Hamden Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Looking better and better! Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Oy, boys. Streaking done. I used two streaking products in my Panzer. First was AK's Streaking Grime for Panzer Grey (AK 069) Second was also AK - Rust Streaks (AK 013). I am fairly happy with it's looks. Finally I started to see the end of the project. But the biggest step is still ahead. In every model I make i try to focus on something else - one effect which will dominate. This Panzer II will have proper amount of dust and earth effects - this is my theme for this one. This vehicle was used on eastern front - Ukraine and Russia. I want to represent effects of very dry summer in Russia. We'll se how it goes. Real soon. Enjoy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Nice very nice coming together well Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Hi lads. I've moved to the next stage of weathering: dusting and earth effects. But first, I added some more streaks with oil paints. I used burnt sienna mixed with crimson red, to enhance the hue, to make it more rusty. After that I moved to the hull and fenders. First I painted whole area with Mig's Kursk Soil. Then there were pigments. I used Mig's Europe Dust, Rubbel Dust and Russian Earth. I've put them in layers. I wanted to be random. To seal the pigments i used Pigment Fixer (AK product). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 That is looking stunning! You wouldn't think it was the old Tamiya kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 Thanx, PlaStix. Hope you'll like this: I put first layer of dust on the model. I did with Africa Dust Effect from AK. I sprayed it with an airbrush in several places. Very irregular coat. After that I tapped all the areas with a brush dipped in White Spirit. I left some of the dust in some places, in other i almost completely removed it. I was random. Pictures look a bit messy, but it's mostly form high contrast and clarity levels. Next step will add some more tones and soften it up a bit. Cheers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Your work is fantastic. It's nice that you telling wich products you are using doing weathering job. I have to add them to my shopping list. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 That weathering is spot on. Nice work Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Thanx, boys, I do appreciate kind words. I got a little more done. I wanted to add some tones to Africa Dust Effect i did on previous post. This time i put two Nature Effects products from Mig Ammo: Earth and Kursk Soil. I just placed irregular "stains" with brush. Then i dipped brush in white spirit and tapped fluids in. I did all vertical surfaces. Mainly turret, tool boxes, and hull. After that i redid some of the streakings. I wanted to make it look more 3D, old streaks, dust, new streaks. Different tones look good - i did two layers, so the would kinda overlap. This lower hull area is a good example of this stage. At the end i put a coat of AK's Varnish Ultra Matte. I really love this produkt. It gives great "deadmat" surface. Next step will be horizontal surfaces - especially top of the turret and engine area. This time I'll put some pigments on. Enjoy Dawid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Looking better and better! Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 That is really superb. You have put a lot of effort into this project and it is really paying off! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 Cheer, boys! Pigments done. Here's how it's done. I used: Mig's Rubbel Dust, Europe Dust and Earth and Desert Dust from Vallejo. I've put some pigments with a brush on model's surface. Then i touched it with a brush dipped in turpentine. After that i used big brush and gently wiped out the excess of pigments. I only wanted a very light layer, as i wanted to build them up. That was number 1. After that i let it rest for 24 hours. It was time for layer number 2. I was more generous with pigments, i focused on all holes, gaps, irregularities etc... I am happy with the outcome. This time the lightest pigment (desert rust) was dominant. End of layer 2. Another 24 hours and another - final - layer of pigments. This time Europe Dust was dominant. This time i focused more on the hatch and other places, that we're hardly accesible... Or just weren't use by the crew that much. I'm thinking about adding 1 or 2 fresh streaks, to add some more that "3D" look. I like that hatch area. Next step: closing the lower hull: whells, tracks etc... Enjoy. Dawid 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Very, very nice. As I said before you wouldn't think it was the old Tamiya kit! Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuria Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Hi Dawid, This is looking great, I'm following this with interest! The pigments are really working well to give it the sense of a battle-weary machine that's been through a lot (maybe an Ostfront PzII?) How much better are the metal barrels than the kit ones? I've been inspired by yours and PlaStix's version of this kit to buy one for myself and was debating whether I would get the metal barrels, as they're more expensive than the kit itself! Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Thank you boys. Illuria - yes - this is the machine it was used in the Eastern Front - summer '43 in Russia? Hard, almost desert-like conditions with lotsa dust and dirts. As for the barrels - I would definately recommend buying metal ones - they add a lot. I also used Eduard's PE set and there's still more to come Now the progress - lots of pics - beware! I thought i went OK with the amount of chips and scratches. But i showed the thing on Facebook and one of my friends (great modeller) said it was bit insipid. I decided to stratch the tank some more. Here are turret's chips. Engine area... This is Tamiya's German Grey (XF-63) mixed with White (XF-2). Over that i put some Rust colour. That step was to add some tone variations. Then it was time to put some wet anf fuel effects. This was Mig's Wet Fluid. Then i put some Fuel Stains (AK-Interactive) in engine area. I am not entirely happy. I did that in 3 layers. First was very diluted with White Spirit, second - little diluted, third - not diluted at all. To bring some more volume and more tones i did some speckles with Fresh Mud fluid. As i said, i am not entirely happy with the result. We'll see how you'll see it. Next step: the tracks. I did them in few steps. Primer, AK's Rusty Trakcs paint, then the Tracks Wash (AK), and Mr. Hobby Gun Metal (drybrushing technique). After that, i put some pigments. Still to work on. Finally - i assembled the trakcs. Fitting them wasn't hard, although rubber did stretch a bit which caused some peeling off of the paint. Had to repaints few links. Everything looks OK. I read that some of the fellas did have trouble with tracks fitting, cause they were too short. I had that concern but everything went good. Finally it looks like a tank. Did some more speckles on the sides. Then i took pencil and did some edges with side of it. Some wet effects seen. ....and on front, too. Final step of today's works was wheels weathering. I'm gonna od it two, three steps. First was the Kursk Soil (Mig) mixed with some plaster - to make some volume. I simply brushed in on the wheels and lower hull. After few minutes i took clean brush, dipped it in White Spirit and cleared most of mixture leaving light layer of it. Next layer will be a bit lighter to maintain tone variations. That is it for today, folks. Thanks for watching. Dawid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Short entry... I did a little somethin - a cloth if you will. I wanted to cover rear toolbox, as it doesn't have buckles which were lost. I got some sculpting mass - very clay like. Formed a piece which would look like rolled cloth of some sort. I covered the toolbox. And i don't know should I keep it on. It looks clumsy and thick - very much like carpet. It's the first time I did something like that and I'm fairly happy looking from this perspective. Should I keep it on or keep trying? Maybe Green Stuff would be better? Enjoy. Dawid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuria Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Hi Dawid, I agree, it looks a bit thick. Have you tried thinning it a bit flatter with some kind of rolling pin? Then using a T11 to cut it back into a rectangular shape before doing the 'draping' as you will. My kit arrived today! I'm using the Eduard photoetch set but I've not gone for the Aber barrels or any new tracks as I don't feel my current skills warrant the extra cost. I'll be putting up a WiP tonight with some photos of the bits and be starting this weekend! Grant/Illuria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hey, lads. A little update, as I didn't have much time lately: I did another cloth - this time youghurt cover supplied the material. It got a liitle sharp on the edges so I covered it with 8 or nine layers of primer to smooth it. And this is how it looks. I'm fairly happy with it so i'm gonna paint and weather it. We'll see how it'll look. Another thing. A friend of mine does this grassy mats. Thought I purchase one and I did. Vivid colours will give me nice contrast to the tank. Things going good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Just a thought, but if it's just a case of concealing the fact that a couple of details are missing from your tool box, why not make a couple of bits of old 'rag' and drape them over the tool box, rather than making a great big sheet and covering up the whole thing? As it is now, the sheet looks awkward, no matter how realistic it is. And it's obvious that it's only there to hide the toolbox. While I like a good bit of clutter/stowage on a tank it has to 'fit' the look. Your tank is 'tidy', and I don't think the crew would leave a big sheet flapping about overhanging the edge where it might snag and fall off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Just a thought, but if it's just a case of concealing the fact that a couple of details are missing from your tool box, why not make a couple of bits of old 'rag' and drape them over the tool box, rather than making a great big sheet and covering up the whole thing? As it is now, the sheet looks awkward, no matter how realistic it is. And it's obvious that it's only there to hide the toolbox. While I like a good bit of clutter/stowage on a tank it has to 'fit' the look. Your tank is 'tidy', and I don't think the crew would leave a big sheet flapping about overhanging the edge where it might snag and fall off...I agree with your comments, a tarp that big and close to the tracks would of lasted seconds in real life, it would of been in the tracks and off. Worse case getting wrapped up in the idler and throwing a track or binding up, best case just being thrown clear. I would just keep it clear of all moving parts. One other point, you need to settle the tank on the base and give it a sense of weight, it looks like it's floating on the grass. Cracking build though and will look great once done, it's amazing what you can do with these older Tamiya kits. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Thanks for very constructive comments, lads. Now I see that sheet is too big and I will not continue. I'll try with smaller rag, maybe, or I'll just forget it and try to focus viewer's eye on something else. The tank isn't glued to the base yet as the base is not ready yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkuk Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 Just added some details to live up the tank a bit. Aaaand the base 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Nice little touches there. Tell me more about the leaves? Did you make them, or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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