How To: Realistic Battle Damage on Your Scale Models

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During periods of conflict it is very common for vehicles and machines to suffer battle damage. Join me in this video as I demonstrate a few simple techniques on how to simulate this effect on your models.
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@ads7858 5 лет назад

The bullet holes are really convincing and helpful

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

I'm glad you found the video useful :)

@sime5629 9 месяцев назад

this looks really cool. I've always used a soldering iron to melt bullet holes and other damage into my models and then touched it up with some silver paint

@ModelMinutes 9 месяцев назад

I've used that method too :D

@Captain-Nostromo 5 лет назад

I really like your Channel, You never grow too old to build models, me and my dad started to build Models 1965, and I am still Building it 😀

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Awesome! I'm in this hobby for the fun - I think you can tell :P

@dkproductions3130 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for telling me what plane to build for my video

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

which one was that?

@arandomyoutuber6634 5 лет назад

I think a landing at the edge of a pond or lake could look cool. I have tried to do that before with a river but It didn't go well for me.

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

That would be pretty cool!

@julianmhall 2 года назад

@@ModelMinutes I've seen clear latex used to simulate water. The recent TV series 'Hornby: A Model World' showed some impressive dioramas and how they were made. Ref aircraft battle damage may I suggest that be the aim from the beginning? That way you could put a paint layer of silver under the camouflage where you plan the damage to be so that the flaked off paint shows the metal skin underneath.

@ShuttleFactoryScaleModels 5 лет назад

Great job Matt, it really looks like the poor old spit has seen some battle damage. I might attempt bullet hole damage effect on my planned wrecked Vietnam war era UH-1 Huey.

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Awesome! I look forward to seeing it :)

@redkawinchannel7432 2 года назад

thanks so much! I've been hunting for a good way to justify a burnt-out engine on my new A-10 warthog, and this is just what I needed!

@ModelMinutes 2 года назад

glad i could help!

@Chris-qc3qb 4 года назад

When I did “damage” to a tomahawk I went ham and broke of like most of the wing cracked the glass and destroy the front

@ModelMinutes 4 года назад

wow, that is a lot!

@BobMuir100 Год назад

Very enjoyable to watch. Thought you were cleverly creative! B England

@ModelMinutes Год назад

thanks!

@thearmoredgeorgian2736 3 года назад

I’ll used these tips for my crashed f4f in the pacific diorama

@ModelMinutes 3 года назад

Awesome!

@arandomyoutuber6634 5 лет назад

most the time i get too into damaging and just full on destroy the model or something

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

haha!

@emmacole358 4 года назад

same hahaha

@caseycasen7107 3 года назад

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@finleyjamir3567 3 года назад

@Casey Casen Instablaster ;)

@caseycasen7107 3 года назад

@Finley Jamir thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@DartsideScenics 2 года назад

That’s a great effect. Awesome job 👏

@ModelMinutes 2 года назад

Thanks!

@joekmodels 5 лет назад

Great video, can't wait to try this out! I think it would look cool on a beat up Stuka too from a dive bomb mission too!

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Sounds like great inspiration!

@thearmoredgeorgian2736 3 года назад

Also landing gear parts make good extending metal bars from broken wings.

@ModelMinutes 3 года назад

Cool idea!

@TheSteggar 4 года назад

Brilliant mate, you have provided the solution I was looking for.

@ModelMinutes 4 года назад

I'm glad you found it useful!

@TheSteggar 4 года назад

@@ModelMinutes Thanks mate, got the drill and flame out! Dry brushing the oil and smoke was really useful too. Wish I could send you a picture of my efforts :)

@johnlockhart1574 2 года назад

That’s a great idea, and some great tips. Thanks.

@ModelMinutes 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@chrispacer4231 4 года назад

Aug. 18th. 2020. Good video, I’ve taken my dremel with a course grinder ball bit and before I assemble the the model I grind the insides of areas I want the battle damage to be, try to make it as thin as possible, just enough to come thru the surface. Then with a sharp X-acto knife pick the edge of the hole , sometimes I’ll glue small pieces of foil to make it look like torn aluminum skin, of course it looks better on 1/32 kits

@ModelMinutes 4 года назад

Yes!! That's a great way of doing it!

@vintage4941 3 года назад

Great work Matt love your channel this helped me

@ModelMinutes 3 года назад

thanks!

@TRAiNTOWN 5 лет назад

Great ideas! Looks great!

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Thanks! :D

@allhaillordtachanka1957 5 лет назад

Wow! That looks really cool I have tried battle damage on this wildcat I built last week but it didn't look right so I am going to try this on it too Thanks!

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Awesome! I'm glad you found my ideas helpful :)

@allhaillordtachanka1957 5 лет назад

@@ModelMinutes 👍

@georgemam4804 8 месяцев назад

Nice!!! Thank you so much!!!

@ModelMinutes 8 месяцев назад

No problem!!

@Jeffsmodelgarage 5 лет назад

Nice tip👍🏻 looks great thanks for sharing

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@strikeeaglemodels1588 5 лет назад

Interesting results mate 👍

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Thanks :D

@calvinsmith1236 4 года назад

that was helpful thank you!

@ModelMinutes 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@bigcharliesmodelgarage296 5 лет назад

Nice. Thanks for sharing

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@xhappybunnyx 3 года назад

If the landing gear was stuck, some bent back propellers would help with the realism! Great vid; I'll use some of these tips when painting some 3d printed tank models!

@ModelMinutes 3 года назад

Awesome!

@kostasastro 5 лет назад

You use a heated drillbit with the reasoning that the plastic will stick and create a raised detail once you pull out the drillbit. Bullets create recessed holes than raised ones, a raised hole would suggest an explosion so if you use this method it would be better to find a way to remove this raised detail. I may be nitpicking but i just wanted to share my thoughts. Good advises though and i can't wait for the next video.

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Yeah, perhaps the shell exploded inside the aircraft or hit something that exploded, or maybe it was an exit wound from something passing straight through. . . damage can do some strange and unexpected things :P Thanks for watching :)

@kostasastro 5 лет назад

@@ModelMinutes Huh, didn't think it that way an exit hole for the bullet.

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

@@kostasastro I think that depending on how the bullet went in, the exit might be messier - especially if it broke up or tumbled on the way through

@julianmhall Год назад

I saw a diorama yesterday on another channel (Model Nerd I think) where he copied the box art to end up with a Heinkel He111 with an engine streaming fire being chased by a Spitfire. Box art seems to be a ready source of diorama ideas :)

@ModelMinutes Год назад

yeah, that was a cool build!

@the9tailedraptors83 3 года назад

Very nice

@ModelMinutes 3 года назад

Thanks!

@brassfoot100 5 лет назад

Good technique. Better than doing it with just paint. Looks great. One issue. The bullet/shell hole in the nose is where the petrol tank is in a spit. Probably wouldn't make it to a forced landing.

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

unless it ran out of fuel and the engine died? :P

@brassfoot100 5 лет назад

@@ModelMinutes All depends on the size of the ammunition I guess. ME109's used 7.92mm machine guns and 20mm cannon as opposed to a spits .303" round. This modelling lark got me into reading books for research and now I read way more than I model. Your channel is inspriring me to put the books down and raid the stash.

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

@@brassfoot100 Yes, you definitely should get some modelling done! I'd be interested to see anything you create :D

@rickerson5787 4 года назад

this video is very useful, one time i tried making a bullet hole on the tamiya m4a3 sherman and failed horribly i used a screw driver to make the bullet hole. i got the screw driver too hot and the result was horrible.

@ModelMinutes 4 года назад

Oh no! I'm glad you found this one helpful though :D

@charliegeorge6803 3 года назад

Great battle damage effects and bulletholes. Model looks fantastic overall- one suggestion- what about weathering the decals a bit? They look a bit too pristine in the context of the rest of the airplane.

@ModelMinutes 3 года назад

I was going to use this one as part of a diorama and it was my intention to do more weathering in the future . . . But haven't got around to is yet

@xxmonsterxx9363 5 лет назад

looks nice :)

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Thanks!

@RhysTAGOMOTOFouracre 3 года назад

should the drill bit very depending on the size of bullet/ round

@ModelMinutes 3 года назад

Yes, I’m sure you could calculate the right sizes, but I just guessed on what would look ok

@stephenvaden4718 5 лет назад

Cool! I've never been brave enough to try battle damage. Question, a round to the engine seems pretty severe. Would a spitfire have been able to take that kind of a shot and still be able to land? If it were spewing fluids it seems like a kill shot. Just my very amateur observation. Love the video!

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Thanks for the question! I think it depends what the nature of the damage inside the engine is. You hear all kinds of stories about the kinds of damage that planes suffered so i don't think it would be too unbelievable for it to take one to the engine. In my head though, i've got other plans for this model, and yes, you're right, this is a kill shot (or at least a forced landing)

@KermitTheGamer21 3 года назад

A hit to the engine would destroy it, but as long as the aircraft is not performing maneuvers or otherwise causing itself to stall, it could glide back to the ground relatively safely.

@swing.wing_singh 5 лет назад

Fantastic work. Quite convincing battle damage. How do you get the canopy to shine so clear?

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

The canopy? It came like that . . . I just painted the frames. I've heard that gloss coating it can help though

@pickle5097 3 года назад

well i accidently snapped off a back wing on a bf109 soo i guess ill do this...

@ModelMinutes 3 года назад

Good idea!

@pickle5097 3 года назад

@@ModelMinutes Thank you.

@jiazhun0268 3 года назад

Where can you buy one of those drills?

@ModelMinutes 3 года назад

I got mine on amazon - i think there might be one on my storefront (link in description - or should be)

@jonnyl2205 2 года назад

Are you interested in doing a weathering job on a built Airfix 1/24 Mosquito?

@ModelMinutes 2 года назад

sadly I don't have time to do commissions at the moment :(

@dkproductions3130 5 лет назад

The B17g or the voucher f4u 1d

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Awesome!

@donchantengco9134 4 года назад

would the bullet holes be more unyform

@ModelMinutes 4 года назад

I don't see why they would - both the aircraft taking damage and the one firing the guns would be moving around in the air, under the effect of G force, gravity, air resistance etc. Then, add to the fact that the bullets would hit differently at different angles would cause them to bounce around or impact the metal on the plane in non-uniform ways. Then, add to this that the aircraft they are hitting is not just one uniform bit of metal, but in fact layers of metal over various ribs, spars and other internal components. I think that weapons damage can be quite unpredictable and if you google some images you'll see what i mean

@polishfury1211 5 лет назад

Wow

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Polish Fury ☺️

@ScaleMilitaryModels 3 года назад

Nice work! I’m building a 1/32 b24 liberator crashed, and I think I’ll try some of these techniques! Do you think it appears that the “metal” is too thick?

@ModelMinutes 3 года назад

what do you mean?

@julianmhall 2 года назад

@@ModelMinutes in reality it would be maybe 3/8 inch thick aluminium but even 1mm thick at 1:72 scale is 2.83 inches. To scale it would only be 0.132mm which as a model would never stand up, so I think designers sometimes have to compromise.

@FinsburyPhil 2 года назад

@@julianmhall Have a look at Chris Pacer's comment above - thin the area before assembly

@doritodogemlgdoge2684 5 лет назад

Awsome

@ModelMinutes 5 лет назад

Thanks :D

@somedude621 3 года назад

I am building a Revell 1/48 B17g and want to make it look like it was hit by flak but it isn’t severe. Do you have any extra tips for doing damage on a bigger model. And it is a silver paint scheme so I don’t know how I will do the silver by the holes. Sorry for the long comment.

@ModelMinutes 3 года назад

i'd probably use a knife to do that sort of damage, cut away the parts you want damaged. Softening the plastic in hot water could help too