FINALLY a complete and detailed explanation of this technique. Thank you for all the information, be them chemical or artistic.

@BlackHatScaleModels

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I'm a big believer in knowing the why as much as the how. It means you are in control of the process rather than the process controlling you.

Thanks for the info

@BlackHatScaleModels

2 ай бұрын

Any time!

Nice. I chickened out a few weeks back and bought AK's "worn effects". I am minutes away from heading to my basement to try it on a 1/72 scale Yak 1 and this pops up on my feed. When I bought the worn effects, I conned myself into thinking that my D is too big to fit in the haircare aisle. Now I'm convinced it fell off in the hobby shop somewhere.

@BlackHatScaleModels

2 ай бұрын

Hi, I think any 'chemical' based chipping effect is a challenge in 1/72 scale. Not impossible of course. It just takes a lot of patience and careful application. haha about the haircare aisle. Little secret... I took my wife's hair spray instead of going to the local shops and buying some. Saves on the awkward questions haha

@robk5865

2 ай бұрын

@@BlackHatScaleModels yeah I am aiming to just tickle a bit of paint of the raised rivets on the fuselage and engine cowling. The Russians didn't have aluminum to spare for the yaks...the wings were paneled in wood and I gotta get artsy with a thin mix to get variations. Zero panel lines to work with except the wing roots. Here goes nothing 😅 Cheers

@BlackHatScaleModels

2 ай бұрын

Best of luck with it. Would love to see how it goes for you mate

That was an informative tutorial Stewart, and for me, a very timely one. I have been wanting to try this technique for some time, but I have been hesitant. I have watched many tutorials on the subject, but felt confused by the differing results these indicated. Your explanation of the most effective way to achieve good results, is the best I have seen so far and gives me confidence that I can try this and achieve an acceptable result. Anyway, I will give it a go and see what happens. Thanks for uploading this one. I am enjoying the channel content mate, so keep the uploads coming. By the way, is the Ammo Atom paint available in Australia as yet? I have not been able to track any down. Cheers for now mate!

@BlackHatScaleModels

3 ай бұрын

Hey Gary, It really is a straight forward technique when you understand what's going on. The essential components like the right hair spray, sprayed in thin misting coats is really important. Then just control the water and brush. Less is truely more in this. Have a crack at it. Just be patient and work slowly and you'll see awesome results in no time. As for Atom paints ... I cannot find them in stock at Aussie suppliers at this point. From the Ammo website in Europe you can buy the boxed paint sets and they really would be a great starting point. I think they sell for 33 Euro, so about $65 AUD, plus shipping. A bit pricey but unless you're building 3-4 kits per month, that amount of paint will last a very long time. Michigan Toy Company in the US has them in both boxed sets and limited numbers of individual paints. But shipping from the US to Australia will be a killer. I've ordered the German Colour set to work on some specific testing. Early indications seem to be that they are very durable, and act more like Tamiya hybrids than vinyl like water based acrylics. Wear tests and water dissolving tests to check how they chip has shown they outperform other acrylics with the exception of Mission Models Paints. I'd suggest they are the closest thing so far to the superior water chipping of Mission Models. It's why I want to do more of my own testing to be able to publish a set of my own findings. Atom Paints may just be the next leap forward for us in Scale Modelling. I'm very excited so far and can't wait to get more testing done and show everyone what I discover.

Great video! This was super helpful.

@BlackHatScaleModels

2 ай бұрын

Hello and welcome. Glad you got something from it.

Cool tutorial 🖌

@BlackHatScaleModels

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Great tutorial Stewart 👍

@BlackHatScaleModels

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Craig. Glad you liked it. Hopefully there's something in it for most watchers too.

@craigeverson613

3 ай бұрын

@@BlackHatScaleModels I’m sure there will be, I certainly learnt something out of it, I didn’t realise you could use the side of the brush to do it, all I have seen were people using the ends of their brushes.

@BlackHatScaleModels

3 ай бұрын

This technique is all about controlling the water and the brush. I'm not saying using the end of the brush is wrong, but I've found that by using the side of the bristles you maintain greater control of how much downward pressure you are placing onto the paint surface. Going slowly and in a controlled manner is 50% of the battle. Really happy you picked upon that. Awesome. Do you use the HS Chipping technique in your modelling ?

Hello from the Netherlands. Is it warm or cold water that u use? Thanks for this video. Gerard.

@BlackHatScaleModels

2 ай бұрын

Hello Gerard, Room temperature is perfect. Here in Australia that is about 23 Celsius, I know it's a little cooler than that where you live. Just use it straight from your kitchen tap and you'll be fine. Never use warm/hot water as it will certainly increase the chances of the paint either dissolving if its acrylic or the hairspray giving way to early.

How did you make a .2 nozzle work in a Neo?

@BlackHatScaleModels

3 ай бұрын

haha great question. I replaced the nozzle and needle with parts from my spares box. So long story short... 3 years ago I purchased 2 Iwata Neo's which as you probably know, come supplied with (I think .35 nozzle and needle). These were to be used purely for bulk spraying work because I actually like the feel of them for doing that. After a year or so I replaced the parts in one of the Neo's so I had a .2mm airbrush for finer work. I think those parts may actually be from Sparmax. Anyway that was 2 years ago so I'm relying on my memory which is a risk haha.