That's seems to be what happens to me all the time I plan on just a little chipping and next thing I know it's almost 2 weeks into chipping and it's all beat up but in the end it's totally worth it cause I love the beat up look.
@@tonysun2472 Oh, yeah, I found this channel yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to find a skilled scale model builder and also an entertainer. Those seem hard to come by.
its not a night shift painting tutorial without the aesthetic weathering meticulously. and always “and here are some bloopers.” its 2am and I will always watch ALWAYS
I am absolutely amazed at your talent! I think the last model I bought was The Mummy, back...well, it was a while ago. Thank you for your content. You are like the Bob Ross of model building! Cheers mate!
You direction, are very good, and your ( now and then ) funny comments....are funny. I enjoy watching your show. When i scrap off ANY PART, i keep those small shavings, as they can be used as mud, or as a filler.
OK, so i built 3 airplanes sofar and i am going to build my 1st tank very soon. I bought Dragon M60 Patton waiting in the box. I cant stress enough how helpful before even doing anything and just watching your videos has been. Thank you fine sir and greetings from Slovenia!
I bought my first tank kit the other day, and tried your technique for armor texturing. I think I may have needed to sand it down a bit more, but it still looks great!
It's not hacking or cheating, it's efficient! I'm painting my first camo'd tanks (my previous 3 were all Dark Grey Blitzkrieg colored) and this was pretty helpful!
Hey there my friend. You are the most talented and knowledgeable person with paint and painting I have ever watched. I would be one happy person if I had just 1/4 of your knowledge of paint and how to apply it. I can't believe the thing you come up with and then make it your own. I have just got back in to modeling. After about 40 years. I use to build large wood sailings ships. For many years. But this time I wanted to get into arom. I guess it had something to do from when I was in the military. My first one I chose the tamiya sherman 4. It was the tank my uncle drove in world war 2. It was his 3rd tank. They got hit and destroyed the tank in the battle of the bulge. From a tiger. That's what he thinks. He lost a big part of his leg. That is way I am building that one first. Well enough. I just wanted to say how talented you are and thank you for the videos. Stay happy and safe
This may be your coolest video yet!!! First your first German camo in a decade or more- and now you are developing even further as a modeler with your use of the sponge chipping!!! Very cool to watch you evolve in "real time" - and I think this will look amazing with the final graphite rub on high edges!!
@@NightShiftScaleModels 😁😁 awesome! Oh and I did wind up completely understanding what you were trying to say about making 3 chipping effects actually look like 5 layers 🤣👍🏻
Another killer video as always the baby stug is looking freaking awesome I really like the techniques and tips I will have to try them maybe it will speed up my chipping from 2 weeks to a few days lol
Hello again, my favorite uncle! I cant wait to see this model finished. Also, thanks to your vids, I have a marder III that I can apply these techniques to for the first time.
it's really nice to have another video going over chipping. Especially a discussion about chipping multi-coloured camo. Personally I've been edging towards using different colours for the 1st chipping layer for the different camo colours, but thats because my camo colours are very different (very light grey, very dark grey, and blue). Came to the same conclusion about skipping a primer chipping layer though. Messed around with it but after the rust tones you really cant see a difference
Thoroughly enjoyable and educational as usual! Love your work and your presentation. I think chipping is one of the most interesting weathering effects that one can ever do, and that's why it is so difficult to temper it - you always get carried away. You do a fantastic job in striking the right balance. Cheers! Kaustav
I'm building the Tamiya 1/48 Sherman in honor of my Gradnfather who served on the 746th Sherman Tank Battalion attached to the 9th infantry. Would love to see how to weather one in his honor.
Excellent tutorial Martin! I'm with you... interest over total realism is key with me as well. I enjoy the process of chipping and giving my models a well-worn look and your right most combat vehicles only last a few weeks or days in the field but how boring is a non-weathered model... right? Always a pleasure to watch your content, my friend. Cheers!
Martin, like to see you do some WW2 figurines just to rock things up =).. AFV's can be a pain but an enjoyable one, I built a Tiger 1 diorama when I was 13 with dead crew. Won the local competition now back into it at 50 =P
"And thats it for tonight friends." NO. i need more ;-; but damn those chips look so good, i love how they can really change a model overall and make it just.. wow!..?, looking forward to the next video =D
I usually used rust for rust effects. It is also really cheap for what it gives. I just have a piece of iron, I put it in water over the night if it needs more rust on it. After that I simply file it down, it'll be a fine powder. You can simply apply it with enamel to the paint, just be careful. It is easy to go overboard, and the rust can build up fast, so practice first on a piece of painted plastic or something. If you ever wanted to paint a derelict tank that has been in a swamp for 70-80 years, and most of it is rust, well this technique is for you. XD :D Just a note, I don't know why, but it doesn't need blending, the rust always unifies into a nice rusted surface.
Hey uncle Nightshift! Awesome detail, as always. I was just thinking, on the armored vehicles that I work around, there are always deep gauges taken out of the side skirts, and the area all around the hatches are worn down to the metal. if you want, I can email close up reference photos to you, from any position and angle you want (mostly American, but sometimes Soviet, Arab, German or polish)
Will you add wear marks on the shovel and shears? That would be super cool and detailed. Also how would you replicate wet dust splashes or basically rain marks from driving on wet pavement? It’s not super muddy and it’s splashes and runs backward with wind...
@@NightShiftScaleModels LOL seems I beat you this time uncle Night Shift.. This little one is looking gorgeous; as always it was delightful to see them techniques of yours. Have a great weekend my friend!
Hey uncle nightshift can I make a suggestion for your next model? I would love to see a north African campaign model I really would like to see how you tackle sand on the model. Your videos have inspired me to take up scale model tanks again thanks
I hate the discussion about realism in scale modeling. Scale models are not about realism, it's all about making an impression. That's why rust, mud and scratches are so popular, these techniques let modeler create an impression - that this vehicle was fighting somewhere or was used a lot. It's not about realism - I saw few pictures of German Panthers completely covered in thick layer of mud. So you obviously can cover whole tank in mud - 100% realism - but it will look bad, will not create proper impression. There is similar problem with colours. I used to carefully choose colour, check it few times before painting. And after few kits finished I looked back and felt stupid. I airbrushed historically accurate colour and changed it completely with filters, washes and other effects. Just don't be a slave of realism and historical accurancy, because it is not achievable. Have fun, make impressions :)
Thanks. It's true... during ww2 many tanks wouldn't last long. And the oldest would only be a few months old. Ironically peace time armor would have more weathering and chipping due to budget restrictions and items get used longer . Anyone know what color ww2 Soviet tanks were primed?
When making your steel chipping color, you said you added the yellow so it would work better with the yellow base coat. Would you do the same if you were painting a green tank? Excellent work as always!
Random fact, the reason weld beads do not rust is when you weld large metal panels if you use normal steel filler rods the weld tends to crack, you don't get these cracks with stainless steel filler rods.
Panzerkleinzerstorer, a result of a Hetzer and Kettenkraftrad mating in the wild... Ahhhhh it's so cute and deadly... The parents must be so proud... ^_^
I’m making an easy eight in the green and black camo and for chipping on the black parts should I use first a light greyish colour with a sponge and then the dark colour on the inside of the chips?
I'd go with the same approach as in this video, just apply light olive chips over those black parts. I chipped my 3in Gun Carrier the same way - it also had a OD/black camo
When you know this is THE model that won't take you forever to finish, but then you spend 10 days just chipping it 😐
Mr nightshift may i have an question can you do an model that is hand painted
That's seems to be what happens to me all the time I plan on just a little chipping and next thing I know it's almost 2 weeks into chipping and it's all beat up but in the end it's totally worth it cause I love the beat up look.
Just so factory new tanks lol
Sturmtiger???
I was hoping you would focus more on the gun barrels- they were the most attractive part of the thumbnail image (in terms of rust and chipping).
Still going strong! No clickbaits, useless intros etc. Straight to the point! Gg man.
Probably the only entertaining model builder on yt.
Andreas D what about plasmo?
@@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh4585 this guy is more humorous
Didn't even know modeling could be so fascinating to watch
I commented same thing and got 200 likes so yeah he is
@@tonysun2472 Oh, yeah, I found this channel yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to find a skilled scale model builder and also an entertainer. Those seem hard to come by.
If anyone ever wonders why there's been such a massive revival in plastic modeling, show them this channel.
I already said it in a previous video, but you could do such wonderful things to a Warhammer 40k tank... 😍
And he'd have the perfect excuse to go completely nuts with the weathering and battle damage!
Watching these as inspiration to paint my new astra militarum tank army. If it's 100th as good as this it's going to be awsome.
its not a night shift painting tutorial without the aesthetic weathering meticulously. and always “and here are some bloopers.” its 2am and I will always watch ALWAYS
Best part of the week is watching unca Night Shifts vid!
"Beaten up like a toy car in a washing machine." - You legend.
It is Friday my dudes. Yeeeeeeeeesss!
Thank you for not having terrible overbearing music in the back. Perfection.
Danke Schöne uncle night shift I’m in bed with a horrible headache and this made my day my friend!
Master, I’ve failed you. I can’t “first” anymore.
good, get dabbed on
My dear Doge, your first comments will always be in my heart.
The wheels are looking absolutely perfect.
I am absolutely amazed at your talent! I think the last model I bought was The Mummy, back...well, it was a while ago.
Thank you for your content. You are like the Bob Ross of model building! Cheers mate!
You direction, are very good, and your ( now and then ) funny comments....are funny. I enjoy watching your show. When i scrap off ANY PART, i keep those small shavings, as they can be used as mud, or as a filler.
OK, so i built 3 airplanes sofar and i am going to build my 1st tank very soon. I bought Dragon M60 Patton waiting in the box. I cant stress enough how helpful before even doing anything and just watching your videos has been. Thank you fine sir and greetings from Slovenia!
I dont make models but I find this just relaxing as hell to watch....plus this guy is phenomenal at details.
Once again - thank you.
Tony
I bought my first tank kit the other day, and tried your technique for armor texturing. I think I may have needed to sand it down a bit more, but it still looks great!
Your way of explaining the process is probably the best on UA-cam. Thank You! ;)
I just try to not forget something someone might find important :)
@@NightShiftScaleModels Yes, and You do it great. All the best for You! ;)
I can't stop watching these videos. Awesome and entertaining. Thank you
Im getting a new model on friday.........But im looking forward to the next video way more!
It's not hacking or cheating, it's efficient!
I'm painting my first camo'd tanks (my previous 3 were all Dark Grey Blitzkrieg colored) and this was pretty helpful!
Wonderful, ure one of the best modellers here on yt
Hey there my friend.
You are the most talented and knowledgeable person with paint and painting I have ever watched. I would be one happy person if I had just 1/4 of your knowledge of paint and how to apply it. I can't believe the thing you come up with and then make it your own. I have just got back in to modeling. After about 40 years. I use to build large wood sailings ships. For many years. But this time I wanted to get into arom. I guess it had something to do from when I was in the military. My first one I chose the tamiya sherman 4. It was the tank my uncle drove in world war 2. It was his 3rd tank. They got hit and destroyed the tank in the battle of the bulge. From a tiger. That's what he thinks. He lost a big part of his leg. That is way I am building that one first. Well enough. I just wanted to say how talented you are and thank you for the videos. Stay happy and safe
The energy towards the models are great and makes it really fun to watch keep up the good work!
This may be your coolest video yet!!! First your first German camo in a decade or more- and now you are developing even further as a modeler with your use of the sponge chipping!!! Very cool to watch you evolve in "real time" - and I think this will look amazing with the final graphite rub on high edges!!
Yup, I think I'll be polishing them sometime this weekend :) Thanks a lot!
@@NightShiftScaleModels 😁😁 awesome! Oh and I did wind up completely understanding what you were trying to say about making 3 chipping effects actually look like 5 layers 🤣👍🏻
MARTIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another great video. I love how tight the chipping is
Another killer video as always the baby stug is looking freaking awesome I really like the techniques and tips I will have to try them maybe it will speed up my chipping from 2 weeks to a few days lol
Hi, Uncle Night Shift! Thanks for this chipping tutorial! Definitely going to use these tips in my next build!!!
Hello again, my favorite uncle! I cant wait to see this model finished. Also, thanks to your vids, I have a marder III that I can apply these techniques to for the first time.
it's really nice to have another video going over chipping. Especially a discussion about chipping multi-coloured camo.
Personally I've been edging towards using different colours for the 1st chipping layer for the different camo colours, but thats because my camo colours are very different (very light grey, very dark grey, and blue).
Came to the same conclusion about skipping a primer chipping layer though. Messed around with it but after the rust tones you really cant see a difference
Thoroughly enjoyable and educational as usual! Love your work and your presentation. I think chipping is one of the most interesting weathering effects that one can ever do, and that's why it is so difficult to temper it - you always get carried away. You do a fantastic job in striking the right balance. Cheers! Kaustav
Practically just checked for a new video 30 minutes ago... look again and there it is!
Great presentation, the painting is first class! Thank you so much, can't wait for the next part.
it makes it look much more realistic than without chipping and rust! nice!!!
Very time consuming but it looks great. Another Friday night treat from Night Shift. Thanks!
Ciao, you are an indispensable tool for a model tank beginner like me... I have a lot to learn.
Your videos are very well shot and edited. Your technique is also very good. Looks great! :)
keep up the good job buddy!!! Your videos are amazing!!!! Please do more videos !!!! YOU ARE SIMPLY THE BEST!
Krásná práce s chippingem. Korunu tomu dodává ta kovová barva na sváry. Vše působí velice realisticky.
Hi Uncle. Great vid - moar chipping! Coming together really nicely now; that camo doesn't look so... stark as it did before. Thanks for sharing!
Definitely looks like it fought off several Soviet offensives 😅
My Saturday morning fix. Superb work as always.....And as always...g’day from Australia!
I envy your modelling ability so much, its sooooo gooood! and as always, loving the uploads:)
Ahh uncle nightshift... The magic of your powers make something beautiful that would make a normal object ugly. 😄
Sir nightshift you videos are helpful for my future modeling i have a two models but i saved my money for it
Mr nightshift may i have a question can you do an model that is hand painted
A master of modeling!! Great vid! Learning sooo much!!
I'm building the Tamiya 1/48 Sherman in honor of my Gradnfather who served on the 746th Sherman Tank Battalion attached to the 9th infantry. Would love to see how to weather one in his honor.
Excellent tutorial Martin! I'm with you... interest over total realism is key with me as well. I enjoy the process of chipping and giving my models a well-worn look and your right most combat vehicles only last a few weeks or days in the field but how boring is a non-weathered model... right? Always a pleasure to watch your content, my friend. Cheers!
I love all the little memes in the videos. They crack me up x)
Holy shit! This looks "already" awesome!!!
Following your steps really made a difference to my models. Thank you so much!
The like to dislike ratio is insanely good
The before and after pictures are brilliant. Because they were so small and low, they must have been chipped and grass stained to bits?
I was really looking forward to the sequel :)
Good stuff. Always look forward to Fridays & a new video. Have a nice one.
Thanks for the Upload Martin. Your videos have certainly helped me come a LONG way in trying new things on my own models.
So glad to hear that!
Such great work! As always.
Martin, like to see you do some WW2 figurines just to rock things up =).. AFV's can be a pain but an enjoyable one, I built a Tiger 1 diorama when I was 13 with dead crew. Won the local competition now back into it at 50 =P
I like Martin's background music.. 😄
Instructive and....funny as always! Good job NIght Shift!!!!!!
"And thats it for tonight friends." NO. i need more ;-; but damn those chips look so good, i love how they can really change a model overall and make it just.. wow!..?, looking forward to the next video =D
Thank you , Martin .
I usually used rust for rust effects. It is also really cheap for what it gives. I just have a piece of iron, I put it in water over the night if it needs more rust on it. After that I simply file it down, it'll be a fine powder. You can simply apply it with enamel to the paint, just be careful. It is easy to go overboard, and the rust can build up fast, so practice first on a piece of painted plastic or something. If you ever wanted to paint a derelict tank that has been in a swamp for 70-80 years, and most of it is rust, well this technique is for you. XD :D
Just a note, I don't know why, but it doesn't need blending, the rust always unifies into a nice rusted surface.
Hey uncle Nightshift! Awesome detail, as always. I was just thinking, on the armored vehicles that I work around, there are always deep gauges taken out of the side skirts, and the area all around the hatches are worn down to the metal. if you want, I can email close up reference photos to you, from any position and angle you want (mostly American, but sometimes Soviet, Arab, German or polish)
Great as always
Looks great for something that is 10 years old. They lasted days and possibly weeks in real life.
Will you add wear marks on the shovel and shears? That would be super cool and detailed. Also how would you replicate wet dust splashes or basically rain marks from driving on wet pavement? It’s not super muddy and it’s splashes and runs backward with wind...
I've missed you bro
First! Waiting for it actually LOL. Thanks for the upload (my Friday is now complete)
Second 😥
@@NightShiftScaleModels LOL seems I beat you this time uncle Night Shift.. This little one is looking gorgeous; as always it was delightful to see them techniques of yours. Have a great weekend my friend!
Great video Mr nigh shift thank you !
You should have added an extra CHIP effect on top of the model👍 Phenomenal job, you never fail to amaze us.
Hey uncle nightshift can I make a suggestion for your next model? I would love to see a north African campaign model I really would like to see how you tackle sand on the model. Your videos have inspired me to take up scale model tanks again thanks
Superb! Thanks.
That looks amazing. Love your videos.
This is amazing
this is beautiful great job
Looks awesome!
Awesome job!!
Impressive.
I hate the discussion about realism in scale modeling. Scale models are not about realism, it's all about making an impression. That's why rust, mud and scratches are so popular, these techniques let modeler create an impression - that this vehicle was fighting somewhere or was used a lot. It's not about realism - I saw few pictures of German Panthers completely covered in thick layer of mud. So you obviously can cover whole tank in mud - 100% realism - but it will look bad, will not create proper impression. There is similar problem with colours. I used to carefully choose colour, check it few times before painting. And after few kits finished I looked back and felt stupid. I airbrushed historically accurate colour and changed it completely with filters, washes and other effects. Just don't be a slave of realism and historical accurancy, because it is not achievable. Have fun, make impressions :)
THIS
simply fabulous , I still can't get that rusty effect that well... I need more practice and study your videos better
Great job bro!! Looking really great!! ;)
Thanks. It's true... during ww2 many tanks wouldn't last long. And the oldest would only be a few months old. Ironically peace time armor would have more weathering and chipping due to budget restrictions and items get used longer . Anyone know what color ww2 Soviet tanks were primed?
Lovely.
When making your steel chipping color, you said you added the yellow so it would work better with the yellow base coat. Would you do the same if you were painting a green tank? Excellent work as always!
Great job! I'd really love to see you paint an weather a dark grey vehicle. That would be quite a challenge, wouldn't it?
Grey is actually super easy :)
Random fact, the reason weld beads do not rust is when you weld large metal panels if you use normal steel filler rods the weld tends to crack, you don't get these cracks with stainless steel filler rods.
Impressive !
A great video
very delicious!
Привет! Крутое видео!!!) Спасибо тебе!)
Did this artful brushwork come naturally or did you spend years perfecting turning plastic into steel?
Absolutely Superb…………
Hey Mate! Which Debonder are you using for cleaning up the glue?
Thanks!
Panzerkleinzerstorer, a result of a Hetzer and Kettenkraftrad mating in the wild... Ahhhhh it's so cute and deadly... The parents must be so proud... ^_^
Why are there never any red primer chips?
Great work Dude. TFS, :)
Love u dude
Are you ever going to build a ship model? I'd like to see that.
I’m making an easy eight in the green and black camo and for chipping on the black parts should I use first a light greyish colour with a sponge and then the dark colour on the inside of the chips?
I'd go with the same approach as in this video, just apply light olive chips over those black parts. I chipped my 3in Gun Carrier the same way - it also had a OD/black camo