I am weathering a Panther G and I am at the stage where I am showing worn or chipped paint. I have read alot about this topic and the consensus was that worn metal does not usually show and if it did, it would have to be constantly "polished" or else it would rust. The advice from Adam Wilder on Painting and Weathering seemed like a good idea.
I decided to illustrate chipped and worn paint by using a lighter mix of the base color (dark yellow) and have it show through the green and brown. I was wondering if this is a good idea or not.
Thanks for your input,
Andrew

It makes sense that some areas would be worn or chipped down to the base coat, especially with the haphazard way the Germans applied their camouflage. Don't be afraid to combine methods, though. You could use that method for some chips and for others use a dark brown colour. I wouldn't over-do it on a Panther G, though.

Nic

Thanks

Being a crewman in a Canadian Leopard C2, I can tell you that some small areas of tanks do become polished. Usually around hatches and other small areas that are constantly being rubbed usually by the crew themselves. Even our Leos have a lot of chipped paint ares but only around areas where heavy track tools are used and ammo is handled. It depends on the depth of the chipping what color shows through. an older layer of paint or even the primer is sometimes evident. This is a modern vehicle but our vehicles here get almost constant use just as they did in WW 2. Hope this will help.