Weathering powder

While I haven't looked for weathering powder locally, does anyone know where to get some? I'm having a hard time finding them online from a place that doesn't want to charge an arm and a leg for shipping. By the way, I found the tutorial that was posted here and plan to watch it.

Thanks!

King's Hobby on Lamar has some and I have seen a limited selection at Hobby Lobby.

Thanks! King's looks like it's pretty close to where I work, so I should be able to head over there tomorrow.

Greathall carry's some as well.

Oh Yeah! I did see some there the last time I stopped in.

The Hobby Lobby on South Lamar near the GW store had quite a selection, about 5 different kinds with three colors each, Tamiya weathering powders.

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Eh, I will give my money to someone local first, then anyone other than Hobby Lobby.

If you can't find what you are looking for locally, check out http://coloradominiatures.com and http://secretweaponminiatures.com.

I'm partial to the Mig pigments, but Secret Weapon makes a great new fixer that dries quickly. Good if you are doing a bunch of bases and don't want to wait long.

I ended up ordering some MIG smoke black and the Secret Weapon fixer on eBay. I got a small set at King's that I'm sure I'll use at some point, but I really wanted a black for an exhaust effect for the stormtalon I'm working on now. The darkest things they had was a dark brown and the dark grey in the set I got and I don't think those would look right.

If you find the SW fixer dries a little too quickly, try the MIG fixer-- it gives you a longer working time.

OR!! get yourself a cheap set of earth-tones pastel chalks at Micheal's or Hobby Lobby and some sand paper, and make your own pigments. Take your time and don't sand too hard or the powder won't be fine enough. And remember it doesn't take very much powder at all for the effects, so you can make a little and blend colors as needed.

That's a really good idea. What grit sandpaper do you use?

I'm not certain of the number - anything fine, maybe a light medium. Sand paper is cheap. I'd recommend some trial and error. When I did it I just had all kinds of various grits around.

Oh, another tip. Get a small funnel and coil your sandpaper in side it (you may need to trim it) and then you can stick the end of the funnel into a container and just swirl the stick around the inside of the funnel. You'll need to tap out the powder that builds up after a while, but this method is a lot less messy.