Lungorthin
Jr Member
Hey everyone. First thread!
I'm getting ready for a con that's just a few days away and I repainted 2 Nerf Halo MA40 rifles.
Top is Halo Reach MA37 paintjob since Reach is probably my favorite Halo game and I love the color scheme.
The bottom rifle is the Halo Infinite MA40.
The game model's weathering has very few scratches or paint wear marks compared to the MA37, and instead has lots of dirt and dust in the low spots.
For the dust, at first I tried matte brown paint, but didn't look right. Then I saw on a YouTube video the use of fuller's earth as a weathering method but I couldn't find a darker color to match the game model.
Since fuller's earth is a beauty product, I figured maybe a different beauty product that's a compressed powder could also work. I decided on trying some eye shadow, and a matte shadow ended up looking super close to the look of the game, since dust is very matte in real life. It looks better much in person than on my phone camera.
So if anyone would like to try this along with the standard dry brushing and washes, give this a shot.
I'm really happy with the way its turning out!
I'm getting ready for a con that's just a few days away and I repainted 2 Nerf Halo MA40 rifles.
Top is Halo Reach MA37 paintjob since Reach is probably my favorite Halo game and I love the color scheme.
The bottom rifle is the Halo Infinite MA40.
The game model's weathering has very few scratches or paint wear marks compared to the MA37, and instead has lots of dirt and dust in the low spots.
For the dust, at first I tried matte brown paint, but didn't look right. Then I saw on a YouTube video the use of fuller's earth as a weathering method but I couldn't find a darker color to match the game model.
Since fuller's earth is a beauty product, I figured maybe a different beauty product that's a compressed powder could also work. I decided on trying some eye shadow, and a matte shadow ended up looking super close to the look of the game, since dust is very matte in real life. It looks better much in person than on my phone camera.
So if anyone would like to try this along with the standard dry brushing and washes, give this a shot.
I'm really happy with the way its turning out!
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