Torbjörn Hanö Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 The tractor was a testbed of sorts: Now to the real thing, the Miniart kit of the SLA APC T-54 with Dozer blade. First a rust primer, then chipping medium, and finally Tamiya XF-18 (blue) and Vallejo 70957 (red, on top of some light dusting of Mig Steel). And you know the feeling when you stop just short of overdoing stripping off the paint after using the hairspray technique? I think I did it just right. Hope you agree. A little weathering (oils and what not) will follow. Stay tuned. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcoat2966 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Thats an interesting approach with the rust effect....must remember that. Might give that a go some day. Nice so far. Regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Redcoat2966 said: Thats an interesting approach with the rust effect....must remember that. Might give that a go some day. Nice so far. Regards Thanks! I've found that Tamiya paints work best with the hairspray technique. Vallejo flakes off in big chunks, as does Mission Models' paints and Migs' as well, so it's much harder to control. /T 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Looks great. The rust looks very effective, you did it very well. 9 hours ago, Torbjörn Hanö said: Tamiya paints work best with the hairspray technique. Do you talk about Tamiya acrylic? Vytautas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, vytautas said: Looks great. The rust looks very effective, you did it very well. Do you talk about Tamiya acrylic? Vytautas Yes, their acrylics. /Torbjörn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjbartos Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 That looks great, I have one these to build in the near future so will be watching this with interest.. Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 11 hours ago, edjbartos said: That looks great, I have one these to build in the near future so will be watching this with interest.. Ed I'm almost finished, and sometimes, when I really enjoy a build, it leaves me with a feeling of sadness when it's done. This one leaves me with that kind of feeling. I've really enjoyed building and painting this kit. /Torbjörn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Hanö Posted May 29, 2021 Author Share Posted May 29, 2021 You can see the finished result here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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