>>6539280Well, when you first posted it, I liked the uniformity, yeah. It has a neat sorta...burnished aged metal look to it, and it was unique looking. I'd never seen anyone get quite that look with Gundam markers before.
I understand the look you wanted to go for on the legs, and think it's a good direction, but your methodology is a bit wrong I think. My favorite pieces on the entire thing currently are the kneepads. Both have pretty believable wear patterns and it actually looks like blue paint wore off to reveal rusty brown metal underneath. The other surfaces are more of a mixed bag, the weathering is willy-nilly and just looks like splotchy paint. The right kneepad is a good level of weathering btw, just minimal edge work. The left is a little heavy handed, but it's not too bad, it at least follows the rules and looks pretty decent.
Sorry if this came off harsh. I think you should look up real weathering, it's typically more minimalistic than you would expect. Research should always be step one with weathering. Next, focus your weathering on raised edges primarily, not flat surfaces--edges get the most wear and scraping. Look at this Zaku and notice how most of the flat surfaces are relatively pristine. Most of the weathering is concentrated on the edges, rims, and points of parts cause that's where they typically make contact with other objects.
