LGB , 

    Yes .. Liberate yourself Brotha' !!  Enamels have Their place, but once you get th feel of Acrylic in th AB  You'll Dig it ! 

  AS far as th Chippin' FX goes ..... My experience  ...  

  You ca n shoot th base color in Enamels  ... Definitely have to seal it with  Dulcote ! Just a couple of light coats ! 

  Th second coat ( the color that will be chipped) ... I would recommend Tamiya. It chips better.  Vallejo is more of a "peeling" effect .... Unless that's what you[re goin after ...

  You also wanna think of th chipping FX  as being used in layers . I did a Whit wash on a Kuble in 3 "layers" . Each layer sealed with Dulcote.  The bad thing with sealing with a Gloss is ... The Chippin' FX go on glossy & it's hard to tell how much you are putting down upon a glossy surface.  

 Each layer -  Shot th chipping FX on .. let dry for 15 minutes , shot a thin coat of Tamiya ,  let dry for 15 minutes .  Used Warm distilled water & an assortment of brushes ( some really stiff & even throw a toothpick in th mix - for scratches! ) to chip the paint.  after I liked it , I then let it cure/dry  over night & sealed th layer with Dulcote.( protecting the surface & FX from th upcoming layer) Between layes you may want to add some streaking with AK's desired streaking FX .   

  Here are a couple of shots of My Kubel  

      

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            After the 1st layer of chipping FX on th white wash & some streaks added for flava' !

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            Third layer , sealed &  streaked with Winter Streaking & Nato Rain Marks ( I liked th rain Marks as it made the White Wash look that much more stressed ! 

 

    You don't have to give up & put th enamels away ... but at least for th Chippin' FX you only really need to get some Tamiya (IMHO) & thin it 50/50 with 90% Isopropyl Alcohol ... again ( IMHO)  - Oh ... The Streaking FX are all enamel based - so ....  food for thought ....      8)

   Lookin' forward to th Chips !   

     \m/