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Was it a Silver "Jell" Pen? I like to use these, you can remove any mistakes with alcohol (carefully)

Curt

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The key to creating realistic paint chips is their having sharp and jagged edges. My first attempt, using paint and a paint brush, was ineffective because they looked like ameba-like blobs.

Try using Prismacolor pencils. You can sharpen them down to a very fine tip and create incredibly tiny and precise chips. You can see the results on my Hasegawa 1/72 J2M3 Jack.

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Look for the pencils at any art supply store, such as Jerry's.

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The key to creating realistic paint chips is their having sharp and jagged edges. My first attempt, using paint and a paint brush, was ineffective because they looked like ameba-like blobs.

Try using Prismacolor pencils. You can sharpen them down to a very fine tip and create incredibly tiny and precise chips. You can see the results on my Hasegawa 1/72 J2M3 Jack.

Jackb_zps6904fa56.jpg

Look for the pencils at any art supply store, such as Jerry's.

I second the Prismacolor pencils as well. I picked mine up from Michaels. They are under 2 bucks each I think.

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What colour do you use in the Primsacolor pencil? Just found a distributor in Oz and would like to pick one up.

Uhh,Umm,Try the "Silver" ones.

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Uhh,Umm,Try the "Silver" ones.

Curt

Thanks Curt <_< The reason I asked is that I read on another thread somewhere that others use grey instead of silver as it looks better scale wise. There's a range of both colours. Just wanted to see which particular one the guys used.

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One thing I saw was the salt technique. Another thing i would advise maybe, for example, your painting a white Su-27 nose. Paint silver under the white, dab the parts you want chipped with enamel thinner for enamel, and acrylic thinner for acrylic, and take a needle or something small and shred the white away, make sure to do it soft, or you'll penetrate the silver.

look at what this user did with his su-27 nose

http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=264186&hl=su-27&st=20

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As strange as it may sound, flat white works very well to represent flaking paint on 1/72 models (tends to fool the eye at normal viewing distance). Apply it with a tooth pic as noted earlier or (with some practice) dry brushing with a very small paint brush will also work. For larger model another trick is one that model railroaders have used for years. Paint your model with a base coat of silver. When dry (24 hrs minimum), using a small bottle of rubber cement and a small paintbrush, gently dab on the rubber cement where you want your peeling paint. Let the rubber cement dry for 1/2 hr or so and then paint on your top coat color. After it's dry (24/48 hrs), apply a piece of clear tape over the locations of the rubber cement and then pull it off. May take a couple of tries. I would suggest that you practice either method before using on your model. HTH

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