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Soeren

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  1. Really,the dirt on the hull was not exactly to my taste. Needed to add more tones and started to work in some oil washes with lighter tones. The lubricant tank was also added and painted the cables.
  2. Yes, I didn’t try full 1/35 th scale pe sets yet. But in 1/16th I am slowly being more confident. As all these tanks are runners I tend to solder all the moveable parts to not lose/damage them during handling and running.
  3. Besides Nuln Oil grab yourself Agrax Earth shade too. Both are available in the Matt variety, standard option, that is what you want. When you don’t apply these like washes but just into the shadows you will get the best results. Nuln is almost black and agrax is brown. Guess what, you can mix both and get the kind of shadow you like best.
  4. Thanks M3talpig. I think it is worth the effort. Not only are these PE kits expensive but they are of course a lot more visible due to their size and thus important features of the model.
  5. Quick update, after finishing work payed some attention to the oil canister. Now should be able to do the straps and finish by mounting on the tank.
  6. Thanks Kris. That is actually a really good point you have there. While there are plenty of PE sets available for this feature there are none for the only large scale kit. So I didn’t bother attempting to shape these ABS pieces or even dream about to cut them from brass. But yes, it would have really added realism to this build.
  7. Starting with a light grey sounds like a well thought approach. Thx
  8. I didn´t try white wash camo yet. I like yours though. How did you approach it?
  9. Thanks @M3talpig indeed even the clumsy inexperienced modeller like me can get some decent looking detail in here. I plan to do the Tamiya Tiger to do next with all the ABER upgrades, so even more details, should take me forever though ;) Just a quick update about an observation while working with the AK weathering pencils. I used two pancils on this panel the majority is the Earth pencil a rich dark brown for the backs and the sides and the Streaking Dirt pencil for the front and blended into the Earth on at the corners. I applied the pencils damp to wet. And this makes a big difference in the results. When damp to moderatly wet you get the solid color. When really wet it wants to seep out some of the pigments, which in the case of the Earth pencil is a rusty orange brown. So by applying damp to wet you get the dark brown with a rust effect around the features like bolts. etc. Cool thing that can be really usefull. When blending with a wet brush it exactly does the same seeping out the reddish and brownish colour on the corners leaving a thinner dusty appearance. When applied really heavily you can darken the effect and this will result in an even darker wet looking effect. Well that is all done with one single pencil. You can also do streaking like on the front here. For these properties I would rate those pencils highly, one pencil is about 1 € and it is a water based product, and reworkable unless covered by a varnish.
  10. Good afternoon, a bit more done. added some more dirt to the motor deck and around the turret and started blending more with the AK pencils. A lot more dirt and dust stains. When you blend these pencil colors they tend to wash out creating tonal differences. I like that. Chipped and rusted the barrel cleaning pod and finished the saw and holder. The final two wingnuts were a nightmare. They always broke on me, in the end I used the last too halves and tried to get them together.The final two wingnuts were a nightmare. Also got the lubricant tank with the last order for my new Tiger from Axels modellbau. Orderd the reference kit and the Schumo barrel and muzzle brake and the ABER cleaning rods. That tank should add a nice touch to the otherwise rather plain fenders.
  11. Now working on one of the final parts, have an ABER oil canister incoming. This is now the saw and the holder. Fiddly stuff and a pity you dont see the saw really. What apity. Both stained already, need to paint the grips and the brass parts and then add the final two wingnuts.
  12. Thank you Simon for the detailed answer. I got the 1/16th scale ABER smoke dischargers yesterday. Wow. Those look great with the turned parts and canisters inside, which get decals and there are caps for the units as well.
  13. You are absolutely right about that. The scale appearance is better in PE. Speaking of which, I just read that you were using the ET Models PE Kit here. That looks quite low prized. How would you rate the quality in comparison to the ABER and Voyager sets? I only know the latter two from 1/16 th scale sets, didnt bothr with the 1/35th scale PE sets yet. But ABER seems to be the market leader to me. What about ET? And wre you using a handle making tool on this one? They look really well made.
  14. It looks great, but to be fair isn’t this D an older kit? The recent ones have so much detail it is always a joy to build. What is missing most of the time though are some chains or cables. Speaking of cable, can you give us a closeup of your finished smoke discharger details, please? I just ordered the ABER kit for my next 1/16 th scale build. I would like to compare what you added here.
  15. Looks great :D
  16. Ok, on to the next phase... Dirt! Started with a custom texture paint, AK terrain past colored with various acrylic paints to achieve a very dark desaturated brown with a hint of green. Only to the lower hull at first. Then went for a pigment mix to use. Basically left to right is the composition from most to least. Applied over Ammo o Mif earth effects enamel paint, additionally fixed with VMS enamel fixer and in areas washed out with Abtl 502 matt effect Thinners. Washout with Thinners results in even more effects and shades, I particularly like the Ochre, that when it breaks up looks like clumps of clay :). Now waiting for the Valejo Russian Earth Splatter effects product to finish this up. Then tried myself o the exaggerated exhaust dirt. Started with covering the area with the AK pencil dark earth followed by AK engine oil and some Vallejo smoke Pigments and some Ammo of MIG Track wash. After that used the AK pencils Dark Earth and Streaking Dirt on the Exhaust area and engine door and fenders (fantastic for this tank as it is an olive brown, used that on the Exhausts to tone some vibrant green down a bit) The pencils were in my paint bosx for some months now, they really work well. Washed on and reashaped they wash out and show various tones from one pencil. Would say they are real easy to control and are a good start for adding dirt. Also used them to shade the barrel cleaner tube. Have to have a look for some more colors 👍 Also added some from the Rainmarks pancel here. Ah and some pigments around the turret. The Fixer ist still drying.
  17. I was thinking about this tank for a while now. Still didnt really figure out how to put the top hull on the bottom. So I figured I would need a well engineered reference teachingme on how to do it. To help this stand out I ordered an Aber kit that included some interesting bits, Track hangers cast in brass, I didn´t know that beforehand. The track cable and barrel cleaing rods are included, but not the same quality as the individual sets.
  18. Hey there, maybe this could be interesting to read http://tiger1.info/EN/Grey-Tigers.html
  19. Great. The paint looks really worn and weathered. The cracks in the paint look nice. Did you try to reproduce this?
  20. Exactly, and guess what: although I build a few models since getting back into the hobby, I didn’t do many exhausts. This approach was much different in starting with a blueish white and then layering up to the rust and burned and faded color. The tutorial by A.W. was straight forward, easy to follow and I like the he result a lot.
  21. Here is my take on the exhausts, credits where credit´s due to Adam Wilder for this nice job. https://youtu.be/kX7DtoJEK-w
  22. I just tried the speckle distressing. Mixed a greenish oil filter and added some pigments. Then applied it as sprinkles with a stiff bristled brush. Those dots were very light when dried. So Took another stiff brush and rubbed it down to better blend it with the surface. It is not very obvious at first and can mostly be seen under certain angles. This is a speckle filter
  23. Following the Adam Wilder KV 1 series it was now rust tones on all the chipping. I see the benefit of light chis filled with dark colour here. I really thinnes the rust tones down while blending. Other than that. It adds some nice additional shades. Never did that before.
  24. The Chieftain is just a tank to love. Great looking beast.
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