire to the paper:-
 
SGR said:
Yes Pugwash, you can use filings. I could not find iron powder here in Spain so I got a piece of rusting bar,made a catch cup out of paper and used a small angle grinder. The results were (I thought) quite good when used on my Binnie skips. 1 word of warning! If you get too enthusiastic with the grinder it is possible to set fire to the paper:-
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Never thought of the angle grinder, I was thinking of building up my biceps by draw filing an old metal plate! Thanks for the tip - and I have access to fire extinguishers in case of over exuberance :bigsmile:
 
This was done using one of the commercial products, in this case Deluxe Materials "Scenic Rust"
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