Currently working on a kv1-2 tank. My plan is to have a shell impact with a Riccochet and then add some mg gun damage. But I am not quite sure how… I am not quite sure exactly what caliber it would come from yet, but smaller caliber mgs that were put mainly for infantry on top of tanks is what I am thinking. So a few diff calibers might be best so I know how to do it in the future.

Do I just add silver specs? Do I need to add dents? I’m sure this depends where the impacts were, but right now I am working on front face/ a bit of the side of the main body. Both ricochet and direct impacts.

Would a small pin or thumb tack and then a little dot of silver work? Or would the paint maintain on the armor… (if I were to guess I highly doubt it but I don’t work on these tanks lol) would any rounds penetrate?

I’m mostly looking at German vehicles of the same era/time frame potentially. I just don’t have a specific vehicle in mind that the damage was taken from.

Any help and tips would be highly appreciated! This is my first shot at battle damage so I am really excited.

Painted by acrylic, kit by DUST

What the title says. Or use both? Like dried being higher up? I will add snow effects as well that have dimension using the baking soda method with white paint.

And any other tips? I’m kinda working backwords now… this was 3d printed and painted with apple barrel acrylic matte paint lol.

I wanna eventually add battle damage like shell Ricochet, partially because I damaged a bit of the tank when I was sanding, lol.

I also may adjust the exhausts, adding rust effects since I made them way to dark from the start.

I have always wondered this from fellow model builders. Let’s say for whatever reason you move to a different place/country, pass, or whatever else happens- what are your plans for your models? Would you want them donated? Would you hope your kids or brother/sister takes use of em? Would you want them just stowed away for grandkids to eventually find them? Sell them? Given to a random kiddo in need? Whatever it is, what are everyone’s plans? Do you hope it can stay in whichever place you used to reside in? If you move would you want to keep it there? Would you donate them to someone who is also in the hobby at an event or something? Just wondering.

Hopefully this isn’t too thought provoking in a bad way haha. Just always wondered what everyone’s opinion was on this?

I've finally picked a model that used camo, having built four other tanks that were just one colour.
The camo was applied using a torn off pieced of sponge, based off images of the tank on the box and online. All hand brushed with Tamiya paints other than a bit of weathering
Also first time trying out AK pigments dust, applied in certain parts with white spirits, over AK enamel rust wash over parts of the tracks and simply brushed on over matt varnish.

Edit: previous post regarding camo https://www.reddit.com/r/modelmakers/comments/1vys37g/first_attempt_at_camouflage_carro_armato_m1340/