The Spadgent Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Hey. more progress today. I was going to push through but I think a break is in order. So I’ll post this instead. The rest got some chipping fluid, pre shade and green. Then masked and sprayed. not too bad. then the red chewy center. afyer she had dried I sprayed with water and chipped away. Painted the cans and some bits and bobs. I has some old decals kicking around so I added them too. Painted the exhausts and popped them on too. Im a lot happier now. Now mud. 🤨 I think I need some practice first. Heres my first blast. this was done using a loaded brush and a low pressure airbrush. looks ok. I think I’ll watch a few more tutorials before I hit the little fella with the brown stuff. hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend. thanks for frolicking by. Johnny 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, The Spadgent said: Im a lot happier now … and so you should be - great stuff Johnny Now get that mud on - splash it on all over! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Hi Johnny, Nice progress. Looking good. Personally, I use an old stiff brush for applying mud. One with a few bristles missing and some stuck together. With a brush you can put the mud exactly where you want it. You can build it up in layers, altering the colours slightly with acrylics if you want some variation. Stippling the mud on with a brush is a lot easier than blowing the mud on with an airbrush anyway. Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_ Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 22 hours ago, The Spadgent said: looks ok. I think I’ll watch a few more tutorials before I hit the little fella with the brown stuff. Looking good, Johnny Chipping. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 On 9/30/2018 at 7:43 PM, Badder said: Hi Johnny, Nice progress. Looking good. Personally, I use an old stiff brush for applying mud. One with a few bristles missing and some stuck together. With a brush you can put the mud exactly where you want it. You can build it up in layers, altering the colours slightly with acrylics if you want some variation. Stippling the mud on with a brush is a lot easier than blowing the mud on with an airbrush anyway. Rearguards, Badder I did both. Thanks for the tip. On 9/30/2018 at 2:38 PM, CedB said: … and so you should be - great stuff Johnny Now get that mud on - splash it on all over! Took me a while but your wish is my command. 🧞♂️ On 10/1/2018 at 12:39 PM, Matt_ said: Looking good, Johnny Chipping. Thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 Hya! It’s been a while since I managed to get to the bench. School open evenings, work and home stuff has taken rather a front seat. My better half is out tonight so for better or for worse I covered my little tank in mud. Lots and lots of mud. as @Badder suggested I used a brush (knackered old stiff one) to put on a base dirt layer. I mixed plaster with some of the damp earth and went at it. hmmmm not bad. Tonight will be bought to you mostly by the colour BrOwN. The initial pass looked ok but I just thought it was too blobby so I decided to do the airbrush technique too. This yielded better more natural splats that I was more happy with. so I went at it again. I’m really glad I chipped those wheels. And added that ident decal on the rear. @TheBaron would love doing this I think as mixing on the model and tone and texture are all flowing at once. I spattered more on the sides. It really got caked on the front but I just love the way it looks like MUD.🤯 This was all good but I needed to add the turret and then go st it with some lighter dried mud. Im loving doing this but you can really get lost in adding this gunk so I decided to call it a day and look at it in the morning. i love the wet bits but I’m sure that will dry Matt so I’ll use the wet mud stuff later. here are some more angles. im diggin’ That! 😀 I need to add the bits and bobs but the light spatters on the turret really work I think. I need to try and get the tracks sagging but that can be done after the mud settles. I need a muddy base too. Looki g back at the clean version on this thread I like them both so I’m not sure I’ll do all my tanks muddy but is so much fun and a little bit terrifying I’d recommend it to anyone. more soon. Thanks for dropping by and I hope you all have a lovely weekend. Johnny. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Lovely muddy look Johnny - good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) Hi Johnny, It's always good to 'sit back' and look at things with fresh eyes in the morning. I say that knowing it's true, but often fail to do it and 'do just that little bit more and end up spoiling it' thing. Great to hear that you're 'diggin' it'. Looks good to me too. I'm sure it will look even better when some of the 'wet stuff' is added. And you are absolutely right. EVERYONE should do at least one 'MUDDY BEAST' in their life. It is great fun and when it's done well it can be very effective. You've defintely done the right thing in chosing a 'Toon tank' for your foray into this madness though! I still haven't the nerve to go FULL MUD on a 'proper' tank. I will definitely have a lovely weekend. Hope you do too. Rearguards, Badder Edited October 5, 2018 by Badder 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Seems like you have been having fun there Johnny mate. Getting down right dirty..... Well while you are at it a little ditty for you sir. Simon. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav G Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 (edited) On 9/18/2018 at 11:47 PM, The Spadgent said: Any way I decided to keep my itchy purchase finger at bay and mix up some acrylic rust and do some high light variation with a sponge. looks good. And sponged on. That looks great, definitely stealing that colour mix! What colours did you use for the green? Edited October 6, 2018 by Gav G The voices in my head made me... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 On 10/5/2018 at 11:57 PM, CedB said: Lovely muddy look Johnny - good job! Thanks Ced. On 10/6/2018 at 12:03 AM, Badder said: Hi Johnny, It's always good to 'sit back' and look at things with fresh eyes in the morning. I say that knowing it's true, but often fail to do it and 'do just that little bit more and end up spoiling it' thing. Great to hear that you're 'diggin' it'. Looks good to me too. I'm sure it will look even better when some of the 'wet stuff' is added. And you are absolutely right. EVERYONE should do at least one 'MUDDY BEAST' in their life. It is great fun and when it's done well it can be very effective. You've defintely done the right thing in chosing a 'Toon tank' for your foray into this madness though! I still haven't the nerve to go FULL MUD on a 'proper' tank. I will definitely have a lovely weekend. Hope you do too. Rearguards, Badder Thanks. It’s been great fun doing this little tank. So much so I bought a few more for a to mix it up between the flying models. 🏋️♀️ It was a good idea to leave it as the mud dried a lot lighter. Looks alright with some wetness though. On 10/6/2018 at 12:15 PM, Spookytooth said: Seems like you have been having fun there Johnny mate. Getting down right dirty..... Simon. Oh yesss. On 10/6/2018 at 7:09 PM, Gav G said: That looks great, definitely stealing that colour mix! What colours did you use for the green? Thanks sorry for the late reply. I had a busy weekend. It was Tamiya olive green with a little yellow added. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 Evening everyone. It’s been a busy weekend but I managed to get the last bits and bobs on And finish up with the final parts I wasn’t happy with. 😌 I wanted to give the tracks some weight so I blobbed some glue on the wheels and held the bands in place with coffee stirrers. I’m glad I waited until the morning to check the mud as it had dried a lot lighter. and the colours look lovely in daylight. I let that dry and checked it out tonight. the tracks stayed put so all that was left was to add the tarps, coils, aerial and the wetness. Mmmmm wetness. The damp mud works well with some airbrush splattage. tarps on this side. with some bits of track. I put the roll on the back. I’m happy with that. I added the rope coil on this side, the aerial went on too. I splatted wetness on the base of the wheels and track. Here’s some more shots before I call it a day. I still need to RFI the Lanc so it looks like I have to get the little tent thing out. That as they say is your lot. I hope you like it. I certainly had a grand old time over this side of the fence, I had planned on a base but I think I’ll leave it, maybe next tank? I’ll post the RFI probably this weekend fingers crossed. Thankyou all for popping in and watching my muddy escapade. What do we think about one of these next? i just can’t decide. 🤔 still in the mood for fun and easy after the Lanc. Any hoo. Thankyou all. Hope you had fun and hopefully this was helpful to some of you out there. RFI soon. All the best and Happy Modelling. Johnny muddy fox 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amblypygid Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Heck of a result, Johnny. As for the next 'un, would love to see you have a go at the Henschel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Super job. You've managed to pack a lot of extra character into what was already a characterful little tanky. I imagine it being voiced by Sean Connery doing an appauling Russian accent. Are you going to muddy-up the planes too? Rearguards, Badder 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 That's well dirty!! Great job, Johnny Mud! If you're in for fun and easy, I'd stay away from the Italeri kit -unless it's an Hasegawa or Tamiya reboxing... Ciao 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amblypygid Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, giemme said: If you're in for fun and easy, I'd stay away from the Italeri kit -unless it's an Hasegawa or Tamiya reboxing... Scalemates says it's an ICM mould, got good reviews on the 'net. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, amblypygid said: Scalemates says it's an ICM mould, got good reviews on the 'net. I stand corrected, then. Thanks for the info, Chris Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amblypygid Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I was intrigued by the decal options; tempted to add it to my list to build as a Greek example! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Great job Jont - well messed up! I really like the little touches, especially the tarps and rope - good job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Nice work Johnny. A nice and used looking tank. Like the additions of tarps etc. The Wildcat looks a nice build if it`s the re-tooled version (I have just started the "Martlet" Version) Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 8 hours ago, Badder said: Super job. You've managed to pack a lot of extra character into what was already a characterful little tanky. I imagine it being voiced by Sean Connery doing an appauling Russian accent. Are you going to muddy-up the planes too? Rearguards, Badder Oh man Sean Connery . Amazing. 🤣 As for muddy aeroplanes, I did that once with a stearman kaydet and never heard the end of it. 🤯😂 4 hours ago, giemme said: That's well dirty!! Great job, Johnny Mud! If you're in for fun and easy, I'd stay away from the Italeri kit -unless it's an Hasegawa or Tamiya reboxing... Ciao Thanks G. It looks quite good inside. I’m interegued now. 3 hours ago, amblypygid said: Scalemates says it's an ICM mould, got good reviews on the 'net. Oh god. Totally miss read what you said until just this second. I thought you said “ not good reviews” I’ve been searching all morning and found no bad ones. Doh! I’m such a plum.🤪 3 hours ago, giemme said: I stand corrected, then. Thanks for the info, Chris Ciao Well yes. Might have found ma new build. 3 hours ago, amblypygid said: I was intrigued by the decal options; tempted to add it to my list to build as a Greek example! The Greek one looks good. 3 hours ago, CedB said: Great job Jont - well messed up! I really like the little touches, especially the tarps and rope - good job. Thanks Ced. Still might do that base before I do the RFI. 1 hour ago, Spookytooth said: Nice work Johnny. A nice and used looking tank. Like the additions of tarps etc. The Wildcat looks a nice build if it`s the re-tooled version (I have just started the "Martlet" Version) Simon. It is. I thought I was following that. I need to catch up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 14 minutes ago, The Spadgent said: It is. I thought I was following that. I need to catch up. Don`t worry Johnny mate, I have not started a WIP yet, but soon.... Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Great work on your tank 👍 ... My vote would be for the Henschel or the Gladiator. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav G Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Personally, I'd go with the Hs-126, simply because it 'looks funny'! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Hello Spad ! Hey you mastered your tiny toon tank !! Well Mississipied !! Sorry, I can't resist !! My vote is also for Icmitaleri Henschel !! I have the original one but not to be started any sooner, I'm cleaning up my stash At least, I tried to !! Sincerely. CC 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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