How to Paint and Airbrush Concrete and Rust for Wargaming Terrain

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks to everyone for watching, if you have any questions about my processes (covered in the video or not), please don't hesitate to leave a comment or send me an email, I'd love to hear from you. I want to give a quick shout out to Jagelsdorf and his youtube channel, 'Jagelsdorf Creates' for requesting this video after the recent guard tower build video. If you haven't checked out his channel, I highly recommend it, he does some really cool stuff, and quite often with materials I haven't considered before, which I love to see! Very creative channel, and really good content. Take care all.

[@jagelsdorf1385]

Huge thanks for the shoutout! AND for the video!

[@readhistory2023]

Rattle cans, especially if you use alchol spray cans will give you a effect called dry fall. It gives a grainy texture effect. It's useful for doing textures like soil or moss. They also make concrete in a spray can and they also make oxidizers. If want to make copper look old just apply the oxidizer, same for wood etc.

[@chrischapman9918]

50/50 mix craft paint to 90% rubbing alcohol solution to thin craft paint for an airbrush

[@julianbrown612]

Great build and painting tips videos, dude. Really chilled presentation and the towers are class! Bit late but best wishes from Ireland!

[@Heatsaber]

Dude! Dunkin' that paintbrush in your coffee? What a savage. Haha, j/k, this is fantastic. Love your creativity. Made me want to try (so I bought some stuff and am doing so, slowly.)

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks mate. Good luck with your builds, I hope you have a ton of fun. Let me know if you have any questions. :)

[@onkelgroen]

Love how all the details come together with paint. Little bit here and there and voilá, awesome build!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks. Never give up on a project until you've thrown a bit of paint on it first...

[@markushanl5230]

Und vielen Dank wie man selber Sand bags machen kann. Habe es versucht, klasse geworden, danke schön für deinen guten Tipp 👍 👍 👍. Gruß Markus aus Hagen Deutschland

[@panzerstaub9881]

Amazing tutorial. Best wishes from Germany

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you very much! I appreciate the comment!

[@johnkelley9877]

Great paint work! I watched the guard tower build and the painting tutorials and I think they are very impressive. I think the airbrush is a very handy tool and I have used one for many years. Thanks for sharing this and I look forward to any tutorial you have the time to make as I do learn from them.

[@RFDHobby]

No worries John. I'm glad you're getting some value from these, I have plenty more to come. The airbrush was probably one of my favourite investment into my hobby time. Such a great tool and worth every cent. Even the first cheap one I had was worth it's weight in gold. Thanks for watching, and as always I appreciate the comment mate.

[@christianrudolph1138]

Good Day Modelcomrade. This is a very good work. And the advice s with the build and paint from the Tower are wonderful.. Because my next project is a postapocalyptic Fort with guns and Howitzers and the Figures from Masterbox. Skullclan and other Figures from the series... 😃Enjoy your weekend and Thanks for the Inspiration in the Video. Greets from Christian

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks so much Christian, glad you enjoyed the video. Good luck on your build mate and thanks for the comment. I really appreciate it.

[@markushanl5230]

Ich baue Dioramas und Panzer 1.35 Maßstab und kann sehr gut von deinen Videos lernen, auch wenn ich kein Englisch kann. Aber wie du deine Arbeit machst, daraus lerne ich. Und freue mich sehr auf ein neues Video von dir. Gruß Markus aus Hagen Deutschland, und wie immer Daumen hoch 👍 👍 👍

[@echodelta2426]

Great Job. Awesome weathering. Love the rust stains on the concrete. I may have to invest in an airbrush.

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks very much. The airbrush takes some practice in regards to paint thinning and pressure when you're starting out, and there's lots of great videos that go into more detail for beginners. But if you do get yourself an airbrush and need any help, just hit me up by email, I'd be more than happy to lend a hand if I can. It's one of my better investments for sure.

[@NatesMiniatures]

Paint job came out great mate, you sure do know your stuff.

[@RFDHobby]

Cheers Nate. Appreciate that. It's a lot easier for me when it's not 28mm and I can slap the paint around a bit :)

[@mcmatrix58]

Nice set of tute vids, Bloke. Found you while browsing - great work.... cheers!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks mate. Glad you're enjoying the videos. Cheers for the comment.

[@conradpaine7332]

Keep up the great work

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks, will do! The releases are a little slower than I would like at the moment with everything going on, but I have plenty more coming

[@DaneSaysStuff]

Awesome! A minor mic upgrade and you're on your way up! Subbed!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks for watching mate, and I really appreciate the feedback. I'm trying to improve the overall quality as I go, so I will definitely look into upgrading the mic soon as well. Thanks again.

[@DaneSaysStuff]

@@RFDHobby More than happy to watch and learn something new! I'm happy as that I've now got another terrain crafter to watch!

[@jeffeadie6711]

I love everything about this. But im freaking out on the stairs and all the tiny bonds holding all the extra detailing like how do you make those tiny joints as solid and firm as the rest of the model? Im thinking it still needs to be set in a solid base. But im still freaking out about the toothpicks breaking and hateing different kinds of glue? Whats best to hide glue gunk and can different micro tubeing come in handy to simulate concrete or metal base supports. Concrete pillar supporters? I love building mini ideas. And i really miss the hobby

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you very much. I found with the toothpicks that using PVA wood glue worked best, some of these joints I did go back and add a 2nd spot of glue to the joints to ensure they held. The PVA glue shrinks quite a bit as it dries, so it doesn't leave a lot of glue gunk. It seems to also bond the wood really well. I've had a few moments where I've knocked this build and thought I might have broken it, but it has held up well (my current plan for a breakage is to just re-glue it or replace the broken part, which shouldn't be too hard). I think a base is probably the best idea for this however. I was in a bit of a phase of not putting bases on stuff to help them be usable in different situations, but I'm not sure this is as important as having the thing last a long time. Micro tubing and stuff would be a great way to add on supports to these, and would look great, especially with the base. I hope this answers your questions mate. Thank you for the comment and questions.

[@BrendanPace]

Awesome! 🤙

[@RFDHobby]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jagelsdorf1385]

Why don't you pre thin the craft paints for your airbrush? ;D I't always nice to check out how others are painting, i was looking forward to this video!

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks Jagelsdorf. Honestly, once you've put some proper airbrush paint through the airbrush, it's hard to go back to non-specific paint mixes. The quality of the paint does make a big difference to the outcome, and the ease of use. I started with mixing cheap paints for the airbrush, and it will usually work ok, but to really see what your airbrush can do, I recommend getting paints designed for this use.

[@jagelsdorf1385]

@@RFDHobby I will keep that in mind once I buy myself an airbrush! ^^

[@colonelburton8451]

Looks good, but can't help but notice you made the roof way too high. shouldn't be more than 3x as high as the sandbags IMO

[@RFDHobby]

Yeah, it does look a bit off, I must have been thinking about accessibility for the models, but I could easily get away with a shorter roof, or a removable one if necessary. Thanks for the comment mate.

[@colonelburton8451]

@@RFDHobby When it comes to removability, I like to work with well positioned magnets. Two, one on each adjacent corner, would do the trick. Cheers for the video

[@markushanl5230]

Super klasse geworden 👍. Mit welcher Airbrush nadel hast du gesprüht? 02,03,oder 05? Und mit wieviel bar druck ? Gruß Markus aus Hagen Deutschland.

[@karldeverinne7877]

Help!. You're modelling help has bumped my game a lot but I'm still learning. So I went and bought an airbrush finally to use some of the painting techniques and it's taking more paint Than I thought for bigger pieces. Can I use methylated spirit to thin paint as I'm having a lot of trouble getting paint through and isopropyl alcohol is more expensive. Thx in advance.

[@RFDHobby]

Hey Karl! I'm no expert on airbrushing, so you might find advice different (and likely better) than mine, but I'm happy to share what I know from experience for you. Feel free to ask any other questions you have as well. As far as the thinner for your paint goes, what you really want to achieve is the paint drying as it hits the surface you're painting. So you don't want to try to give something a full thick coverage with an airbrush on each pass, but build up a few layers of paint that will eventually fill the area in completely if that's what you're after. If you thin with too much water for example (or apply your paint too thick), you can get the paint staying wet on the surface and the air from the airbrush may even push the paint around and cause unwanted effects. So ISO works better as a thinner because it will dry really quickly as it comes out of the airbrush. I don't know about metho as an alternative, but we're making terrain here as well, and I remind myself that for a lot of what I'm doing, good enough IS good enough at this point of the project. So if the metho goes on and doesn't do anything funky to your paints, you could do this for sure (someone may be able to advise whether or not methylated spirits will hurt anything in your airbrush, because I have no idea sorry). Personally, I use the Army Painter Airbrush Medium as it seems to have a flow improver as well, so I don't get as much of the paint drying on the tip of the airbrush, or clogging up. But I'm in a fairly hot climate up here in Queensland, so it makes a difference as well. It's up to you how that stuff might compare to what you're spending on ISO, but I found it superior to ISO and worth it for when nothing else is working. Painting terrain with the airbrush for me is really about coverage first, so I've thinned with water and iso, as well as a few different thinners to find the 'best stuff', but I'll still throw water in and have a go if the thinners aren't nearby haha (if it works I keep just keep going, if not, I get the good stuff). Not sure if this is helpful or not mate. But let me know if you think I can help further. Cheers, Shawn.

[@jeffeadie6711]

Id love to see 2 or 3 of my cadachain storm troopers up there being swarmd by my tyrinids climbing the walls and chargeing the stairs while dudes are shooting loobing grenades and screaming for there lives.. Thats how you play warhammer! XD

[@RFDHobby]

Sounds right to me!

[@smallscalestuff]

How do you NOT have thousands of subscribers? Thanks for subscribing to me too 👍👍

[@RFDHobby]

Thanks for the comment. I've only been on YT a short time, I'm super happy with how the channel is going though, and grateful for all my subscribers so far. I've got a long way to go, and a lot to learn about what I'm doing, but it's so much fun. Happy to give you my sub too, love to see another maker out there doing their thing. Keep it up mate.

[@smallscalestuff]

@@RFDHobby I'm in the same boat, pretty new (with this channel anyway) and loads to learn, try and practice - but really love the whole thing 👍