Bare metal effects

[Earwig]

A simple way of adding rubbed metal effects to your models is to use a lead pencil,..preferable one of them thick Joiners pencils,..all you need to do is rub the lead along the edges of the painted model to create a worn look....great if you want to show wear, ...on the surfaces that the crews boots wood land....

[scalawag]

Hi this is a good tip, I use a4, 5 or 6B pencil depending on the effect I am looking for. Looks just like dull bare metal

[ALPHA]

Yes indeed this is a very good and very noted trick... used to use it way back in the day... grade school.. when I used to compete with statics on dioramas ...all kinds of uses even 5 o'clock shadow on figures

ALPHA

[seafire]

Great and traditional technique. I still use it an awful lot. you can get the sheen you want by buffing it with your fingertip.

[HERMAN BIX]

Another handy area for this is in the barrel recoil (full battery) position of the barrel. There is always a swept section of any barrel that telescopes in & out of the mantlet shroud..........