Hi , I'm currently finishing a BMD-1 from SKIF.
I must admit it's not a very good kit, at least not a Tamyia or Dragon quality. It has some nice details, a little PE set too.
I finished the basic painting stages, decals but I wanted to try some chipping and ageing it like an early 60's APC.
I never tried those chipping techniques so I was wondering if someone can point me in the right path ..


Thanks

Hi John,

The basic rule for chipping is 'Less is more!', (in most cases) because chipping is easily overdone. These days there are different approaches to make paintchips, i.e painting them by hand, using a sponge (sponge-technique) and the Hair spray technique. I would like to point out this particular thread from Per Oluv Lund over on the MIG forum.

useful thread

He demonstrate in a very interesting way how he achieved his results with chipped paints. Very useful!

And offcourse the most important element in modelling, don't be affraid to experiment!

Cheers,

Jurjen

Thanks Jurjen !
I'll check that link and give it a try !