Plumbum Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 I have cleaned up most of my aircraft projects so I am starting back up on this one. It's the Tamiya 1/35 kit 35174, steel wheels. I am going to do an Ardennes machine, side number 221 as I have found several good pictures of it knocked out at La Gleize Belgium December 1944. I have ordered PE for the rear deck and am looking into replacing the rubber band tracks, I prefer the link by link tracks as you get better sag with them. Here's what I have so far.---John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 More work on turret.---John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 I started the upper hull but am at a stand still waiting for PE to arrive.---John 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Nice start John, watching with interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Ditto. Can you please show the tools and processes you use to remove the kit parts you replace with PE? Thanks rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Badder, I will show the PE but I have to remove nothing. The PE is screens that cover the rear deck vents and fans.---John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaubar Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Are you adding an interior or why have you painted the lower hull of I may ask? I love Panthers, so I am following this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Bluebear, no interior, the painting is force of habit. I thought about adding a figure and you may see a bit of the interior. I also am not weathering. My last weathering attempt was a disaster so I am leaving this one "showroom pristine".---John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Ooooh go one! Just a bit of weathering! A spray with gloss varnish, (which you'll have to do for the decals anyway) a few washes/pin washes here and there and then a coat of matt varnish. Nothing could be simpler, and the effect will make a huge difference! Rearguards, Badder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 If you aren't happy weaterning just give it a light dry brushing of lightened base colour or gun metal to show a slight wear effect or ignore us interfering as its your model buddy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 My failure was a 1/72 Tiger II Porsche turret. I did however have fair luck with my 1/35 Dragon Tiger II Henschel build with very light weathering.---John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 That looks pretty good to me buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sairou Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 A pin wash is definitely worth it, it transforms the model. Especially if you've done some highlighting/modulation in the airbrushing stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 Sorry I'm old fashioned, no air brush or modulation, whatever that is. I can maybe whip up an oil wash or do some reading on weathering. It will be painted with Tamiya spray cans, lacquer. Any suggestions on a wash?---John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) Probably easiest to watch Miguel Jiminez 'weathering AFVs' videos. You can always skip some of the processes if you feel they are beyond what you feel comfortable with. If I were you I'd keep it simple - a gloss varnish coat (acrylic) followed by a couple of enamel washes (earth/dark earth) and maybe some pin washes (almost black) Followed up by a coat of matt varnish and maybe a little dry brushing. Oil washes are fine... plenty of working time and easy to remove if you mess it up... but they do take an age to dry. I wouldn't bother with modulation at all.... very over-rated and often completely untraceable after all that hard work.... and probably best to skip the fading and chipping for now as well. Rearguards, Badder Edited October 3, 2017 by Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisGL Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 23 hours ago, Badder said: Probably easiest to watch Miguel Jiminez 'weathering AFVs' videos. You can always skip some of the processes if you feel they are beyond what you feel comfortable with. If I were you I'd keep it simple - a gloss varnish coat (acrylic) followed by a couple of enamel washes (earth/dark earth) and maybe some pin washes (almost black) Followed up by a coat of matt varnish and maybe a little dry brushing. Oil washes are fine... plenty of working time and easy to remove if you mess it up... but they do take an age to dry. I wouldn't bother with modulation at all.... very over-rated and often completely untraceable after all that hard work.... and probably best to skip the fading and chipping for now as well. Rearguards, Badder Totally agree with Badder, the modulation process, or maybe you do not know how to do it, or it really is a waste of time, because as it says, once all the layers of paint and weathering applied, you do not see anything that was made at first... Coming along nicely..., cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 Thanks, I am practicing on a 1/72 model that didn't come out as good as I wanted. I repainted it white, did some detail painting, made an acrylic wash and dusted it with brown and black pastel chalks ground up and applied with an old brush. It looks better than it did in overall dunklegelb but I still need practice, maybe an oil wash would work better.---John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 I added all the parts I want for now, left a few fragile handles off until after masking. The PE screens for the rear deck should be in any day, then I can spray the dunklegelb as a primer coat, mask and repeat for the olivgrun and rotbraun.---John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Added PE screens to rear deck. Ready for paint.---John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 The turret has it's base coat of dunklegelb.---John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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