i am trying to get a good paint chipping effect on my M4 sherman (early). i tried to paint it in a white winter camo pattern, and add chipping effect to simulate a worn battle weary tank. it didn’t come out to great and i have tried over and over. the tamiya olive drab seems like it has two tones to it. it was thinned with tamiya thinner, but depending on how much the paint evaporated and how wet my brush got, it didn’t look realistic at all. also i am using a small brush to make the “chips” by making small dots, some places more than others. how do i created a realistic even chipping pattern around edges and panels?
You will get a lot of responses, as techniques vary. I can offer my technique, which is effective, easy and very realistic if finished properly. I simply use an automatic pencil. .007 DIA, available at your local discount store. The important thing here is to flat coat your finish after chipping, to get rid of the “silvering” of the graphite.
The great thing about it is the accuracy, and the ability to “scratch” the paint surfaces, and apply heavy wear to areas that get alot of traffic, or are exposed to damage. I use Polyscale flatcoat to dull my application. Here is an example of a kit I just finished, using the pencil technique:
Happy “chipping”… incidentally, IMHO, I would go easy on allied armor as far as the chipping goes. There is always wear around hatches, etc., but most Shermies weren’t “flaky” at least in the available photos. Weathering OD is tricky. I used some filtering and MIG powders to acheive the effect on this M10:
Hope this helps. If you need more details, PM or e-mail me.
regards,
Steve
thanks for the help. i will have to try that idea with the pencil technique you just told me. sounds really interesteind and fun. i know that the allied armor OD armor didn’ t really chip. what i meant to say was that i am painting in a winter scheme, so the chipping is actually the white paint chipping off to expose the original OD color. problem is that i cannot get the OD consistant. its different colors, and looks more like blotches than chipped paint. any new ideas?
you could always use your base color, then coat it with a good clear coat, then paint your white cam and use a stiff, short brush with warm water to wear it off.
Test it on some scrap first!
QT
Well, heres one that Ive never really had success with, but its worth a try. Get your OD base coat down. Now paint a tiny amount of water in places you want chipped, and sprinkle on some salt, any size, however big you want the chipping. Put on your whitewash. Once dry, take a stiff brush and flake the bits of salt away, and where they were, the OD will show through in random shaped patches/chips. Try it on a scrap first. Good luck.
sounds interesting with the salt, and i’ll have to try it some time. i just think that the salt would eventually mix with the wet paint. i’ll try it on scrap when i get the chance. i’m still trying to sand the sherman down from many repeated tries with this whitewash/chipped paint scheme.
[BG] It will if you use a brush. You have to spray it on with “that” technique.
Well I see that you have few responses but here try these one way to get chipping effect is to use the salt technique paint the area the color of metal or under color and wet the area slightly and salt it will stick to the moisture and when it dries blow the rest off then paint or try this use a makeup sponge that you find in the womens dept load the sponge with your color but be carefull not to load to much paint and over do the effect.[tup]