Hi,

I have a Verlinden cardbox set wich containes a German box

I want to crush it and let it look torn and dirty

I only have one shot at this so any good tips are welcome

Ronny-
If you have a scanner, I'd suggest you scan the box in, duplicate it 20 or so times, then print it on heavy vellum stock. If no scanner, your local copy shop can do the same for you- they can even save it on disc so you can print as many as you want. Then, copies in hand, fold them up and crush, tear & mutilate to your heart's content! one of my favorite scale stains, btw, is black tea. No, really! you can control the depth of the stain through repeated washings. give it a try!
HTH, RobH

hiya ronny normally when I have a poster or such from verlinden or such I soak it in some tea to give it a worn stained look and I think that with pastels you can come a long way

I prefer to use thinned artists inks, or pastels for this. The tea thing also works well, I have used all three techniques. If you only have one shot though I would suggest the pastels they are a little more forgiving. Once you get paper wet, you get what you get, at least with the pastels it is dry and you can always wipe some off. As a side note I have my own line of boxes which include German supplies of all kinds. If interested please PM me.

I d second Nato's opinion. Try to use mild weathering techniques. Paperwork doesnt take much abuse like plastic so u might dont like the look afterwards !!! keep it light with dilluted tea or inks and some pastels or pigments.
And as far for Natos paperwork , ..hmmm maybe u havent seen better than this i have to confess