iwishicouldfinishmodels Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 This will be my first build on this site and first 'serious' afv build It would be a great help if someone could offer some advice and guidance on weathering/painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishicouldfinishmodels Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Imgur is back up so I thought I'd post a picture of the plastic I'm still debating whether to use the single piece tracks or the individual link ones. I hope do get some work done on this Sunday, so watch this space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishicouldfinishmodels Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Finally got round to posting some more pictures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishicouldfinishmodels Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 oops, double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I built the tamiya kit a year or so ago, it might be of use. Link to it if it helps , http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234943488-m3-stuart-golden-oldie-from-tamiya/ Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishicouldfinishmodels Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 what do you think of this at the moment? Any tips for weathering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogface Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Have you thought of making it look like it's been destroyed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 nice - is that a OOTB interior? I am about to start on the AFV Club M5A1 (late) and went for the Verlinden interior (for Tamiya kit but should fit).... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishicouldfinishmodels Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 yes, it's OOTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philp Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Interior looks good as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishicouldfinishmodels Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 it's going to be in a diorama with part of the track off, to look like it's been hit. if it's on a base it'll be less fragile too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 what do you think of this at the moment? Any tips for weathering? I'm old school, so I can only say that I'd apply base colour with enamel, let that dry completely, then wet brush it with various mixes of darker 'base' colour, and 'dirt' colours, (separately and/or blending them together while still wet) let that dry, then dry brush it with lighter ones!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I saw what was a really great diorama of a Tiger I with a track off...which was spoilt by just one thing.... the tracks were the single rubber band type and the modeler had just snipped through them with a pair of scissors, paying no attention to how the track links would actually fit together in real life, or how they would look when disconnected. Personally, I wouldn't 'shed' a track unless the tracks were made up of separate links. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishicouldfinishmodels Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 I saw what was a really great diorama of a Tiger I with a track off...which was spoilt by just one thing.... the tracks were the single rubber band type and the modeler had just snipped through them with a pair of scissors, paying no attention to how the track links would actually fit together in real life, or how they would look when disconnected. Personally, I wouldn't 'shed' a track unless the tracks were made up of separate links. luckily I've used single links, the kit came with them. they were a right paint to assemble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 sometimes individual tracks are ok (like the Dragon German ones for example) and sometimes they are a right mare (the ones from the Bronco Cruiser i built earlier this year - very very small and very fiddly to join together) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishicouldfinishmodels Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 sometimes individual tracks are ok (like the Dragon German ones for example) and sometimes they are a right mare (the ones from the Bronco Cruiser i built earlier this year - very very small and very fiddly to join together) These attach at the pads only, which makes them a nightmare to get straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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