Second post on my Punisher project. The car got shot up pretty good in the movie before it was destroyed (sad, really) and I can’t remember how to simulate bullet holes. I have a reference pic
before rusting:
after rusting:
I know the flyboys (which I am most of the time) do this for aircraft (never tried into it myself) but I was wondering if anyone had tried it with cars, and if so, how did you do it?
Get a tiny,tiny drill bit (for a pin vise) and drill some holes,then GENTLY widen the hole with your hobby knife or a slightly larger drill bit at the surface of the car panel.Bevel it so to speak.
Heat up a pin and poke it thru the body, thats what i do on my armour, just make sure your quick and remember which way the bullets are going , so if you want an entry hole poke it from the inside so you pull the plastic in a little and from the outside for exit holes so the plastic gets pulled out a lil bit.
haha mine seems a bit more neanderthalish after vinnies post…
A.F.D beat me to it.
I’ve never done this, I cant bear the thought of possibly ruining all that work I’ve done, but I’ve read that it will look more realistic if you sand down the plastic from behind to give it a more scale sheet metal look.
there was an excellent article in the lastest issue of FSM about simulating bullet damage in an A-10.
according to the article, first sand down the plastic thinly, holding the sanded part to a flashlight whit the room lights off to check for thickness. then use a #11 blade to poke holes thru the model, twisting to open them up.
Looking at the the bullet holes in the car pictured, it seems to me they are more rounded as if fired into the car from directly from the side and not shredded like bullets or cannon shells would do to an airplane. In that case, I’d sand down the inside of the plastic to a thin layer using Reggie’s abovementioned technique. Paint the car and when the paint dries, take a round, pointed probe and punch through. Some of the paint may chip or flake. If it does, you can flake it off a little, but not much, since there doesn’t appear that very much paint flaked off in the pictures. Then if you want to rust it, take a some steel wool, soak it in water for a few days until it rusts; crush the rusted part into powder and apply with a small brush around the holes. Then seal the rust powder under a coat of Future or other topcoat.
That’s my idea, I hope it helps.
http://www.jbot.ca/en/cars/misc/bullets.shtml
simple to simulate with james botaites decals.
have fun!
hans
fsm just published an article in the new magazine avout a damaged a-10. the author just got a sharp hobby knife, poked the point, then twisted. the result was realistic. i dont mean to be offensive, but i would not use a hot needle. it seems to look unrealistic, as the author pointed out, i agree with that as well.
I think there will be a difference in how a bullet hole will look between a soft-skinned vehicle like your average car and an actual military vehicle/plane/copter/etc.
Also remember that movie bullet holes are artificial and will not be a true representation as they are designed to impress the audience.
Best hit the Net or your local library and do your own research from newspapers, police reports, etc.