Product Review: AK Streaking Effects Set

[@geekyrocket9714]

That's a great review Evan! Taking the mystery out of the AK products one step at a time ahaha! Top notch my friend! One suggestion if I may, the way I use those products is by creating vertical streaks by varying length and thickness (as well as colour variation as you mentioned) across the entire length of the vertical member and then stumping them with a flat brush moistened in white spirits. Almost resembles the oil dot filtering technique. Anyways, can't wait to see more stuff from you! Cheers!

[@Panzermeister36]

Thanks Brad :) Yeah I say a tutorial by MiG and he did it that way. But whenever I try that it all goes to hell lol I find this gives me more control over the individual streaks as I like to work one, shall I say, 'piece' of weathering at a time :D I like the little details but it takes a while though hehe. Anyways thanks for your two cents man :)

[@joffreyiii4024]

Do you gloss coat the model before applying these products?

[@Adamslee72]

Cool demo Evan good to see the product in use top stuff mate :)

[@Panzermeister36]

Thanks Faron :D Glad you like it!

[@schweinhund227]

I just want to add a little bit .... to your Fine Review ! It would be advisable to coat the model in Future floor wax... or another Acrylic Clear Coat of your choice and let it thoroughly dry; before using those product over all Enamel base paints if people still use those? and also on all Acrylics based paints.. in order to fully protect your model ! as of late, I ended up having a few issues with AK weathering products! I am still tracing the problem... not sure if it was their Normal white spirit that caused the reaction or the product itself ? Because the Normal AKi white spirit is stronger than their brand of Odorless thinner ! I had discoloration issues and paint bubbling ! so... better be safe than sorry ! I hope you never get recations... but I still wanted to share some of my troubles.... Nice Demo by the way ! Just don't trust your paint to always behave and be immune to AKi weathering products.... if one day you have a reaction and it is not protected...? you might hate yourself... Take care buddy !

[@Panzermeister36]

Ah yeah I forgot to mention that Norm :P Thanks for the reminder though! :)

[@schweinhund227]

You did good on that Demo ! a lot of people have a hard time with the streaks... You my friend did it like a pro ! Keep up the good work !

[@Panzermeister36]

Norm Lajoie Thanks Norm :D Practice is the key!

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[@Lonewolf6565]

Future is awful on anything you don't want to glosscoat...

[@ericp9990]

Did you use a clear coat on top the paint? If so what did you use?

[@Panzermeister36]

+Eric Pellerin No I don't use a clear coat. I really should, though...

[@chriss4569]

+Panzermeister36 Hey PM36. We spoke on another video about problems I was having with reactions between white spirits and a Tamiya dull coat. Just wanted to let you know that I've found the solution, and it may also help with the question posed above. Future (Pledge here in Canada) floor polish is the cats meow. I had been hesitant to put anyyhing designed for floors on my tanks for awhile, even with all the good reviews. After applying it with a brush, because I didn't trust putting through my airbrush, it went on beautifully. Not only is it cheap, but it coats perfectly, dries quickly, and protects your paint while giving an awesome surface for enamel/acrylic weathering and decals. I have found that I actually use less weathering solutions because it shows up better. The only problem I have found is that you can't use acrylic thinners like x-20a because it will react, but I use all enamel and distilled water for that stuff anyway. Hope it helps somebody else. For me it has been the greatest discovery of my first year at modelling.

[@Stonely1974]

Can i use this products on top of my enamal paint and enamal matt clear coat? Or will it work better with acrylic base paint and coat? What will happen if i use this product ontop of my enamal paint model? Please help. Thanks

[@nosadk]

how long do you let the rust streak dry for before you use the white spirit (sprit) ? mine wont dissolve hehe

[@Panzermeister36]

I leave it for no more than a few minutes, and sometimes I don't even really wait at all.

[@nosadk]

aha.... thanks for the reply:)

[@SwiftFederal]

Looks nice!

[@Panzermeister36]

Thanks man :)

[@oldtownairsoft3899]

Can enamel thinner be used instead of white spirits ?

[@Panzermeister36]

Yes I usually use enamel thinner/zippo fluid now.

[@oldtownairsoft3899]

@@Panzermeister36 thanks for the reply

[@slammer7520]

I assume we need a Glossy finish to apply this technique, right ? As in a matt surface, thinner tends to spread around while cleaning the streaks and enlarges the lines.

[@Panzermeister36]

I always work on a matte surface. I never have the issue you describe there.

[@slammer7520]

Interesting. I've tried the same earlier today (thinned Humbrol enamel w/ White spirit over Vallejo's Matt Varnish), but no matter how little paint i grab on the brush, when i touch the surface, it quickly spreads. Then i've cleaned them with Spirit again, but the whole process wasn't as easy as you do here :(

[@Panzermeister36]

I never use enough white spirit to even allow it to spread. I use a thin brush that is only a little bit damp with thinners to blend oils or enamels around, so I don't really get an thinner on the surface, rather I use the thinners in the brush to absorb the excess paint. If gloss works best then by all means use that, I just find that surface to be far too smooth for any wearing to bite onto very well.

[@GetSmart008]

Good review its a solid product. thanks

[@Panzermeister36]

Yeah AK's weathering products are top notch :) Thanks man

[@ArmourEmpire]

I really like these products and have been using them a lot recently. Good review Evan. Hopefully others will try them out. Norms tip re a coat of future works well and protects the paint when you start blending the products with thinners.

[@Panzermeister36]

Thanks Mark :) Yeah I really like AK's products too, though I can never find their or MiG's washes :( Yeah I probably should have mentionned the clear coat in the vid too :P

[@timtamtung]

nice demo mate. Btw, is it ok to spray a coat of matt or tamiya flat clear over the whole model after....once it is dry? Just to protect it when handling?

[@Panzermeister36]

Thanks Tung :) Yeah I'd recommend spraying clear or some gloss coat on beforehand if you can just in case it reacts with the paint strangely. Afterwards a matt coat would be a great idea to seal it in the end.

[@timtamtung]

great! I just bought a set with the white spirit and can't wait

[@michaelfazio7753]

Hey panzermeister! Its me again, you wanted toknow about the Montreal model show and I got the info for u. Its October 4th, at the DDO community center, 12001 Boulevard de salaberry, dollars does ormeaux,Montreal. (If I were u I'd bring a GPS lol in Quebec its really complicated with addresses lol

[@Panzermeister36]

Oh yeah I'm gonna be there! Thanks for the info bud will you be there?

[@michaelfazio7753]

Yeeeup I'm doing a panther G from tamiya,my first model built! Although I'm trying to save up enough money for an eastern front diorama. My friend let me borrow his airbrush so the camp looks really neat! I really over emphasized the micro chipping on the hatches but pigments helped blend it it nicely lol

[@Panzermeister36]

Michael Fazio ....make a vid..... :D

[@andreslokillo]

Which music is that!!!!!

[@Panzermeister36]

The background music throughout the video? It's from the video game HAWX 2, "Mourning over Moscow" I believe.

[@frankspekhorst2108]

can I use these on my Humbrol enamel colours?

[@Panzermeister36]

I've never used Humbrol but you should have no problem as long as you seal the model before applying these products

[@frankspekhorst2108]

+Panzermeister36 thanks!

[@jean-lucbigras2519]

Were do you get the AK paint ????????

[@Panzermeister36]

I got these when I went to Toronto in February. Very hard to get them here in Ottawa :)

[@Lonewolf6565]

The internet is the best place unless you have a well stocked local hobby shop. MegaHobby is one of the better stocked websites in North America.

[@basilj3949]

Now how do I get the white spirit residue off so it doesn't leave a trail ? Great Video !

[@Panzermeister36]

Basile James Thanks! The matte coat usually takes care of them for me

[@basilj3949]

Ok sounds good, I am off to matte coat my SU-85 now :)

[@sasquatch1159]

30-35 Bucks??? wow....its only $20 here in Australia.

[@Panzermeister36]

Canada! Though our dollar is quite different... like this is equivalent to about $25 US

[@sasquatch1159]

i always thought things were abit better priced there rather than here

[@huntercraft1668]

Love the review man will use your techniques of reviewing when I write my mig ammo review lol But ak is to expensive and mig ammo is waaaayy way cheaper here in the states but both are basically the same just different prices lol:)

[@Panzermeister36]

Thanks Hunter :) Glad you like the review. Yeah I'd love to buy AMMO to support Mig himself and because that stuff is awesome and the colours are bang-on, but I can't get AMMO in Canada yet. And if I order it through the US I'll be paying $15 a bottle due to "brokerage fees" and other crap at the border lol

[@huntercraft1668]

When I asked ian about it, he said somethjng about shop owners paying to much and as a result, you and your club would pay way to much. So I will ask ian to find a distributer for the products in canada so you can get their products and pay a reasonable price. And Ammo stuf is awesome lol the paints dont need thinning (which is good becuasenim not good at it yet lol) and brush on great to lol and I just want them to release a dry mud pigment and a few others lol but all of those are coming soon jaaj

[@jogralru]

why so epic misuc?

[@JoeMakesModelKits]

seems like great stuff but I can't afford it :( lol

[@Panzermeister36]

Yeah I hear ya it's pretty expensive but you can do the same thing with oil paints :)

[@JoeMakesModelKits]

Panzermeister36 my oil paints are shiny... :( no use. only for washes.

[@Panzermeister36]

Joe Makes Model Kits Matt coat at the end will fix that :)

[@JoeMakesModelKits]

Panzermeister36 how simple thanks! what brand would you recommend?

[@Panzermeister36]

Joe Makes Model Kits Testor dullcote is common but vallejo matt varnish is for the Airbrush

[@naenaeman5810]

I got my set for 15 dollars Canadian

[@Panzermeister36]

glen-ross mullen What how??? Where??? That's awesome