Is Dirty Down's "Yellow Rust" as good as the Standard Rust effect paint?

Today I test out the new Yellow Rust paint from Dirty Down which you can find here (elementgames.c...! Is this as good as the rest of the Dirty Down water-soluble range? Will it give that extra kick of colour and realism to anything from a Necromunda hive or Warhammer 40k terrain through to a Star Wars or hyper realistic scale model diorama? In this video we find out!
The Dirty Down Yellow Rust Water Soluble Effect Paint is designed to recreate the iron oxide deposit left on a surface by running water. Today we find out how effective it really is and if it is an
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PAINT:
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Vallejo Light Rust Wash
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[@ubermoose5694]

I'll definitely be picking some of this up. When using regular DD Rust I usually add touches of thinned down bright orange paint to create that fresh rust look. I bet this would look great almost as a highlight over regular DD rust.

[@jimj.9106]

My first thought when I saw this was the yellow rust that forms on the top of steel drums from water standing in the recess. Also the fresh rust from sheet metal or unplated steel.

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

Hey thats an excellent point! I like that 👍

[@ericchristopher1687]

The effects on that castle look great. Now I just have to secure some over here in the states. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

You are very welcome and glad it helped! I will keep an eye out for US based suppliers as well

[@basfinnis]

Looks effective. Thanks for showing this 😉

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

You’re welcome 😊

[@goforitpainting]

Cool review as always. Thank you.

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

Thanks!

[@SPQRKlio]

Oh no, will I have to cover even more things with Dirty Down? I love how creative I can get with the way their products work. Or I’ve been brainwashed by the fumes. Possibly both. In seriousness, though: How different are this effect and colour than the yellow rust you can get anyway from using their regular Rust formula plus more water? Is it just that it’s more convenient? A much brighter yellow around the edges?

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

Love this comment 😆 But regarding your serious point, provisionally I would say they are two very different effects (even with water). However, that is one of the things already on my list to test further 👍

[@davidwasilewski]

What about combining it with the green one, to make a slimy mould effect? Just an idea.

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

I have so many ideas I want to try out with this stuff, but that's a good one. Thanks!

[@-Oittz-]

is there a wash that paints on a rust for copper, bronze and brass paint that gives that green patina look?

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

There is a version that gives a verdigris effect which I did a video on a little while ago. Is that what you mean?

[@therealjonaswp602]

You mention a dark rusty brown that you usually use under the Dirty Down Rust. Can you recommend a dark rusty brown? brand/color name? :)

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

The one I personally like the best is German Cam Black Brown by Vallejo (amzn.to/3U6hwVx). Hope that helps!

[@therealjonaswp602]

@@FlyingRavenStudiosCheers, Jon! Will take a look! Also been looking at your vid about AK interactive still water. I suppose that water needs some sort of walls around it to keep it in place? Or can you perhaps place it on a "flat-ish" surface and let it behave like water?

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

Actually... as it happens, I am just editing a video playing with AK Still Water! That might answer that question far better than I can here as it is interesting stuff. But I will be posting that as soon as I can

[@therealjonaswp602]

@@FlyingRavenStudios nice! I’ve subbed so will definately keep an eye out for it. I wonder how it would look with a blueish drop of paint rather than green. Or perhaps a azure blue primer, drybrushed with turquise and AK still water on top. So many ideas.

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

Welcome to the Flying Raven journey! and yeah... I also love it when the ideas start flowing 😁

[@FabienMariauxdeSerres]

Thank you! I'm afraid the short link doesn't work, though.

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

Well that is annoying. Thanks for letting me know and I will try and fix that. In the meantime there is a full link in the description if that helps. Thanks again!

[@AnExtrovertPaints]

How do these work with spray varnishes?

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

I am experimenting with some as we speak!

[@AnExtrovertPaints]

Excellent!

[@neilharrickey]

how to seal it tho? my dirty down rust just went a uniform color when i sealed it. any ideas?

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

Yeah depending what you use, that will happen. I have seen something I want to test, but need to get hold of something first. But will let you know!

[@alcovitch]

It's way too orange to be used on it's own. Rust is never that uniform cartoon orange. Use the original Rust from them and pick out small spots to highlight with this, say around bolts and in corners etc.

[@FlyingRavenStudios]

I see what you mean, but I would personally disagree to a point. I have seen yellow / orange staining like this loads (although it tends to be more deposits from flowing water rather than rusty metal as I mentioned in the video). However, I do definitely agree that using the two rust effect paints together could be extremely effective!