Geo1966 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Enjoying this build and picking up some good tips. Think it will look fantasic when finished and on the base. Keep up the good work! George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 WOW! Fantastic mud/weathering effects and the base is looking great already! Awesome modelling! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 Hello and good morning 🥳 A small update from the IG for the weekend. Today it's about the basic painting of the tracks in acrylic and some basic weathering effects on the casemate with oil paints. It's cool to see how the different models are created in the GB and how everyone has their own style. Have fun! MD my colours for the Tracks i use them wet in wet different shades are visible slow drying w. retarder medium the tracks are dry and ready for a oil wash some snow streaks and weathering effects w. oils in white, violet, green and paynes gray i will paint the rollers after the tracks are finished on the front of the casemate i also use red and green filters to break up the gray monotony See you! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Tracks are looking really good, as does the patina on the casemate, superb tonal variations. Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Wow, that PE work is something else! Nice work on the painting, all together on the base it’s going to look stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 That's looking great MD, impressive painting, I like the track colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Looks great! I really like the great number of shades, the view is really very luxurious Vytautas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Hi MD. Wow!! Your paintwork overall, your weathering and what you have done with the tracks is stunning!! Awesome modelling!! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 Hello all 🥳 First of all I would like to say that I am always very pleased with all the posts and that many people like the IG 😊 👍 Ok, today it's about the painting of the exhausts 💨 🙊 In this case, I am not going for a completely rusty look, as these are new vehicles that have not been in service for long. The weathering is a bit out of scale, because as a viewer from a distance you can't see anything else about it. Here, too, the final steps as pigments e.g. are painted at the end. Have fun! MD the pipes are drilled out, first paint is a light blue and grey-white wash pure white w. a sponge to simulate the zinc corrosion chipping with 2 rust tones done chipping the darkest tones on the edges final some rust wash the galvanised sheet metal can still be seen-that should be enough 😁 See you! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Hi MD. Lovely work on the exhausts. Looking very good. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Must say those exhausts look tremendous. 👍 Think that's another technique I can copy! Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Nice job with those exhaust boxes, very realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 Hello all 🥳 After a longer forced break at work, I used the Easter days to continue weathering on the IG 🤗 The chipping is done with acrylic and all other effects with oil paints. I think that all components of the vignette have to have the same level, so I spent a lot of time on the water pump as well as the tank. The project is slowly coming to an end, but the work is getting finer and finer and takes time accordingly. At the moment, I'm still working on accessories that will go on the tank. Have fun! MD my colours for OPR more splashes and mud in the next steps the oxide red still needs chipping some chipping and pinwash with sand colours (this works better on a dark winter tank) different grey-blue tones the basics are done some old decals from Tamiya rust on the top chalky water streaks also here and here 😋 See you! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 WOW, Stunning weathering, I think that water tower is SO good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Quality 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Outstanding work, weathering looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Hi MD. As the host of this GB I'm afraid it's only fair to the other modellers taking part to say to you that it's not really fair if you go out and take photographs of the real things and then use Photoshop to make it look like your models! Seriously MD, very impressive weathering techniques. This is going to be awesome! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 On 08/04/2021 at 11:11, PlaStix said: Hi MD. As the host of this GB I'm afraid it's only fair to the other modellers taking part to say to you that it's not really fair if you go out and take photographs of the real things and then use Photoshop to make it look like your models! Seriously MD, very impressive weathering techniques. This is going to be awesome! Kind regards, Stix Damn!! With the discovery of Photoshop, Bletchley has revealed the last great German secret after the decryption of the Enigma 🧐 Your funny comment 😁 has pleased me very much and shows that the trouble with the water pump has apparently been worthwhile 🤗 It reminds me a bit of my childhood, the like many of us I was a proud owner of a model railroad. There you see that our hobby is simply the best, if you are still enthusiastic after many years. MD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 Ok, after I have been unmasked today a small contribution on the subject of winter white wash 🕵️♂️ On my example I would like to show that it must not always be HS or chipping fluid. The advantage of pigments is that you can remove them again (almost) without great problems - at least better than pure color. So maybe this way is also for people who are afraid to mess up their precious model. In contrast to pure chipping, where the flaking of paint is to be imitated, I want to achieve a washed-off effect by rain and snow. In the first step shown here, I applied pigments in white and earth colors only, plus some edges with pastel pencils (the ones from AK work too , but... 🤑 ). It is important to put the model aside and let the effect work on you-this avoids unrealistic exaggerations ☝️😴 🧐 In the next step I'll do a mapping to highlight some white areas and a new pinwash. Have a nice weekend and have fun 🥳 MD first streaks brown pastell pens for the edges of the s. bin fresh mud splashes many different shades and chalky streaks on the front plates the rollers must wait who needs a jack anyway? it comes alive 🧟♂️ See you! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 09/04/2021 at 15:27, THEscaleSHOW said: it comes alive 🧟♂️ It certain does MD. Your effects are really like looking at the real thing. Very impressive modelling/weathering! KInd regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 Hello all 🥳 After a very loooooong time an new update from the construction of the IG. Today I would like to present you the 99% finished model (without accessories)-i have tried to show the details better with a neutral background. My talent for photography is probably not that high, but I hope you like the pictures anyway 🙈 The vignette and figure are also almost finished and I will be able to bring (almost) everything together next weekend. I still have a little time left 😁 , so have fun!! MD See you! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Hi MD. WOW! That is looking superb!! Fantastic modelling again! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Impressive build👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Looks like real! Very impressive. The SPG itself is also very well designed, although it looks like a simple box, but with a very serious image. The design of German tanks is great anyway! Vytautas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEscaleSHOW Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Hello all 🥳 Big thanks to Stix, Hewy and Vytautas for the nice comments!! Yes, making the boxy design interesting is a bit of a challenge in my opinion. After I had decided on this model for the GB, I discovered some IG's on the internet, e.g. from M. Rinaldi. For me it was now even more important not to build a copy, but to show my own style. A parcel full of snow and bushes has just arrived 🤗 At the moment I'm finishing the vignette-before it can be winter, all details have to be in place. I'm using the powder from DM for the first time and hope it all goes well. For bigger snow piles I had bought Tamiya's Snow Effects. Besides a few accessories, I have also finished the most important and most difficult part of the figure-the face 🤓 This weekend I hope to get some things done, until then have fun! MD the winter can start🥶 some accessories in progress... the face painted with oil colours on an acrylic base after many attempts I am very satisfied with the result 😅 See you! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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