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  • SpitfireAce
    SMF Supporters
    • Feb 2019
    • 53

    #1

    Help with chipping colour

    Hi, I'm building a Tamiya Stug 3 and want to add chipping effect but unsure as what colour to use on the German Yellow for the chipping. I watched some Youtube videos but found some of them confusing (i.e. mixing colours, different paint brands etc.). I am just starting out and this is my first armour. I am using Tamiya acrylic paints and want to keep it simple (no mixing multiple colours thank you :rolling. So my question would be, what is the one best Tamiya acrylic colour I should use for my chipping effect on the German Yellow? Thanks in advance.

    Cheers,

    Tom
  • Steven000
    SMF Supporters
    • Aug 2018
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    • Steven
    • Belgium

    #2
    I usually go for a dark brown (burnt umber etc), or a rust tone, or even silver when it should look like bare metal...

    Cheers, steven

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    • Wouter
      • Apr 2018
      • 742

      #3
      there are different ways indeed. Some people use a dark brown or dark red to simulate the chips.

      I however use different colors (but I don't mix them).
      For the superficial chips I use Iraqi Sand of Deck Tan and for the deeper ones I paint a small inside area of the superficial chips using a Dark Brown or even Hull Red. This creates a nice fake 3D effect. It looks a bit artificial at first but after weathering it's quite convincing, as can be seen on the round bin on the side of my Panther ausf. A
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      • SpitfireAce
        SMF Supporters
        • Feb 2019
        • 53

        #4
        Thanks guys!!

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