I asked this question on the Russian Forum did not receive an answer so I thought I would try here. I am building the excellent Tamiya JS 3 tank. I wish to add paint chips. Can someone tell me what color I should use to achieve this result if the overall color is green?
thanks
DJ

Here's some chipping I did on a T-70 finished in 4BO green:

Here I used Tamiya NATO Black to represent dark bare steel. Came out pretty good.

Matt-- thanks for your response. It looks superb, how did you apply the mix- - brush or green pad?
thanks again
DJ

Thanks DJ, I did it with a hunk of green pad. Dipped it in the bottle cap, dabbed it on a rag 3 times to get rid of excess, and dabbed away on the model.

a hunk of green pad. Dipped it in the bottle cap, dabbed it on a rag 3 times to get rid of excess, and dabbed away on the model.[/quote]
I never heard of that before Ill have to try that on my next tank

I never heard of that before Ill have to try that on my next tank [/quote]

Great recommendation, easy to do. I never tried NATO black before, but I am going to do it for this project.
DJ

Ola DJ

For chips I usually go with a mix of Humbrol panzer grey (can't remember the paint number at the moment) and Humbrol Brick red (#70) I believe so from the top of my head) And although I have worked with the scotch 'n' brite pad I still am a big fan of painting all the chips by hand. The grey/red mix mentioned above works pretty well for any military vehicle since it gives a good idea of steel that has been exposed to the weather for some days.
The edge of the chip you do in a lighter variant of the Basecolor where your chips are on.
I will give you two examples of how this works. The Interior of the Steyr 1500 Sanka Ambulance. Basically all the weathering inside so far is done with the same color mix


And here on the fender is the first step in a two part proces of chipping visible first you make the negative chips... which actually gives an idea that the paint is really chipped off. On top of that eventually the dark chips will come in the same color as the inside. Due to the difference in color from the exterior and the interior they will appear in a different color. still it is the same mix. Look at the fron fender. See the area where the green paint has been scuffed off


With friendly greetz

Robert Blokker

Robert-- thanks for the response. Your work is excellent and I shall endeavor to follow you example. Well done.
thanks again
DJ