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Other, I don't paint other than very rarely and I haven't even attempted my vehicles yet because I can't paint for toffee; good battle-damage, like highlights, blending etc. are far beyond my skill level.

I play orks, which affords mw the opportunity to go to town: rust, grime, soot, bullet holes, dents, jury-rigged repairs, added scrap and plates, etc., etc.

The "scrap heap" look is something I enjoy about Ork vehicles....

it depends what army im painting. orks: looks like its got the sh*t beaten out of it. CSM: a little bit of damage but not much

SilverMK2 wrote:However, my other vehicles are somewhere between "roughed up" and "dusty" to varying degrees. Mr ork vehicles are between "half destroyed" and "repaired by the crew".

I can`t decide in which state it would be in worse repair, fixed buy orks, or halp destroyed?

For my Tau I prefer to have the "roughed up" look, and for my Nurgle army I like the "half destroyed" look. I have never really cared for the "factory fresh" look. This is a universe where there "is only war". Things aren't going to look new for very long.

Like it to look like it's been around the block a few times but nothing that indicates poor maintenance or acquiescence to my opponent's ability to blow it up.

For orks, i dirty / wreck it . seems proper
IG seems like middle ground for me
For marines I like them to look OCD fresh

I say rough it up....this is war after all!

So much damage there may be nothing there

I chose The crew have made repairs, although playing orks I should probably make it The crew have made "repairs"

I make mine factory fresh. Mainly because I'm bad at painting and can't do those nice little details. If i tried the model would just look worse.

My DA Land Raiders look like they've been through hell and back, largely because they are in temporary(fluffwise)use from some CSM who no longer need to use the land raider

I live four blocks from a carwash.............so factory fresh!!

JohnHwangDD wrote:I like gritty & weathered

+1

I find that grit and weathering adds another layer of depth to a model.

I find "factory fresh" models often look too toy-like and flat tbh...

I haven't gotten around to painting my vehicles yet

I have yet to paint a vehicle... I'd probably just make it real vanilla for now... and when I get better I'll add some flavor in the form of mudsplatter and scratches... maybe some bullet holes... or is that Lasgun holes?

Rough it up.

More so for my Orks. Although I've not really gone overboard with my Ork vehicles yet, but I intend to with my next Land Raider inspired Battle Wagon.

Factory Fresh! hmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmm that new tank smell!

only one of my leman russ tanks have scratched armor, but they both have mudcovered tracks. infact all of my tanks have mud covered or dusty tracks, but my Chimera has the most battle damage, because it brings troops to the fight. my Bassilisk does have some chipped metal and gunpowder residue on the gun though.

But I prefer them to be just dusty.

I like some a the danamged models if done well, but clean looks so nice put on the table

Factory fresh.

My Slaanesh Marines have expensive taste.

A few chips here and there, the occasional mud spatter and heat damage where it may occur. Rarely I might put an actual hole on the vehicle. I don't want to spoil the vehicle by putting too much damage on it

Look at my renegades blog, that'll show you some nice reusing of old vehicles http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/358569.page

ORKS ORKS ORKS ORKS!

Greenstuff wrapped on the cables, plasticard/bitz armor patches, the more the orkier!

My Space Marines have a fair bit of paint chips and mud and dust. I like the 'experienced' look.

I like the slight battle damage if it is done right. and by the way nice pic john hwangDD

I play Necrons so I only have Monoliths, but I chose Factory Fresh because I always paint them very shiny to illustrate the fact that it's Living Metal that can smooth over damage.

I play an IG combined veteran armoured regiment, so I do quite a lot of weathering and battle damage to individualize my many tanks. Stuff like shell glances, bolter damage, solid slug holes, crew repairs, crew modifications, soot and army wide heavy mud are very common, depending on the type of tank.

Depends. I have 4 factions, and I do:

Necrons: zero damage, living metal.
Space Marines - chipped paint on the edges, dust & dirt on the tracks. My thinking is these guys have servitors to clean up the vehicles fairly constantly, so I don't envision them having more then a battle or two's worth of damage. My Blood Ravens are slightly more damaged then Ultras.
CSM: Same as Space Marines, only substitute "slaves" for "servitors".
Orks: not finished until they are beat up pretty bad.

no such thing as factory fresh for orks, waste of f*n time. Throw some plates on it, paint it red, and write waaaagh somewhere. If it ain't missin a gun or a wheel, it's good enough!!