IanC Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Hello everyone. Here's Tamiya's re-tooled Panzer IV/70(V) tank destroyer, built out of the box, which includes two excellent crew figures. Construction is very straightforward, of course, but the factory applied camouflage scheme proved slightly more challenging. I used Tamiya and Vallejo paints, with oils, pigments and weathering pencils for a bit of subtle weathering. I wanted to capture the look of a newly issued vehicle in the autumn of 1944. All the best, Ian 26 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil1960 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Very nice Ian! Great camo👍Free hand or masking? ciao Filippo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Straight off of the delivery train, very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vytautas Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Looks really great! I really liked the figures. Vytautas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanketyblank Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 That’s very nicely done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittedkitchens Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Lovely finish. The soft camo edge / blur is great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Phil1960 said: Very nice Ian! Great camo👍Free hand or masking? ciao Filippo Thanks Filippo. I sprayed it freehand using my H&S Infinity airbrush with a 0.15 needle. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 That's an excellent paint job Ian. Impressive all round.👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 That looks great, the camo came out well, I especially like the exhausts, and the figures look good too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Wow great job indeed, I love it. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 14 hours ago, vytautas said: Looks really great! I really liked the figures. Vytautas Many thanks Vytautas. The camouflage smocks were a bit tricky, but Tamiya supply a useful colour painting guide for the 'swamp' pattern material. First time I've tried painting one of those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mylo66 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Great build & finish, love the cleaner look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye18 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) Excellent all round well done, the camo pattern is brilliant. 👍 Edited June 3, 2021 by Deadeye18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) Beautiful. And one of the German vehicles in my top list... I suspect you used the technique of mixing some base yellow with the T green and T brown? This usually gives great results. Sure looks that way. And I like the way you choose to colour the wheels: monocolour. Edited June 3, 2021 by Steben addition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 23 hours ago, IanC said: I wanted to capture the look of a newly issued vehicle in the autumn of 1944. And you have. Nice clean build, with excellent paint job on the figures. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model Mate Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 it can be hard to make clean look real, but you've nailed it - lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 11:29 AM, Steben said: Beautiful. And one of the German vehicles in my top list... I suspect you used the technique of mixing some base yellow with the T green and T brown? This usually gives great results. Sure looks that way. And I like the way you choose to colour the wheels: monocolour. Many thanks. I used Tamiya's new Dark Yellow 2 and Dark Green 2, with their old Red Brown. No mixing, although I did think about giving it a very dilute spray of buff or dark yellow to lessen the contrast between colours. In the end I just dirtied them slightly with the weathering. These later jagdpanzers were factory painted, of course, and the wheels seemed to have been given a single colour that varied according to the overall camo scheme. Late production vehicles were probably mostly green rather than dark yellow. Its very difficult to deduce from photos, and there seems little consistency. I copied Tamiya's interpretation for mine. Thanks to all for taking the time to comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, IanC said: Many thanks. I used Tamiya's new Dark Yellow 2 and Dark Green 2, with their old Red Brown. No mixing, although I did think about giving it a very dilute spray of buff or dark yellow to lessen the contrast between colours. In the end I just dirtied them slightly with the weathering. These later jagdpanzers were factory painted, of course, and the wheels seemed to have been given a single colour that varied according to the overall camo scheme. Late production vehicles were probably mostly green rather than dark yellow. Its very difficult to deduce from photos, and there seems little consistency. I copied Tamiya's interpretation for mine. Thanks to all for taking the time to comment. I think dark yellow 2 and dark green 2 are indeed a better match for the scale. The first ones usually got some buff and some mixing to achieve the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nenad Ilijic Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Great work Ian! I really like the figures. Cheers, Nenad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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