STARSHIP FILTH

OILBRUSHER STARSHIP FILTH, an oil paint with a brush in the cap (AMMO of Mig Jimenez)

STARSHIP FILTH belongs to the OILBRUSHER range: these are ready oil paints thinned to a consistency in which they can be applied straight from the bottle. The cap has a fine brush built into it, so there is no need to squeeze paint from a tube onto a palette or to mix it with thinner. The package holds 10 ml. The shade is a dark, dirty brown-gray, exactly what forms on a surface down which soot, dust, oil and exhaust deposits run. It is not a kit and not a paint for a base coat but a weathering product for finishing a model.

Use

• Over a cured finish, ideally over a gloss coat, because on a glossy surface the oil can be worked for a long time and wiped off easily.
• Apply only a small amount with the brush from the cap, a dot, a line, a speck, into the recesses, to the rivets, into the corners, under the exhausts and under the nozzles.
• Let it set for a few minutes, then blend it out with a clean soft brush or a cloth in the direction of the run (from the top down, along the airflow).
• Remove the excess and any hard transitions with a brush lightly moistened in a suitable thinner for oil paints (mineral spirits).
• Work in layers, with several light passes rather than one heavy one; oil dries slowly, so you have hours for corrections.
• Combine it with other oil shades (rust, ocher, mud) to play the colors of an area out.

Who it is for

The name refers to science fiction subjects, that is spaceships, mechs, robots and science fiction figures, where this shade is used most often. That does not limit its use in any way, though: it works just as well on ordinary subjects, on aircraft (the streaks behind exhausts and guns), military vehicles, ships, industrial machinery and dioramas. Anyone building a clean model with no weathering does not need it; anyone who wants a model that looks used gets a quick and forgiving tool even without experience of classic oils in a tube.

Safety: a solvent-based oil paint. Keep out of the reach of children. Work in a well ventilated space, do not inhale the fumes, avoid long contact with the skin (use gloves) and protect your eyes. Thinners for oils are flammable, so do not use them near open flame. Close the container properly after use.