I started watching your videos with the review of the bandai tie interceptor, man you have the BEST informative videos on UA-cam. Not too dry, just the right amount of info covered. I never get bored of watching them or think "man shut up already and just get to the point" your videos are amazing. I just finished a 1/35 scale M41 walker bulldog using some of your techniques... and its my best looking kit yet. Thank you and keep on keeping on! I love these videos
Excellent tutorial, Andy. I tried this technique on an Academy T34/85 I had just finished painting and using your guidance on how to chip and weather the paint it now looks great. I'm now going to weather it further with mud effects using another of your brilliant videos. Thank you sir!
A great video as always, i'm beginning in this wonderful world of building military models and your videos has been the greatest source of techniques and inspiration for me. A big thank you for share your wisdom.
Hi Andy, Matt from Oxford UK. That was one of the clearest and most informative videos I have seen on the subject. I never miss your videos and greatly appreciate the time and effort you put into producing them. Many thanks
Andy can you make a video recommending the products that you use regularly like what clear parts cement or if you use any liquid mask, what kind of brushes you use, airbrush setup, ect. you have so much experience using different products id like to see what are the go to tools that you use on your builds.
I think weathering is one of the hardest disciplines in modelling, however you pulled off all these techniques perfectly, I have personally shied away from the hairspray, because I find I can be a bit too vigorous, and knock parts off, or leave it too long to the point that the hairspray feels like it will never come off, thus no chips. All the tips showed are a real help! Keep up the good work! Thanks
Andy my friend, with all of these great "How To" videos for helping out all of us 1/35 scale military model enthusiasts, how do you find the time to run the store buddy? LOL. I've been at this modeling hobby for some 50+ years now and from time to time I still learn some great techniques from you and it's greatly appreciated my friend. Thanks so much, Hector.
Just got done with the German T-34. All dark yellow. Tried the lighter yellow and chip paint. Amazing out come! Thank you a lot Andy! Looks a lot better with the lighter edges around the "chip".
mike wood yes mike your right ther is to mutch rust on this models very littel the tank life spand on feild is 2 to 3 weeks tops I'm reeincatorer for wwII ben doing to for 15 years models 20 years so I do like lotes of chips and rust thanks
Andy, another great video and very useful too. Many thanks for these how to videos, they are so helpful to relative beginners like me, many thanks, Joe
Dumb question Andy...is the rule of thumb to use the hairspray technique on German vehicles, and the paint brush or sponge technique on American armor?
no but usually the hairspray works better on big areas that require a lot more wear, like a winter camo or north African , but if you wanted to do a really beat up American tank you could use hairspray.
which method do you prefer? im so close to building my panzer iv ausf j. but I forgot dark yellow lol I guess its a good thing because its making me finish my b-17, I have to brush paint because testors clear part cement is garbage and the windows arent bonded and fall out with any pressure trying to mask them off.
Hi Neil , Taking a break for a while from train , did so many kind of got burnt out on it , plus I have so many other projects , i will get back to it, eventually
Andy, I love your videos. One quick tip on hairspray chipping. The top coat will chip much faster and you will have much more control if you thin the paint with water rather than a thinner. If you use water, you can use a regular paint brush to chip, it gives much more control and you can make really small chips.
Saunaatana - Although I normally use the Tamiya laquer thinner for airbrushing, I've had good success thinning Tamiya paint with water for this application. A few things that make it a lot easier. 1. Don't overthin the paint. I find about a 50/50 mix is good. 2. Use really low pressure on your airbrush (15 lbs maximum, even less if you can) this minimizes splatter 3. Keep the tip of the airbrush clean of droplets with wet q tips as you are spraying. This will help with splatter and also avoid tip dry and clogging. After a wipe with the wet q tip, re-establish a good spray off the model and go back to spraying on the model The resulting coat of paint will not be as smooth as paint thinned with the proper thinner, but I find that it actually accentuates the chipping and makes it more realistic. The water thinning makes it possible to create extremely small chips. Michael Rinaldi, in his TankArt books, describes the hairspray technique well. If you get a chance to pick up one or more of his volumes (I think he has 3) it's well worth reading. One of my favorite lines from him is "you can never have too small a chip"
I don't think so. Future is used for a clear coat that won't be removed. The purpose of hairspray is that it will break up and chip away when water touches it.
which method do you prefer? im so close to building my panzer iv ausf j. but I forgot dark yellow lol I guess its a good thing because its making me finish my b-17, I have to brush paint because testors clear part cement is garbage and the windows arent bonded and fall out with any pressure trying to mask them off.
![Panther Type G with Camo Net - Part 2 - 1/35 Tamiya - Tank Model - [ Painting - weathering ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/AZKueRRYVE4/mqdefault.jpg)
I started watching your videos with the review of the bandai tie interceptor, man you have the BEST informative videos on UA-cam. Not too dry, just the right amount of info covered. I never get bored of watching them or think "man shut up already and just get to the point" your videos are amazing. I just finished a 1/35 scale M41 walker bulldog using some of your techniques... and its my best looking kit yet. Thank you and keep on keeping on! I love these videos
Excellent tutorial, Andy. I tried this technique on an Academy T34/85 I had just finished painting and using your guidance on how to chip and weather the paint it now looks great. I'm now going to weather it further with mud effects using another of your brilliant videos. Thank you sir!
I'll be trying this on the Stug 3 i got from Andy's Hobby soon. Thanks Andy. For a great video and a great company. 👍😃
A great video as always, i'm beginning in this wonderful world of building military models and your videos has been the greatest source of techniques and inspiration for me. A big thank you for share your wisdom.
Hi Andy, Matt from Oxford UK. That was one of the clearest and most informative videos I have seen on the subject. I never miss your videos and greatly appreciate the time and effort you put into producing them. Many thanks
Thank you for watching, I'm very happy I could help and you like the videos.
Andy can you make a video recommending the products that you use regularly like what clear parts cement or if you use any liquid mask, what kind of brushes you use, airbrush setup, ect. you have so much experience using different products id like to see what are the go to tools that you use on your builds.
Hi Andy many thanks for taking the time to make these vids. really enjoy them!
I just drag all the painted pieces down my gravel driveway with my horse. That works the easiest for me.
I think weathering is one of the hardest disciplines in modelling, however you pulled off all these techniques perfectly, I have personally shied away from the hairspray, because I find I can be a bit too vigorous, and knock parts off, or leave it too long to the point that the hairspray feels like it will never come off, thus no chips. All the tips showed are a real help!
Keep up the good work!
Thanks
Thank you I'm glad I could help
it goes 4 years atleast to get the professional Experience
Andy my friend, with all of these great "How To" videos for helping out all of us 1/35 scale military model enthusiasts, how do you find the time to run the store buddy? LOL.
I've been at this modeling hobby for some 50+ years now and from time to time I still learn some great techniques from you and it's greatly appreciated my friend. Thanks so much, Hector.
Just got done with the German T-34. All dark yellow. Tried the lighter yellow and chip paint. Amazing out come! Thank you a lot Andy! Looks a lot better with the lighter edges around the "chip".
that's great , I'm glad it worked out so well
I make WW2 armour.I feel a lot of builders put way too much rust on vehicles.
I agree. I have see Desert armoured vehicles that look like they have been submerged for a year!
mike wood yes mike your right ther is to mutch rust on this models very littel the tank life spand on feild is 2 to 3 weeks tops I'm reeincatorer for wwII ben doing to for 15 years models 20 years so I do like lotes of chips and rust thanks
Another Very Cool Video. Your How-To/Examples here have been very useful in my model building. Thanks !
Thank you for watching
Hi Andy. Another great video ,well done. Whish color do you use for the wooden parts of the tools on the vehicle ?
For the hairspray portion, are you spraying straight from the hairspray bottle, or are you collecting it in the airbrush cup then applying?
Harispray technique will only work with acrylics, I believe. Any option for enamels?
Andy, another great video and very useful too. Many thanks for these how to videos, they are so helpful to relative beginners like me, many thanks,
Joe
Thank you for watching
Dumb question Andy...is the rule of thumb to use the hairspray technique on German vehicles, and the paint brush or sponge technique on American armor?
no but usually the hairspray works better on big areas that require a lot more wear, like a winter camo or north African , but if you wanted to do a really beat up American tank you could use hairspray.
What colour would the "chipping" colour be? You mentioned brown, would regular tamiya brown work, or should we mix with a black to make it darker?
which method do you prefer? im so close to building my panzer iv ausf j. but I forgot dark yellow lol I guess its a good thing because its making me finish my b-17, I have to brush paint because testors clear part cement is garbage and the windows arent bonded and fall out with any pressure trying to mask them off.
Not really sure where you get these techniques, but they really work!
Really appreciate your advice Andy...Thank you
What tape are you using Andy?
hey Andy
what paint do you use for chipping effect and mix
hey andy when you hairsprayed the model and gave it the basecolor do you weather(brush) right away or can you wait for a few days? greetz
you can let it sit, it is fine
thanks for the tip
Sorry im french (Canada) My english Is not very good. I have hordor the M8 howtizer moter Carriage (Tamiya) it Is a good kit ?
Tamiya normally make good kits. Haven't done the M8 myself though.
Ok
Sir, I just googled m8 and the PMMS site had a nice write up on the m8
what a great video!!finely i understand how it works!!thank you Andy!!!keep up the good work!!!
Thank you for watching, I'm glad you liked it
Where is your shop located? If I am ever in the area, I would love to stop by and see what you have!
It is in Glendale Arizona , part of phoenix, address is in description
Very fine video on chipping techniques. Thank You
Thank you for watching
hi Andy when are you going to finish the train diorama buddy
Hi Neil , Taking a break for a while from train , did so many kind of
got burnt out on it , plus I have so many other projects , i will get
back to it, eventually
great techniques, thanks for the demo Andy
Thank you for watching
Great tutorial! But help! I keep trying the hairspray technique and the paint keeps peeling away and not chipping at all, what am I doing wrong?!
try to do lighter brushes on it and don't get it as wet
Thank you Sir, I’ll give it a shot
Do you have to airbrush the paint ?
Andy is awesome!!!
really love the addition of classical music, just saying. :-)
Should i use varnish before hairspray?
Im gonna use this to make my 40k models realistic
Would it be possible to recreat the hairspray effect without an airbrush?
I don't think so because you have to use acrylic paint, because the water has to soak threw it.
can you only use the hairspray technic with acrylic paint
yes because water won't work on other paints
...THANKS ANDY!!! I NEEDED THIS VIDEO BROTHER!!!
I was told by an expert that camo, on German AFVs were hand painted and NOT sprayed; yet nearly all modellers spray. (except me)...
very good video, congratulations!
Thank you for watching
Andy, I love your videos.
One quick tip on hairspray chipping. The top coat will chip much faster and you will have much more control if you thin the paint with water rather than a thinner. If you use water, you can use a regular paint brush to chip, it gives much more control and you can make really small chips.
Joe Behar you really can't thin tamiya's paint with water if you are going to airbrush it
Saunaatana - Although I normally use the Tamiya laquer thinner for airbrushing, I've had good success thinning Tamiya paint with water for this application. A few things that make it a lot easier.
1. Don't overthin the paint. I find about a 50/50 mix is good.
2. Use really low pressure on your airbrush (15 lbs maximum, even less if you can) this minimizes splatter
3. Keep the tip of the airbrush clean of droplets with wet q tips as you are spraying. This will help with splatter and also avoid tip dry and clogging. After a wipe with the wet q tip, re-establish a good spray off the model and go back to spraying on the model
The resulting coat of paint will not be as smooth as paint thinned with the proper thinner, but I find that it actually accentuates the chipping and makes it more realistic. The water thinning makes it possible to create extremely small chips.
Michael Rinaldi, in his TankArt books, describes the hairspray technique well. If you get a chance to pick up one or more of his volumes (I think he has 3) it's well worth reading. One of my favorite lines from him is "you can never have too small a chip"
Joe Behar m
will mens hairspray work?
Great Tut.. Thank you man...
can't wait for the next video
Can I replace hair spray with Future/Pledge ?
I don't think so. Future is used for a clear coat that won't be removed. The purpose of hairspray is that it will break up and chip away when water touches it.
Chris S
Thank you Chris, I got the idea now : )
Can I do this technique with Enamel? paint??
I don't think it will work because water won't go thru the enamel to get to hairspray
Andy's Hobby Headquarters So what I can do with brush technique using enamel?
Mac Squiz No, only with acrylics
I keep hearing very hard breathing In the video what’s up with that I can’t stop hearing it now
jet plane build please
and yes, its a good kit :)
Thanks you
You completely skipped the step in which the hairspray is applied, Andy. Not your best video ...
Lol
First!!
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wow! iam first xD
No lol
which method do you prefer? im so close to building my panzer iv ausf j. but I forgot dark yellow lol I guess its a good thing because its making me finish my b-17, I have to brush paint because testors clear part cement is garbage and the windows arent bonded and fall out with any pressure trying to mask them off.
the small chips paint brush and sponge works well , the hairspray is for bigger areas