While doing my normal web browsing, I checked out the Tamiya gallery and I'm blown away by this tank. I can't belive it. It has to be the best tank I've ever seen. Does anybody have any suggestions on how I can recreate the worn metal/chipped look like on this model. I would love to hear some of everybodys analysis on this model

Thanks
Jay

http://www.tamiyamodelmagazine.com/

1:35 Dragon T34-76
by Marcus Nicholls - full article in Issue 106

Ciao ellevehc86,
Can't really help you unless you post a photo, and I'm not sure that you can do that because it would be copyright infringement. I would almost bet that he used the salt method.
It's simple. You take regular table salt and then, with some water, paint it onto a tank that has been base coated with either a metal finish or another darker finish (like Panzer gray). Don't overdo it. Allow it to dry and then you overspray the lighter finish over the salt coating. Then you remove the salt by brushing it loose, which then exposes the coating underneath.
I hope this helps. If it doesn't PM me a photo, and I will try and figure out what he has done.
Ciao for now
Rob

Hi,

There are several methods to do those chip/worn effect. One of the method would be what Rob already suggested. There are two more I could suggest that would somehow replicate the effect shown in the magazine. This is just a guess because I'm not sure if we have the same methods or the guy does it differently. My methods are as follows...

A) First method
1) Apply a gloss colored based coat - preferable a color that would be similar to the primers used by Russia. Please note the "gloss".
2) Paint the over the glossy primer with whatever flat paint color you desire.
3) Once dry chip the top coat using a sharp exacto knife or whatever implement that would scrape the top coat -- make sure that the undelying paint would not be affected.
4) Apply a wash over the kit to kill the exposed glossy primer or just spray a flat clear coat over the whole kit.
5) Apply clear flat coat

Note: I you do not want to scrape the top coat, then just use your Tamiya thin glue and put some glue over the areas where you want to simulate chipping.

B) Second method
1) Prime the kit with any flat color you think would be the same as what were used on Russian tanks during WW2.
2) Paint the kit with the base color you want.
3) Sand the area where you want to simuilate scrapes/chips until the primer shows up, but make sure not to do it very hard because it might damage primer color.
4) Apply a wash
5) Cover the whole kit with a clear coat.

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Another method is Maskol,




Paint the basecoat as before, using any medium you prefer. Then apply the maskol where you want the chipping to occur. Spray your top coat over this. Remove the maskol with a finger, an eraser rubber or exactoknife... This gives a nice, flaked off effect, whereas the salt gives a more scrubbed, worn effect.


Cheers
Henk