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Tip for simulating MG wear& tear
Dubanka
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Posted: Sunday, September 15, 2002 - 10:00 AM UTC
I don't know if anyone has tried this before, but I think it makes for realistic weathering on a machine gun.

1. Paint the MG plain old flat black

2. Scrape off a little pile of pencil lead shavings.

3. Rub finger in shavings, then onto machine gun.

4. Sit back and smile.

John
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Posted: Sunday, September 15, 2002 - 10:07 AM UTC
Hey John,

Nice tip. I will have to try that on my next project. I usually do is thin out some tamiya gun metal, very thin. Then I just jab it on. Works pretty good, put the dark paint in the recess and the silver color on the high lites.
Dubanka
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Posted: Sunday, September 15, 2002 - 10:52 AM UTC
I tried the drybrushing silver/gunmetal/etc, and I've found that nothing looks better to me than "my way". IMO, after cleaning several machine guns hundreds of times is that the feed tray cover, barrel, and sides of the reciever recieve the most "wear" (other than the raised rivets and such) Rubbing your finger over the raised details will really make it pop, and gives it a more realistic gunmetal look.

John
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Posted: Sunday, September 15, 2002 - 03:36 PM UTC
Graphite powder is sold as a dry lubricant and is basicly the same material as powdered pencil lead without the binder. It does the same job when rubbed on, but you don't have to waste time grinding up pencils
Sabot
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Posted: Sunday, September 15, 2002 - 07:04 PM UTC
Yes, we discussed this a little while back Realistic rifles/MG's??.
210cav
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Posted: Sunday, September 15, 2002 - 10:35 PM UTC

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I tried the drybrushing silver/gunmetal/etc, and I've found that nothing looks better to me than "my way". IMO, after cleaning several machine guns hundreds of times is that the feed tray cover, barrel, and sides of the reciever recieve the most "wear" (other than the raised rivets and such) Rubbing your finger over the raised details will really make it pop, and gives it a more realistic gunmetal look.

John


John--target on the mover. Nice idea
DJ
Dubanka
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Posted: Monday, September 16, 2002 - 04:07 AM UTC

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Yes, we discussed this a little while back Realistic rifles/MG's??.


Must have missed that one. Sometimes if I miss a few good posting hours, good ideas get lost

sorry to reiterate it, but someone might have missed it also.

John
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Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 01:21 AM UTC
Dubanka, I use a pencil too, only I just rub the piece with the pencil. Used it on the .30 and .50 cals on the 2 M4A1s in the forums section.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 08:23 AM UTC
i use it on all of my MG's, i also put a little graphite on grab handles where the paint would have worn off. I t looks pretty good :-)
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