how to do laser hits ?

cylon75 · Post by **cylon75** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:37 pm

I'm going to be doing a mark 2 viper soon can any one tell me how to simulate laser hits on the out side? with out a air brush.

Mr. Badwrench · Post by **Mr. Badwrench** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:44 am

Rough up the blast point with an exacto blade. Maybe even spall the area with a ball dremel bit. Paint the center dark silver, and the surrounding area dark smokey grey. Then use pastels to make soot streaks radiating away from the blast. Don't use black pastels, or at least not exclusively. Black pastels don't look like blast marks, they just look like, well, black pastels. Mix some black, white, maybe a little tan and red. And don't try to keep it even. If it's a little darker on one side and lighter on the other, with a little color in the middle, that's all right. Also, it is easy to over do this. Keep the blast dark, in other words use a lot of pigment, because when you clear coat over it a lot of the color will fade. But don't make the blast marks too big, and don't make too many of them.

tonyG2 · Post by **tonyG2** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:00 am

If its the new Battlestar Galactica series Viper MkII then you don't need laser hits. New BSG series doesn't use directed energy weapons. Think kinetic energy weapons, rail guns etc. along with missles. OK the overall effect of the KE guns on a Raider is probably going to be similar to a laser strike but may have a deeper impact point etc.

But otherewise, yep pretty much as Badwrench says.

Also consider the material being hit. Is it a dull metal/composite that can absorb heat and take more damage, bright and shinny that reflects the energy away (less damage) or an ablative that may burn/spall and loose a wider area of surface material etc.