TimHepplestone Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Promise I'm not making this up but I keep seeing marmite/ vegemite chipping coming up on forums. Anyone tired it. I guess it's something you either love or hate. https://www.facebook.com/groups/172688216588006/permalink/331901277333365/ wunwinglow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 (edited) I've tried Marmite on toast...It smells like feet just out of your runners in July. Highly not recommended. Edited March 31, 2018 by williamj TimHepplestone, LSP_K2 and Troy Molitor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 (edited) It makes sense, if you think about it. A slow drying substance that could be wiped off after airbrushing your topcoats over it. I would be afraid that my chips looked too rounded. Or that the model itself would set my stomach to heaving every time I got near it. The stuff stinks like death, though. I ate a vegemite half-sandwich to please my family at my Australian Citizenship Ceremony. I managed not to vomit, but it was a close run thing. But this is the first time I ever heard of it used this way. Gaz Edited March 31, 2018 by Gazzas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I love this technique. Basically it's salt chipping but, being goopy and easily placed, makes for realism on edges, fasteners etc. Any salty goop would do.. TimHepplestone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 (edited) by -davidpogson- This is marmite chipped linen. by -davidpogson- Armour Recently Added-35 by -davidpogson- This is my fave. Crusader 1/35. by -davidpogson- Edited March 31, 2018 by DrDave TimHepplestone and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) I love it on hot toast with lashings of butter, and it makes a great flavouring for gravy and stews. But in modelling? Never tried it, probably never will, too busy eating it. Edit: having looked at the link, perhaps I might give it a go. Edited April 1, 2018 by MikeC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I use as well to great effect like DrDave and also the salt method, easy to do but it does stink and I hate the stuff. Steve. Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Ear wax is equally effective.... williamj and Stevepd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) I wonder if anyone has tried other spreads and condiments. I wonder, if I had no Marmite/Vegemite, could I use Bovril? Radu Edited April 1, 2018 by Radub wunwinglow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Why not toothpaste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 You could use anything that didn't have acid...like ketchup...or oils...like mayonnaise...or staining agents like mustard...or solvents like vaseline ... aka petroleum jelly... or things that would leave a sugary residue like strawberry jelly... That narrows down the condiments list a lot, I'd think. Vegemite and Marmite are essentially waste from the brewing process. Consistency-wise they are like the grease you would use for bearings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Love Marmite with grated cheese on toast. wunwinglow and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Point is they are just gooey water soluble and salt rich, so a scrub with water on a brush brings them off. They don't dry fully and stay gooey and if you miss any, it's easy to see as a blob under the paint. Have a go. On armour, I don't wash it off once I've scrubbed itThe paint washings act as a detail wash once dry. Looks effective. Model smells like marmite on toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 It is 2 April. We can stop now. â˜ºï¸ Radu Tnarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Only drawback is we end up eating our models instead of building them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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