Creating Anit-slip texture on modern armour

You might want to try mixing baking soda into the paint. It gives an interesting texture and you don't have to worry about incompatability since you're using the actual paint.

Jay Jay

You might want to try mixing baking soda into the paint. It gives an interesting texture and you don't have to worry about incompatability since you're using the actual paint.

 

I used to add either baking soda or talcum powder into paint to get a flat paint, back in days before hobby paints came in flat colors.  It did have some texture, especially with the baking soda, so I endorse Jay Jay's suggestion.

Also, I have glued down fine sand paper over flat areas to simulate anti-skid.  On aircraft wing walkways, where the anti-skid is black, the black sandpaper was left unpainted.  I have painted sandpaper areas with a thin coat of paint where anti-skid surfaces in other colors was needed.

I am not sure sandpaper would be a godd idea for my case as there are a alot of irregular areas and other areas on top of the turret that I don't want to have the coating.

I would like to try the baking soda, but doesn't it dissolve with the liquid of the paint?

I was also thinking of putting on a coat of Mig Pigment fixture and the spreading some pigment over on top.  Looking at the coarseness of light dust pigment it looks perfect size.  After I would just paint the OD green over it so the particles would just be the same color.

Stuart06

 

I would like to try the baking soda, but doesn't it dissolve with the liquid of the paint?

 

 

 

 

I always use enamels or lacquers.  Not sure about acrylics- I suppose the water base might dissolve it.  Try a little test on scrap.

You could also try using either liquid cement to soften the plastic, and then stippling it, or use Mr Surfacer, applying it and stippling it with a stiff utility brush.

Try thinned down white glue and then sprinkle cinnamon on the area. It works great, do a test on some scrap. It's great for 1/35 scale.

Works really well. Looks good under paint. Masking is no more complicated than what you have already described. Doesn't interact with cured liquid masking agents.