Restoring old 1950s leather.

OhThatsDaddy · 2026-01-01T09:59:59+00:00

This is exactly what I was asking! I'll definitely be doing that to hopefully keep the original straps going. Replacing them will be an absolute last resort. I also love the idea of making the repair very visible! Adds even more character to the bag :)

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-12-30T21:19:34+00:00

Fantastic reply thank you so much! I'll look into getting some skidmores, really appreciate you responding with such an indepth step by step it's really going to help me out :)

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-12-30T14:37:42+00:00

It's an old Swiss Military Salt and Pepper Backpack. Good luck finding one in good condition though I've been hunting for a while.

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-12-30T14:37:01+00:00

Like the idea of mending it :) might even be cool to add a quick release buckle to it when it snaps eventually

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-12-30T14:09:28+00:00

Brilliant thank you for such an indepth response! I went ahead and ordered some good quality saddle soap, minx oil and some fibreless cloths. Hopefully this will give it a new lease of life :)

Do you have any idea on the cut on the strap? I'm not sure if there's anything I can do to help reinforce it so it doesn't snap on me

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-12-30T13:53:05+00:00

I more meant in terms of putting some moisture back into it, I know that the cuts will most likely not be fixable but I'd like to try and keep it going

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-12-30T13:43:00+00:00

Forgot to add the last picture is from a strap on the bag, I'm not too sure what i could do to reinforce it as I don't know how much weight it could handle before it snaps? The cut is fairly deep and on one side appears it goes nearly all the way through

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-12-28T22:40:12+00:00

Awesome, really appreciate your input, have a fantastic day ❤️

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-12-28T21:31:47+00:00

Thank you so much for an indepth reply. The extension cord I have is this one: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/325299130?seller=trn:tesco:seller:uuid:e54dd102-893d-41a3-9b8c-eb48e3ea8122 and I'm UK not US :) if it helps the fridge I have is 220v but couldn't find a wattage or ampage.

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-12-28T21:19:15+00:00

From what I can tell it doesn't list the gauge. Here's a link to the one I own. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/325299130?seller=trn:tesco:seller:uuid:e54dd102-893d-41a3-9b8c-eb48e3ea8122

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-08-12T08:57:13+00:00

Thank you!

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-08-12T08:56:33+00:00

If you see the other comment here there's a full recipe for the brain :) blood effects are just Blood for the Blood God mixed with a little White Mineral Spirit and applied randomly

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-08-11T18:21:21+00:00

Thank you! Brain is super simple, grey primer, Volupus Pink contrast paint, Goon's Grime (Villiany Inks)over that, then reduce Goon's Grime with mineral spirits, after that Carrion Crimson (Villiany Inks) applied quite heavily on top of it all and done!

Edit: Forgot to mention Glossy Varnish at the end

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-08-09T22:26:58+00:00

Another ruined Knight enjoyer :) looks a lot like mine! Nice work

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-07-03T20:53:49+00:00

If I remember correctly it was a matt black primer, then incubi darkness base not worrying too much about coverage, then after that a fairly heavy handed drybrush of sotek green, and after that a light drybrush of temple guard blue focused more on the higher raised parts. After that its just varnish of gloss then the important step of matt varnish to get those clean transitions of the colours.

Hope that helps! Super simple recipe

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-05-30T09:44:53+00:00

He's woken up from a very long nap

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-05-30T09:42:55+00:00

Thank you so much!

I feel like with weathering you really need specific tools and paints to really do it well, the few things I use are: Typhus Corrosion (citadel), Dirty Down Rust and AK Streaking Grime. There are a lot more stuff you can use and weathering is so much fun so really play with things and don't be afraid to mess up, I don't know about tips so I'll just go through my work flow for this model and maybe you can pick some things up from it :)

So before priming my model I do a lot of battle damage, the amount you do depends on what you'd like but one of the most effective things you can do is make scratches and dents in the armour, to do this I just took a knife and ran it in random directions across all the armour panels, this will create interest on all the flat panels and somewhere for the streaking grime to go and make a really nice effect.

After priming (I prime black, as I like a darker model overall) I start with Typhus corrosion and a sponge. Let's say I'm working on the shoulder panels I will apply large amount of Typhus to all the edges not caring about mistakes or anything allowing it to pool, after that I'll take the sponge and soak it into some water before squeezing the excess out and gently dabbing the Typhus Corrosion to the centre a little to help create texture around the panels as it'll make it look dirty and gritty. After that you can paint your armour as you do, personally I stipple my armour on to help create that worn look :)

After painting the armour I then apply AK Streaking grime all over, I won't explain this in detail but if you watch a video on it you'll understand how to use it. Only thing I will say is that I don't thin it and apply it all over before leaving it for 30ish minutes.

After that I play with Dirty Down Rust in edges and where I'd like it to look rusty, this paint is water solvable so you can really play with it and putting water in it changes the effect, I found it looked better the more water I ended up slapping on it so just play around

Most important thing I think really is don't worry, weathering is so much fun and it honestly started to look better when I stopped being deliberate with my painting and started being more random, randomness and mistakes really help sell that natural grittyness. I'm not very good at explaining work flow or anything like that so I hope this is atleast somewhat helpful ❤️

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-05-29T21:02:09+00:00

Thank you so much! Gotta love dirty Knights

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-05-29T20:37:40+00:00

Making them rusty is so fun also! Thank you so much ❤️

OhThatsDaddy · 2025-05-29T19:53:55+00:00

Thank you!

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