Greetings all...

if this has been asked before, I appologise.

How is the rusted chipped paint look replicated on tank models. Ive seen a lot of this done in the pages of japanese modeling magazines and i must say im intrigued by it.
Ive seen it heavily on German vehicles, I guess because many of the vehicles were driven into the ground. BTW...would this effect be applicable to American or allied vehicles?
I know it might work on a Russian vehicle because ive seen a lot of those rust monsters, but am curious if it would or wouldnt work on a M26 Pershing which im building. Maybe try a few rust spots on the Pershing, its steel..its gonna rust right?

So if anyone can pass along some tips...Id appreciate any help.

Thanks.

Hi there VenomOrca, welcome to the site. The technique that is most in "vogue" at the moment is the salt method. What this consists of is to undercoat the model in a dark grey. When it is completely dry, areas of the kit are slightly dampened with water and small quantities of salt are applied (very coarse salt, large granules). This is allowed to dry, and then the base color is sprayed on the model. After this dries, a soft brush is used to brush th salt offf the model. If you want more details on this, there is an article in a recent edition (July 2003) of Fine Scale Modeller and here on armorama there is an extensive thread on the subject. It works equally well on aircraft as on armor models.

Regarding heavy chipping on American and British vehicles, the truth is that it wouldn't be so heavy. The exception being on vehicles in desert conditions, there the effects of fading, strong wind (acting like sandpaper) would cause far more excessive chipping than in european conditions. I saw am excellent example of this in july in england. I spent a month in a city which has a large Royal Marine base. Many of their vehicles had obviously just been brought back from the gulf, the 'chipping' on these vehicles was extensive... a modeller's dream . Take a look at the hints and tips section here and I am sure you will find loads of info....Jim

Might want to try this link also
http://www.missing-lynx.com/rareworld.htm

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I learned that you can paint the area your want chipped white then let it dry then go over it with a rust color.and another way is go over it with white and then paint it a lighter color than your tanks is