M3talpig Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 So after pooping several large bricks i bit the bullet and applied the white..........now i have to say it's still very much a work in progress and there is no other weathering as yet so this is still a blank canvas ....... turret is still waiting as is the running gear but one step at a time as this was an effect with time limits ............ Still an obscene amount of work to do but so far so good 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echen Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Looking good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I had a pair of "urban camo" trousers that looked like that !.. I assume in real life they'd have daubed the white layer on by large brush, by hand ? Obviously with weathering the bejeezus out of it you'd get it to look "rougher".... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 That's looking rather smart fella, nice white cam for you to dirty up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Aber MG34 fitted to the bow MG position, a very detailed little bit of kit Still more parts to add yet such as the sight and ammo bag. Second track has been started. Enjoy 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Pig of the Week said: I had a pair of "urban camo" trousers that looked like that !.. Why does that not surprise me... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, M3talpig said: So after pooping several large bricks i bit the bullet and applied the white... I get a bit like this every time my other half does some decorating... lol The camo job looks very cool, very distinctive with nothing on the engine deck top, nice progress both of you Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 43 minutes ago, Dads203 said: Aber MG34 fitted to the bow MG position, a very detailed little bit of kit Still more parts to add yet such as the sight and ammo bag. Second track has been started. Enjoy You won't get any Russkies attacking your keyboard at least... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 6 minutes ago, Cerberus said: The camo job looks very cool, very distinctive with nothing on the engine deck top, kinda makes sense when you think about it....... but yes it is unusual ...but then there's a fair bit about this tank that is unusual 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 With this i want to put the oil paints to work rather than using too many made to measure ready mixed weathering solutions.........so too start i'm going over the upper hull and laying down dust of various shades from raw umber, yellow ochre, lamp black and zinc white mixed completely randomly.........applied in corners around details joints and weld beads in the armour once dry starts to take on a nice dust deposit look ......once this is done i will then move to dark pin washes...... so far i have done the front glacis and i'm just starting on the hull roof. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 That's looking nice 👍 Meanwhile at a secret location the Wehrmacht special projects dept. are working on an urgent redesign of the turret ( it's that Führer again, he didn't like the first version....) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Btw Herr Pigg, are the oil paints you're using the regular gooey artist's oil paint in a tin tube type thing ? If so are you using a medium with them or just thinners ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, Pig of the Week said: Btw Herr Pigg, are the oil paints you're using the regular gooey artist's oil paint in a tin tube type thing ? If so are you using a medium with them or just thinners ? Windsor and newtons.........and humbrol enamel thinner to clean up and blend........as far as i can tell the only real difference with oils from Abteilung 502 and Windsors is the 502 don't have the same oil content.......i know it looks a bit rough at the moment but it will all start making sense soon when the bigger picture comes together........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I wondered as I've got some old artist type oil paints in a case somewhere, these could be handy for weathering etc, I just seemed to recall you needed some special medium stuff to thin them before use...a case of experiment I guess... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 21 minutes ago, Pig of the Week said: I wondered as I've got some old artist type oil paints in a case somewhere, these could be handy for weathering etc, I just seemed to recall you needed some special medium stuff to thin them before use...a case of experiment I guess... I just put a little of each colour i plan to use on a piece of blue paper towel to soak away the oil content........then apply to the area with a fine point brush and the blend with a brush dampened i humbrol thinner......rinse and repeat with various colours to get the required finish 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig of the Week Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Ok that's great, I just seem to remember that artists oil paints can stay wet for literally months ! I guess if they're used as thin washes with the thinners they're fine 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 5 hours ago, Pig of the Week said: I just seem to remember that artists oil paints can stay wet for literally months ! Hence why we put them on the paper towel and soak the oil out......the stuff i applied last night were dry within 20 mins 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 First run of oils done on the upper hull ...next dot filtering on hull sides ...then i might do some of the detail painting and some of the dark pin washing............ 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Compacted mud and dirt behind the running gear was applied last night just before i went to bed...... wet effects will be used in select areas to give depth to the finish ......still lots to be done here but its comin along. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Looking pretty spectacular, Steve !! Glad to see this one coming along after the incident with the **COUGH** Panther **COUGH** 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Some of the detail painting is under way....some updates on the oil work and the exhausts mapped and rusted....still have the dirt behind the running gear to finish.......but im getting there ...slowly 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 @M3talpig that is looking superb, nice work Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, M3talpig said: Some of the detail painting is under way....some updates on the oil work and the exhausts mapped and rusted....still have the dirt behind the running gear to finish.......but im getting there ...slowly That does look rather tasty mate, are you going to add a bit of grim around the turret ring ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 My tiny bit of work this evening. Kit supplied PE grills. Not much but progress. Loaders seat and commander seat, I'm probably going to add the turret interior from the Verlinden set, I'll leave the turret escape hatch open so you might just be able to grab a glimpse of some other stuff in the turret. I have ordered the Archer Tiger 1 interior stencil set plus a Mig Ammo interior paint set just in case. New cushions to be made from Green stuff putty to try and replicate a more warn appearance I think. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3talpig Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 53 minutes ago, Hamden said: that is looking superb, nice work Thanks Roger 39 minutes ago, Dads203 said: That does look rather tasty mate, are you going to add a bit of grim around the turret ring ? Yes mate but the turret is not ready yet and i want to tie the two together ..... it's all going to plan so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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