Ive done that before too....you can say its another way to skin the cat...(Le Meouw)..I did my Rufe that way some time ago.....I painted a base of grey-green first then wiped away the green top coat...its a slow process but good results....

I was going for more worn through than chipped.  Tried something new and outside of the box.  I'll keep perfecting the technique.

Sar the george looks great!!! chippin are good at the end and decals seems resolved

Satch good zero there, the chipping paint seems a little strage but good

I use that same silver pencil also.  Used it on the cockpit of my Ki-46-III I posted earlier.  Much easier than the little brush I use to use for the cockpit and lines.   However, yesterday went with the wifey to Walmart and picked up a couple of fine point silver sharpies.  Walmarts art section is where I got all of the pencils and other stuff for the models.  The pencil is pretty soft lead and crumbles easily too.

Now I just have to keep them hid from the grandkids!

Mike

sar, the George looks primo!   I really like the way the well-worn weathering turned out.

SAR: Looks pretty fine to me! I think the chipping both intentional and accidental worked out really well. If you have time you're more than welcome to do another.

Satch: Looking good!

Really like all this chipping and denting. As an ace's mount I figured my Zero would be well-maintained and didn't do much weathering at all. I may end up copying Big-Z and putting a few dings in with the silver pencil.

Some great work going on here.  I'm pretty close to done with the Zero.  I tried a new technique with her.  After priming I sprayed the entire a/c with Testor Aluminum.  Then I lightly sprayed on the Tamiya JN Green, being sure to leave some of the undercoat showing through.  Then I used some very fine sandpaper and sanding sticks to sand away some of the green revealing the aluminum.  Now it's glossed for decals.  What do you guys think?

Satch

ok i put more chipping near the cockpit sill and ariound the "glass". unfortunatly it didnt show up in my pics. but here it is and im done-thanks gamera for a great GB

Will do - thanks!

Looks good so far.....I would add a few more "chips" around the edge of the cockpit and some on the canopy frames.....otherwise....ok

ok heres where im at with my George, need to put exhaust and cannon stains on. otherwise im done

let me know what you think-oh BTW-Hasagewa decals hate solvaset.i couldnt get the wrinkles out, so i distressed them to show wear.

  thanks for your input and looking!

carsanab

I have used a silver sharpie too.....but the point is too thick....tougher to control....but it does work well picking up cockpit details...

Yeah, I don't use the Sharpie as much either for the same reasons. Thought I'd point it out in case someone else of the forum might find it useful.

thanks guys  for the info on the pencils. i never knew that there was a soft core version. im definately gonna pick one up. the results are too good not to use one

I have used a silver sharpie too.....but the point is too thick....tougher to control....but it does work well picking up cockpit details...

Big-Z: That looks great! Looking forward to seeing how she turns out. I'm going to have to pull out an old model and experiment with the pencil some.

BTW: Sharpie makes a silver felt-tip marker that I've used for cockpit detailing, chips, and scratches as well.

Bsyamato: Yes, suppose I should have been more specific. A guy in a mini-skirt uniform like that evokes a different reaction  

Looking forward to the photos. I've had the same problem- sometimes you just have to make something up.

Happy to say the Tamiya 1/48th Zero is almost ready for decaling! If I don't mess anything up I'll get the gloss clear coat on tonight- if all goes well photos this weekend.

Gamera

Bsyamato: I stole it from Manny when he posted it over on the 'Who Took It' thread. I needed a new avatar and even as evil as the North Korean dictatorship is I have to admire their uniforms

i suppose only the female version

last night glued the mary wings pieces and the propeller parts, nothing great, the wings needs lots of cures. Also glued the cockpit floor. No pictures founded about the real cockpit so i think will go to place some reasonable details taking inspiration by other jap bombers

Will post some pictures when some intresting update is done

Great job on those home-defense markings on the Oscar.

Excellent!  Looks great .

Architect huh, guess that might come in handy in designing a house for a giant lizard.

Here's where I am so far....and yes....its a Prismacolor PC 949...I have a box set....from way back when....when we used to render by hand....I might be a Giant Radioactive Lizard by night.....but by day I am an architect.....but I did get a couple of new pencils at Michaels.....they sell them indivdual.....

Reasoned:

Thanks for reminding me, I was going to look at the pencil when I got home and then forgot.

Doesn't actually say what range. Only:

PRISMACOLOR Argent Metallique PC949 Metallic Silver

Item No. 03375 (PC949)

My local Michael's has a big rack with probably over a hundred or so different colours.

Gamera

I hope Big-Z doesn't mind if I butt in here but this is what I use and I think he's refering to the same thing.

Prismacolor Pencils

I'm not totally sure which type mine are- the Softcore I think though. I picked mine up at Michael's - I'm sure most art stores should stock them. I've used them for small areas like paint chipped off a prop but never to the extent that Carlos has here. I like them, they are very easy to control since it's well just like using a pencil.

Thanks for the info, I'd figure it is the Softcore.

Reasoned

carsanab:

 

Where did you get the pencil from, a hobby store?  That looks !

Bsyamato: I stole it from Manny when he posted it over on the 'Who Took It' thread. I needed a new avatar and even as evil as the North Korean dictatorship is I have to admire their uniforms

what's about the new avatar Cliff? after the dead of old tyrant want to take the son's place LOL

i'm sure put the ame picture somewhere in the forum 

I hope Big-Z doesn't mind if I butt in here but this is what I use and I think he's refering to the same thing.

Prismacolor Pencils

I'm not totally sure which type mine are- the Softcore I think though. I picked mine up at Michael's - I'm sure most art stores should stock them. I've used them for small areas like paint chipped off a prop but never to the extent that Carlos has here. I like them, they are very easy to control since it's well just like using a pencil.

carsanab

well its taken a while and after some struggles with painting...(Testors rattle cans BITE THE BIG ONE!!!!.... ) there is progress on my Oscar and Ohkas....both have decals down....and I have started to weather the Oscar....using silver prisma color pencil as usual....really like that technique

Oscar showing the clean wing on the right and chipping with colored pencil on the left

 

Where did you get the pencil from, a hobby store?  That looks !

some assembly required

thanks guys for the input onmy decals, carsnab -that is exactly the look im going for. could you take a pic of the pencil and how you get such good results. thanks.

will do..... tonight when I get home I will post a couple..

thanks guys for the input onmy decals, carsnab -that is exactly the look im going for. could you take a pic of the pencil and how you get such good results. thanks.

Thanks all....what I like about the pencil is not only that its erasable but it really looks like the paint has been rubbed and worn away...not just chipped...and its easy to control. Sharpen to a fine point and it really highlights those panel lines....Ive got half the Oscar done...hopefully by the end of the week I should have both complete.

Carlos

SAR: If all else fails you can soak the decals with Micro Set, I think that's right- it's the one in the blue bottle for a few mins. to soften them and they'll roll right up without damaging your paint. I've gotten to the point that if I'm using decals from a company I'm unfamilar with I'll cut out one I won't be using and apply it to an old model as a test run before I use the rest of them. Solvaset and any other decal setting solution can be thinned with water if you think it might be too powerful.  Good luck!

Big-Z: Very nice work! I've got one of those silver pencils but never used it for anything but small stuff. Really like how the wing on the Ki-43 is coming out - I may have to try out the pencil on a spare model myself. And the orange Ohka is really eye-catching.