Phillip has included some excellent photos here on doing the battle damage but I think a little narrative is necessary here. I’ve done this damage on stowage boxes and fenders on armor and it’s extremely effective. You take a Dremel (one of the only times Dremel use on a good model is authorized) with a grinding bit or a high speed cutting bit and you grind through the plastic from the back, constantly checking the front. Grind until you can see light through the plastic from the front. Get it as thin as possible without breaking through. Then take a new #11 blade and cut the damage, shredding up the plastic and bending it in and out. It’s a great scale effect and looks very convincing.
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Suuuuuperb work Phillip.
This is Magazine Cover Quality Diorama.
You should be very,very proud.
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drabslab/SSGToms/Nito74-Thanks for the compliments!
Phllip1
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Outstanding work Phillip.
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Truly exceptional. Compliments also for the courage to deliberately ruin a model that is certainly challenging, large and rather expensive. The final effect is still first-rate. First attempt at this technique or were you already skilled??
Dan
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BattleScaleCollectic/Dacciar-Thanks for the compliments!
Dacciar-I had used the Dremel thinning plastic technique a few times a few time before I built this project. In this hobby “practice truly does makes perfect”!
Phillip1
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Thanks, that explains more than the pictures alone.
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Interesting…I admit my ignorance! Aside from the fact that - obviously - you use a Dremel, I’m not familiar with this technique. Can you explain it in a few words?