This channel inspired me to actually try chipping for the first time. Built myself an nice Panzer II Ausf. F and immediately completely overdid the effect. Looks like it spent a whole year driving through every sand dune in the Sahara desert. Kinda burnt myself out painting thousand of little dots in two colors on that bloody thing, and there's still the turret, lower hull and wheels to be done. I have no idea how Martin manages to do it. -.-
@@sebastiannicolaikaupe5175 It all comes with practice, and if some chips don't turn out very well, there's always the toothpick trick which can save the entire model and in fact make the chips look very good!
20-25m runtimes actually fit nicely for your content IMO, so don't feel too bad about running on. A lot of YT seems to be shifting towards long-form content (maybe for revenue/watch time reasons), so it's not exactly out-of-place.
@@NightShiftScaleModels we know, Martin. You crammed a lot of techs and specs on this one. Feel free to do the regular ones, please. This one, it was justifiably long. Take care and stay safe.
Night Shift is like that one good friend or popular kid in school that always goes on vacations but whenever they come back your day becomes 200% better
As a former volunteer at The Patton Museum in Kentucky, before the Army went stupid and moved the armor to Georgia. I can tell you that German armor paint did NOT chip to the bare steel. Exceptions being shell and bullet damage. The red oxide primer was extremely durable. The museum had a StugG that had it's original paint. The only places that the primer was worn off was in areas of metal to metal contact. Tow shackles and tow cables. Even after 70 years the primer is still there.
Did you notice any ware/chipping with the camo colours? As in; would the oxide become visible under the dark yellow, or the yellow visible under the red/brown or green layers?
When you started this series I thought "Wow, I can do this to my late model King Tiger with the same camo scheme"........after watching today's video: "I think I will build a Sherman"
I used to do A LOT of kits when I was younger of all sizes, by far my proudest was Type VII C 1:72 I spent hours perfecting the little details (rush, chips, anchor scrapes, wood texture...) if I could have learned these techniques from you then it would take even longer but the end result would still be worth it. After a couple of years the two large shelves I had all my models on broke, pancaked, and crashed, I lost all - nearly 100 models... smaller and complicated JU 87 and BF 110's, USS Enterprise, VII C, B-52, Pz IV, Tirpitz, M4A1, Eurofigther, KA-50 which took weeks... thousand of hours lost just about all of them had irreparable damage. Couldn't bring myself to make any more and it's been probably 10+ years since then. Amazing channel, love following your creations and detail
I just finished my first tank. It was a tamiya m41 walker bulldog. I usually do airplane because I know alot about them but you inspired me to try tanks aaanddd I love them! its a blast. Thank you for your tutorial.
Thank you so much! I never get to play with my father since he works a lot and today since I talked much about you, he bought me a model to to together
I don't build models. I don't know how or why this got recommended to me but, this is really amazing. I never realized just how much work one could put into one of these kits. Thanks for these videos, watching them is almost cathartic.
I miss models, I work in a hobby shop and while spending 6-8 hours selling them is so fulfilling it makes me so envious of those who have their workbenches accessible, due to corona i cant get to my dads house to build as it is across a border, different state. Still learning little things from nightshift and youtube gives me hope.
This is a “Hey Night Shift, thanks for your awesome videos!” From Vancouver, Canada. I learned some new techniques on your Jagdtiger build. I’m doing a Jagdtiger build for the next couple of weeks, so your advice is really relevant. Cheers, mate!
its good to see an artist at work. too many modelling videos want models with as few parts as possible and construction designed by a 4 year old. i also like too take my time, research photos and get it right. thank you sir
TBH I would easily watch even 40min videos from you. It is super interesting and entertaining to watch every step of build and weathering coming to life on your models!
Just started building my first tank model. A German Kugelpanzer from Das Werk. It's going great and is a lot of fun! Thank you for your videos, i probably wouldn't have started this hobby diversion without you! I also bought a Rutscher and i am very exited for both.
I always watch your videos cuz I also use your knowledge in painting in 3d and apply it to 2d which I do for a living. You are amazing as always! I learned allot from your chipping videos and I am a long time subscriber and will always like your videos.
Thank you for being such a great teacher with an awesome sence if humor! If I'd had similar instructors 40 years ago I'd probably be a lot more successful and creative! Thank you for posting all of the videos that you post!
Ja viel mehr! Ich liebe deinen Kanal! Sorry for the german, I'm pretty pumped that you just put out a new vid and I got 100% on my german test, Friday the 13th is going better than I thought it would!
It looks fantastic so far but I what I find more interesting is the fact the whole process is not THAT difficult, it's a lot of time, yes but the results are amazing. Thanks for making these kind of videos, I'm definitely going to follow the steps on a Sherman tank I have on my stash
Hey! You're comment about condensing the video put sad face on me. I do understand you can only do so much at each milestone. But I absolutely love and enjoy you're playlist series.. I watch and rewatch you're projects,it has given me the confidence to try some stuff outside my comfort zone. Thank you so much!
I'm pretty odd when it comes to chipping. I do 3 or 3 colors. Light base color, a dark grey , dark and light rust. After those, I then do hand scratches. For me it adds a ton of depth. Since its in acrylic, when it dries, i use a wet toothpick to pick off larger pieces. So yeah... always enjoy other people's ways of painting, picking up new ways of painting. So yeah. I've picked up a bunch of things from you, and it reinforces what I've already been doing. Definitely keep up the great work. Keeps me motivated.
That hip and knick VMS is brilliant mate! Use a paint brush to directly onto a pannal of your model and then just go back over it wiping it off with the brush! The effect is stunning chipping and scratches the black and the brown red oxide are really nice! Vms have a video tutorial on there channel doing this and when I saw it I just had to get it!
Your work is incredible !!!! I am following these techinques on my RFM DAK Tiger I I love the fact you used a Jadgetiger tri tone scheme .....incredible Incredible!!!!!! Thank you !!!!
When chipping with a sponge you should rotate the sponge. This adds more randomness to the pattern otherwise it looks like a stamp process has been done. Looks awesome and this is the same style I want to do on my Meng Panther.
@@NightShiftScaleModels Lol, also there are many sponges or open cell foam padding you can use. Sea sponge has a very different pattern from foam padding with a fine open cell structure. I like dish sponges because they have both large and small details. For small models it’s too big maybe. Anyway try several sponges and see which type suits your model.
I learned more about weathering in the last hour than I have in the last year.... Definitely a new subscriber, I like the way you explain and teach! I paint warhammer and have some scale warship kits I'm building..... this will help with both. Might have to try a scale tank too.
Stunning (and informative - and funny) as always... making me want to build another tri-colour German armour model. Would love to see how you would chip & weather a full German grey early war kit....
Your chipping technique is some sort of legendary! Great work! And don`t excuse yourself for a "too long" video - videos from uncle nightshift never can be too long. It`s just like in real life ;)
Wel done, and an interesting journey so far. I do believe however that chipping is overdone and over-emphazised, especially the lighter pant chips where its supposed to be just a top layer of paint that has chipped away. However, this is not that common, especially with WW2 tanks, and that's because the paint they used back then was lead based - that means it was strong as hell, and for good reason - the main purpose was to protect the metal from rust. Added to this is the age of the vehicle: the Jagdtiger was built between February 1944 to May 1945, with this particular one probably based off the one at the museum in Georgia US. That vehicle was built in October 1944 and captured in March 1945 by the Americans, so whenever it's displayed, it can't be older than 6 months (unless it's placed in an actual museum diorama, which would be cool). The fading, chipping and other wear and tear won't be that prominent on a vehicle that young, so to speak. That said, weathering effects does lend more interest to the model - but not realism.
I Love watching these Videos, such fantastic detailed work & amazing end results! (We need a Fishing technique to go with the chipping technique for British Models!)
Just a thought, most impact hits always show the bare steel with no rust. The Jagdtiger was fairly new and was not designed a s front line vehicle. just look at the surrender of the Jagdtigers in Iserlohn Germany they were not chipped up but extremely dusty
I consider building and painting an 'artistic' pursuit and so, I finish kits based on my own interpretation - my model, my choice! As artists, we will not always agree on technique but there is always something to learn from each other. Good job, your videos are fun and entertaining stuff 👍
Ahh uncle night shift it's like yin and yang. Order has been restored to my week and you leave me with something to think about over the weekend. It's a beautiful thing. ☯️ 😉👍
Hello there! Love the videos. I’ve always been curious if you would ever apply your talent to try and make a war hammer 40k armour model and elevate it with your techniques?
Very nice, Uncle Night Shift. Very nice! I am sure you are aware you can get some reverse tweezers or hemostats and do away with the clip? Nevertheless, I look forward to Friday's. A Jagdtiger is one of my favorite subjects. I am always looking to some of you younger guys for new techniques. Which, I think; is a pretty good sign for the future of the hobby. See ya'll next week.
And my day was suddenly so much better! I get so inspired by all this rust :D Have you ever considered doing a Maschinen Krieger kit? Ma.K. kits would be very suited for a treatment like this ;)
![PANZER IV fighting in winter - Part 2 - 1/35 TAMIYA - Tank Model - [ Painting weathering ]](/img/n.gif)
Never apologize for more content, this is gold.
When you realise that this guy spend more time in chipping alone than you do on a whole kit.....
ill be under my workbench, crying....
Why not do some chipping whilst crying, be efficient! Thin your paints with tears for extra credit and reduced cost!
I heard tears make the ultimate chipping fluid. They are also easy to come by. Just keep watching Martins content (:
This channel inspired me to actually try chipping for the first time. Built myself an nice Panzer II Ausf. F and immediately completely overdid the effect. Looks like it spent a whole year driving through every sand dune in the Sahara desert. Kinda burnt myself out painting thousand of little dots in two colors on that bloody thing, and there's still the turret, lower hull and wheels to be done. I have no idea how Martin manages to do it. -.-
@@sebastiannicolaikaupe5175 It all comes with practice, and if some chips don't turn out very well, there's always the toothpick trick which can save the entire model and in fact make the chips look very good!
20-25m runtimes actually fit nicely for your content IMO, so don't feel too bad about running on. A lot of YT seems to be shifting towards long-form content (maybe for revenue/watch time reasons), so it's not exactly out-of-place.
The time of videos has shifted back and forth for sure over the years. But i agree Longer does fit better for this kind of thing!
Agreed. Fits better the subject and techniques.
I know these longer videos are a lot of fun, but they take SO long to produce :)
@@NightShiftScaleModels we know, Martin. You crammed a lot of techs and specs on this one. Feel free to do the regular ones, please. This one, it was justifiably long. Take care and stay safe.
Night Shift is like that one good friend or popular kid in school that always goes on vacations but whenever they come back your day becomes 200% better
Lol more like that unpopular quiet kid who can't wait to get home and build models :D
As a former volunteer at The Patton Museum in Kentucky, before the Army went stupid and moved the armor to Georgia. I can tell you that German armor paint did NOT chip to the bare steel. Exceptions being shell and bullet damage. The red oxide primer was extremely durable. The museum had a StugG that had it's original paint. The only places that the primer was worn off was in areas of metal to metal contact. Tow shackles and tow cables. Even after 70 years the primer is still there.
Did you notice any ware/chipping with the camo colours? As in; would the oxide become visible under the dark yellow, or the yellow visible under the red/brown or green layers?
I'm going to be definitely using all these techniques on a Flakpanther I'm currently building. Amen for Night Shift!
just started on my own kursk panther, first armor in years and this comes out, talk about good timing
When you started this series I thought "Wow, I can do this to my late model King Tiger with the same camo scheme"........after watching today's video: "I think I will build a Sherman"
Just make it less beaten up and you'll be good :D
too late.. i all ready bought. now just plain colour
I used to do A LOT of kits when I was younger of all sizes, by far my proudest was Type VII C 1:72 I spent hours perfecting the little details (rush, chips, anchor scrapes, wood texture...) if I could have learned these techniques from you then it would take even longer but the end result would still be worth it.
After a couple of years the two large shelves I had all my models on broke, pancaked, and crashed, I lost all - nearly 100 models... smaller and complicated JU 87 and BF 110's, USS Enterprise, VII C, B-52, Pz IV, Tirpitz, M4A1, Eurofigther, KA-50 which took weeks... thousand of hours lost just about all of them had irreparable damage.
Couldn't bring myself to make any more and it's been probably 10+ years since then.
Amazing channel, love following your creations and detail
I just finished my first tank. It was a tamiya m41 walker bulldog. I usually do airplane because I know alot about them but you inspired me to try tanks aaanddd I love them! its a blast. Thank you for your tutorial.
Never excuse the long videos. I can’t tell you how happy I get every time I see that you posted a new LONG video.
Great content keep it coming!
Thank you so much! I never get to play with my father since he works a lot and today since I talked much about you, he bought me a model to to together
That's so wholesome!
I don't build models. I don't know how or why this got recommended to me but, this is really amazing. I never realized just how much work one could put into one of these kits. Thanks for these videos, watching them is almost cathartic.
“I was going to make the video 12 min” noooo no sir 24 minutes of this is just fine. Great vid as always
I miss models, I work in a hobby shop and while spending 6-8 hours selling them is so fulfilling it makes me so envious of those who have their workbenches accessible, due to corona i cant get to my dads house to build as it is across a border, different state. Still learning little things from nightshift and youtube gives me hope.
This is a “Hey Night Shift, thanks for your awesome videos!” From Vancouver, Canada. I learned some new techniques on your Jagdtiger build. I’m doing a Jagdtiger build for the next couple of weeks, so your advice is really relevant. Cheers, mate!
Your videos are never only relevant for 1 week my friend
Truely fantastic work
It is all about the painting of the model and the various surface treatments, isn't it? These are truly Artworks.
Jagdtiger: Martin, are you calling me fat?
Martin: You THICC
he's a big chungus
nice word, i can use that to my wife
I’m glad this video was a bit longer! My wife and I love watching your videos together when I get off of work.
The knowledge you have show me uncle nightshift is unimaginable
its good to see an artist at work. too many modelling videos want models with as few parts as possible and construction designed by a 4 year old. i also like too take my time, research photos and get it right. thank you sir
TBH I would easily watch even 40min videos from you. It is super interesting and entertaining to watch every step of build and weathering coming to life on your models!
This is one of the most stunning examples of German armor that I have ever seen. And I'm old. Fantastic job Sir.
Nothing better waking up Saturday morning band night shift has posted a new video
This was a great video! The extra time and effort you put into the model and this episode really shows!!!!
Long shitty day in work, got home late, had some food, had a shower then time to chill watching you splash some paint around. Life is good, thank you.
Says it's only relevant for a week but I've just started watching this series, love your work man!
Looking amazing!!! As always a pleasure to watch, you can almost smell the rust smell! Cheers!
Just started building my first tank model. A German Kugelpanzer from Das Werk. It's going great and is a lot of fun! Thank you for your videos, i probably wouldn't have started this hobby diversion without you! I also bought a Rutscher and i am very exited for both.
I always watch your videos cuz I also use your knowledge in painting in 3d and apply it to 2d which I do for a living. You are amazing as always! I learned allot from your chipping videos and I am a long time subscriber and will always like your videos.
Excellent video once again, that's looking amazing.
Love these longer videos, thank you👍
I love your dedication to the craft man! You deserve to be wayyyyy more popular
Weeks after weeks, I always say that your work is AMAZING ! Very nice model dude 👌🏻
Amazing chipping! I want to try it out. Simms intimidating but your videos are so clear
This man has the best tutorials, and keeps denying the fact XD. This is great content to watch
Watching you chip with the sponge made me wonder if you missed the experience of 70+ hours of brush chipping on the Gruppe Fehrmann Tiger :D
Well I managed to speed it up from 70 to 40 hours, I see that as an absolute win :D
Congratulations on the didactics in the explanations. Now all that is left is the classroom with the students. Cheers From Brazil
Thank you for being such a great teacher with an awesome sence if humor! If I'd had similar instructors 40 years ago I'd probably be a lot more successful and creative! Thank you for posting all of the videos that you post!
Ja viel mehr! Ich liebe deinen Kanal! Sorry for the german, I'm pretty pumped that you just put out a new vid and I got 100% on my german test, Friday the 13th is going better than I thought it would!
I'm also german, and my English is not the best .
@@wolki7487 I am not German, im an American high schooler who has been taking German for the past 4 years.
Ok sry
It looks fantastic so far but I what I find more interesting is the fact the whole process is not THAT difficult, it's a lot of time, yes but the results are amazing. Thanks for making these kind of videos, I'm definitely going to follow the steps on a Sherman tank I have on my stash
True, being patient and willing to invest the time into it is a skill on its own :D
Hey! You're comment about condensing the video put sad face on me. I do understand you can only do so much at each milestone. But I absolutely love and enjoy you're playlist series.. I watch and rewatch you're projects,it has given me the confidence to try some stuff outside my comfort zone. Thank you so much!
I'm pretty odd when it comes to chipping. I do 3 or 3 colors. Light base color, a dark grey , dark and light rust. After those, I then do hand scratches. For me it adds a ton of depth. Since its in acrylic, when it dries, i use a wet toothpick to pick off larger pieces. So yeah... always enjoy other people's ways of painting, picking up new ways of painting. So yeah. I've picked up a bunch of things from you, and it reinforces what I've already been doing. Definitely keep up the great work. Keeps me motivated.
That hip and knick VMS is brilliant mate! Use a paint brush to directly onto a pannal of your model and then just go back over it wiping it off with the brush! The effect is stunning chipping and scratches the black and the brown red oxide are really nice! Vms have a video tutorial on there channel doing this and when I saw it I just had to get it!
Your work is incredible !!!!
I am following these techinques on my RFM DAK Tiger I
I love the fact you used a Jadgetiger tri tone scheme .....incredible
Incredible!!!!!!
Thank you !!!!
I think I'm getting addicted to your videos!
I'm watching this much later than a week. It's still great! Amazing job dude.
It's beautiful,
I've looked at this for 5 hours.
I like when he says we are halfway done, when I would've blotched three colors on it and called it a day. Great attention to detail!
When chipping with a sponge you should rotate the sponge. This adds more randomness to the pattern otherwise it looks like a stamp process has been done.
Looks awesome and this is the same style I want to do on my Meng Panther.
See, this is the sponge jedi-ism I was talking about.
@@NightShiftScaleModels Lol, also there are many sponges or open cell foam padding you can use. Sea sponge has a very different pattern from foam padding with a fine open cell structure. I like dish sponges because they have both large and small details. For small models it’s too big maybe. Anyway try several sponges and see which type suits your model.
Thank god you did the exhaust i was waiting for that :-) and what a fantastic effect!
Perfect footage and very good comments. Extremely good hobby channel!
*Another great moment to watch NS video using weathering mastered technics, 👍👏👏*
I learned more about weathering in the last hour than I have in the last year.... Definitely a new subscriber, I like the way you explain and teach! I paint warhammer and have some scale warship kits I'm building..... this will help with both. Might have to try a scale tank too.
Your work is a real inspiration Night Shift
Looking great. I like how the spare track links break up the surface.
Stunning (and informative - and funny) as always... making me want to build another tri-colour German armour model. Would love to see how you would chip & weather a full German grey early war kit....
Thanks for the quick update NightShift! great work, much appreciated.
Nice going uncle nightshift the weathering and chipping looks amazing
Your chipping technique is some sort of legendary! Great work! And don`t excuse yourself for a "too long" video - videos from uncle nightshift never can be too long. It`s just like in real life ;)
"leave a comment if... you want to say something"
love this guy
Wel done, and an interesting journey so far. I do believe however that chipping is overdone and over-emphazised, especially the lighter pant chips where its supposed to be just a top layer of paint that has chipped away.
However, this is not that common, especially with WW2 tanks, and that's because the paint they used back then was lead based - that means it was strong as hell, and for good reason - the main purpose was to protect the metal from rust.
Added to this is the age of the vehicle: the Jagdtiger was built between February 1944 to May 1945, with this particular one probably based off the one at the museum in Georgia US. That vehicle was built in October 1944 and captured in March 1945 by the Americans, so whenever it's displayed, it can't be older than 6 months (unless it's placed in an actual museum diorama, which would be cool). The fading, chipping and other wear and tear won't be that prominent on a vehicle that young, so to speak.
That said, weathering effects does lend more interest to the model - but not realism.
I Love watching these Videos, such fantastic detailed work & amazing end results!
(We need a Fishing technique to go with the chipping technique for British Models!)
I love your video man you are getting better and better every model u do keep it up
Oh man this is looking SO GOOD!
Это лучшая серия видео про покрас, что я посмотрел. Моё уважение!
Stunning work as always!!
Terrific demonstration as usual.
Just a thought, most impact hits always show the bare steel with no rust. The Jagdtiger was fairly new and was not designed a s front line vehicle. just look at the surrender of the Jagdtigers in Iserlohn Germany they were not chipped up but extremely dusty
Yeah, I'm aware of that, but going to town with chipping and rust is kinda my signature thing :) But I'll try to be a bit different on the next model.
Thank you for your time and effort, I would have watched all day. I love every second of the video.
Night shift killing it!
I consider building and painting an 'artistic' pursuit and so, I finish kits based on my own interpretation - my model, my choice! As artists, we will not always agree on technique but there is always something to learn from each other. Good job, your videos are fun and entertaining stuff 👍
Hey Uncle Night Shift, of course we liked it, we need more.
I'm gushing love for this episode!
Thank you , Uncle Martin .
Your work is impeccable. Even though I don't build anymore, I'm insanely jealous
Ahh uncle night shift it's like yin and yang. Order has been restored to my week and you leave me with something to think about over the weekend.
It's a beautiful thing. ☯️ 😉👍
Absolutely amazing post as ever, just wish they were longer
Beautiful as always
As usual, another terrific video! Thank you!
Shell impacts on point
😯😯😯 some more awesomeness! Looks amazing even without the chipping!
I always love watching your videos. You are truly a master sir.
Lovely work my friend. More inspiration for me as not painted a model for quite a few months.
Regards Andy
Hello there! Love the videos. I’ve always been curious if you would ever apply your talent to try and make a war hammer 40k armour model and elevate it with your techniques?
Nothin makes a Friday good like nightshirts uploads
Best guides ever. Many thanks!
Awesome video as always.
Tell me more about this new camera?
Looking really good! Keep it up
Great paint job!!!!
absolutely superb .. loads of information ... really good thank you
Great video, thank you for sharing!!! 👍👍👍
Very nice, Uncle Night Shift. Very nice! I am sure you are aware you can get some reverse tweezers or hemostats and do away with the clip? Nevertheless, I look forward to Friday's. A Jagdtiger is one of my favorite subjects. I am always looking to some of you younger guys for new techniques. Which, I think; is a pretty good sign for the future of the hobby. See ya'll next week.
This is a piece of art...
Glad to see you video, is like to read a modelling book teaching technic.
And my day was suddenly so much better! I get so inspired by all this rust :D Have you ever considered doing a Maschinen Krieger kit? Ma.K. kits would be very suited for a treatment like this ;)
Weekly dose of inspiration!
It's just... Perfect
MARTIN!!!! Love it.
YES more happy Jagdy! 👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻