nightshiftmodeller

Ok, this is actually quite subtle

Added 2020-08-05 20:33:07 +0000 UTC

And I'm not even gonna lie, I'm pretty happy about it! Because these chips are actually quite tiny compared to, let's say, the Sherman or T-90. And doing two-layer chipping in 3 days? Not bad!

I think the main trick behind this better brush control is that I unloaded the brush twice each time before touching the model with it. First on a napkin like usual, but then also on my hand like you can see in one of the photos. The rubber surface can leech out more paint than paper which will leave us with really negligible amount of paint in the brush, resulting in those small chips.

Also... I managed to keep the steel color mixture (Vallejo dark grey + flat brown + buff) workable for 2 days. Before I went to sleep I added about 5 drops of retarder which prevented the paint from drying overnight and today I could continue using it without any issues. And it would still be usable tomorrow, which is good because I'm gonna need it for all those metal bins and flimsy cans.

In order to keep the experimental juices flowing I'll try working with very small amounts of rust tones... just on top of those biggest chips and where more chips are packed in a small area.

This model is very, very enjoyable!