HL-10 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I've always fancied the look of Germany's 8 wheeled armoured cars. The Sd.Kfz.263 is so ugly its appealing AFV Club's is a bit of a strange kit. It has great detail. The suspension and steering is designed to work, until the steering rods are fitted then it becomes fixed! The plans are confusing, with parts being mis-numbered, and even call outs for parts that don't exist. But it goes together well, and has the scope for loads of extra detail. I painted it as a DAK vehicle so I could give it a battered finish. The early DAK vehicles arrived in Libya still painted Panzer grey and were painted a sand colour by field maintenance units. Sometimes, if paint was unavailable, sand was mixed with water and plastered over the grey, as can be imagined, this did last too well. My model represents a vehicle painted locally which has worn away from wear and tear and crew movements. I used Humbrol enamels, painting the model Panzer Grey first then applying patches of liquid mask before spraying on the desert yellow. Once all dry the liquid mask was scraped away to start the weathering process. Various washes were applied on top of this to apply further wear and tear. Not too happy with how the tyres turned out. They are vinyl items and they seem to have reacted with the varnish and wont dry matt. Might have to give them a dusting with pigments. The figure is a Dragon item, and the air recognition flag is made from paper and decals. click image upload imagen image ru how to use print screen free photo hosting windows screen capture adult photo sharing image hosting no account screen shot on windows image sharing img Thanks for looking 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 superb build looks fantastic, very nice job on the paint and weathering and nice job on the Ariel.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 That is another cracking piece of work, I do like the way you do your DAK vehicles, all battered and dusty. Excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lancaster Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Lovely looking model. The flag adds a good bit of colour! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Lovely battered look to the weathering - nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Looks great indeed! Lovely weathering and finish. Congrats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Fantastic, how high does the antenna sit? Very nice finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Excellent weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Thanks for all the comments and compliments, they're very much appreciated Fantastic, how high does the antenna sit? Very nice finish.From the engine deck upwards, 22.5cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaky88 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Amazing work and weathering. Did you also use thinner for the weathering? Cheers, Jaka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Amazing work and weathering. Did you also use thinner for the weathering? Cheers, Jaka I use raw number oil paint heavily thinned with white spirits as a general wash and as a pinwash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Fantastic build. The paint chipping looks absolutely convincing. Really like the mast too. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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