Hi,
I have some very nice 1/35th Vietnam maps by Military in Detail that look very authentic.
But can I "weather" them any more so they dont look like they're cut out from a piece of "real world" paper?
Is there a method that makes them look even better down at scale?
Thanks for your help.

Joe.

Try applying a thin coat of tea or coffee on them done with a brush. It would work. You'll have just to avoid damaging the paper.

Cheers

I just brush on a brown wash or filter,perhaps just a splatter on it also

Interesting Q!

I'd say "YES, most certainly one can weather a map!"! Tea and coffee (OK, weak coffee - not the tar I like! ) do work. (And as posted above, I'd caution on that paper - wetting most printed plain paper results in ink and pigments running off if you handle it wet)

My experience with maps in trucks, cars, boats, the field - is that they rapidly develop marked fold-lines and creases, and often get torn or ratty on some corner(s). Mine seem to eventually collect a stain in one area (hint - that overall tea staining maybe wants to be only in some areas?).

I recently did one for a DAK truck - I used a pretty pale-colored printed mini-map (plain paper), lightly sprayed it with very dilute coffee (which I let dry as a very uneven stain across the map), added some fold lines with a fine mechanical pencil and some folding when it was dry, and then wadded it a little and smoothed it back out, to create a worn look. No prizes, but I thought it good for a first effort!

Bob