Tamiya Weathering Master Sets

[Augustus]

Any Good?

I have 2 shops nearby. One is about a 20 minute drive, called Hobbyrama, and is excellent. They seem to sell everything and every brand and the staff really know their stuff. The second is closer but not so good. They are more expensive (they are situated in the city) and have a limited stock as they also sell, and are more well known for, toys. Their staff are also less knowledgable when it comes to models, I have asked a few questions.

So the reason I ask the original question is because I overheard a small snippet of conversation in the second shop regarding Tamiyas Weathering Sets. All I really heard for sure was a customer asking if they were any good and the staff member replying along the lines of they are pretty good and are less "messy".

So I thought I'd ask some people who know, you lot. Are they any good? Do you apply them after painting and prior to gloss coat?

Jeez I waffle on, thanks guys.

[Sturm]

I have been using Tamiya Weathering set recently, and the are indeed very good. They are less messy and faster to apply than most other weathering products. Yes you do apply them after painting, however I would not recommend coating your model afterwards. I did that with my recent model and it killed all the weathering I had done, don't know why though.

Hope this helps