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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....

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

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

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

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..........