Casey Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 7 minutes ago, Steben said: What about Gunze H78? No clue, never measured anything from their range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhenfrey Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) Thanks Casey! Edited July 7, 2023 by nickhenfrey unnecessary challenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, nickhenfrey said: Take your time, think hard, can you see what your first mistake was in this reply? Okay. I admit it might have sounded wrong there. Â I am genuinely sorry, I did not want to sound rude there. I'll edit the offending post and wont reply to the topic anymore in such form. Edited July 7, 2023 by Casey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhenfrey Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Casey said: Okay. I admit it might have sounded wrong there. Â I am genuinely sorry, I did not want to sound rude there. I'll happily remove the offending post and wont reply to the topic anymore. Casey, thanks, no need to remove the post, there was some very interesting stuff in there, and I would like to try your gelboliv mix one day, and would always appreciate your comments... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhenfrey Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 10/7 update  OK, so I've added the smoke dispensers, various handles (some original kit parts, some 0.5mm styrene rod bent to shape - needs to be heated or it snaps), painted up the road wheels, added the headlamps, bit more wear with ipa on the exposed parts, added the canvas? Part on the upper part of the gun, decided to dry brush a bit of metal to emphasise a bit more metal work, touched up various parts, and we here we are ready to spray Klear (pretty generously because I'm not bothered about a clean finish) prior to decalling  Then it will be  More Klear Rust - mild Water staining Add all the bits still not on Light mud Matt varnish Oh, and tracks          4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 She's looking really good Nick and great to see you have an organised to do list.  🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhenfrey Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 1 hour ago, modelling minion said: She's looking really good Nick Thanks Craig! Â I'm not looking forward to fitting the tracks, it's great that they're ready made, but I can't really see how to get them to flex around the front roller and the sprocket, perhaps a bit of heat to shape them? Â The mud is the next opportunity to make a complete mess (pun intended). I figure if I seal it with Klear then I can always wash it offand start again. I'm going for a dirty, worn effect, but not like it's just driven through a swamp, so a fair amount of ingrained mud, but not loads splashed over, we'll see how it works out! Â Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhenfrey Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share Posted July 11, 2023 11/7 update  Just before spraying Klear, I remembered Frank Lobnitz saying the Gelboliv fades to a grey over time (presumably because of the Sun's uv) so I misted a very light mist of grey downward randomly over the upper sides of the hull and turret  So this is it now, final picture before Klear, decals, rust, rain (might actually leave it out in the rain) and restrained mud:     2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 2 hours ago, nickhenfrey said: might actually leave it out in the rain Now that sounds like an interesting project Nick, genuine rain effects.  🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhenfrey Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 12/7 update  Rust!!!!  Sprayed the Klear  Then thought I'd finish the tracks with the rubber pads and some rust…  For rust I used some of the cheapo acrylic colours I bought in a set for a fiver one Christmas:  Yellow ochre - 2 dollops Orange - 2 dollops Vermillion - 1 dollop Raw Sienna - 1 dollop  I didn't mix them, put the dollops all in one little capsule, then just dobbed the brush into the mass, coming up each time with a random mix    And now, the obligatory tracks' shots:     While I was at it I thought I'd attack the wheels, hull and turret with rust on the fittings. I think it's overdone, so will tone it back a bit, but actually pleasantly surprised with the effect:            Oh, and ran a little over the pioneer tools that I've been working on in the background:     So that's the end of this rusty update, decals next (how many times have I said that already?)  7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Very nice job on mixing the rust colour Nick, there's a lot to be said for some of the cheap art supplies out there and you have proven the case quite nicely.  🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhenfrey Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 13/7 update  So decals are on! They were pretty yellow, but made by Cartograf. They could be forty years old, but went on fine  I used water 30 seconds, decalfix 10 seconds, which worked fine, except one that I left too long in the decalfix, and disintegrated as I tried to move it, looks like a new cross needed from somewhere 😞  I toned down the existing rust a tad, and added more very light rust in places, e.g. sprockets, tow hooks, looks better now I think         Thinking options for replacing decal:  Steal one from Meng kit Scan Meng decal print my one on decal paper Try and cut a mask and paint it on  Stay tuned… 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mippie Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Looking really nice! love the rusty and well used look of the leo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhenfrey Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 44 minutes ago, Mippie said: Looking really nice! love the rusty and well used look of the leo Thanks Mippie!  Yeah, I'm really liking the rust, I even went over a lot of joins on the rear plate with a diluted mix and that's come out well  I'm aiming to make the mud quite restrained and subtle, think that with a coat of Matt varnish will give a nice look... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 She's looking great Nick. I hope you find a replacement cross decal or come up with a solution, which I'm sure you will. The toned down rust looks really goo mate.  🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Absolutely fantastic progress Nick! It really is coming together really well! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 That colour looks very very very good. I instantly see a German Leo. Effort is usually rewarded. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Â They used your colour for real tanks. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhenfrey Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, Steben said: They used your colour for real tanks. Bet that took a few days with an airbrush and a truck full of Tamiya 10ml xf pots.... Edited July 19, 2023 by nickhenfrey Typo 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, nickhenfrey said: Bet that took a few days with an airbrush and a truck full of Tamiya 10ml xf pots.... Germans tend to be tough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 That is one rusty tank!  How well is your paint sticking to those vinyl tracks? That's always a point of anxiety for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 By the way.... Â 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhenfrey Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 On 19/07/2023 at 15:59, SoftScience said: How well is your paint sticking to those vinyl tracks? That's always a point of anxiety for me. well pretty well so far, but I haven't tried doing anything with them yet!!!!!  How do people bend them around them around the sprocket and front upper wheel? I'm thinking heat, perhaps that will help keep the paint on 🙂  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 hour ago, nickhenfrey said: well pretty well so far, but I haven't tried doing anything with them yet!!!!!  How do people bend them around them around the sprocket and front upper wheel? I'm thinking heat, perhaps that will help keep the paint on 🙂  Good question with the tracks John, interested to see what the GB hive mind comes up with.  🇺🇦 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhenfrey Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023  26/7 update  Well, I could have bought a set of decals for around £8, but since the kit only cost £12.99 I decided that was extravagant  So I wasted about two weeks instead...  I started by taking a copy of the Meng decal sheet and copying to Drawplus. This proved tricky because I needed to have a gelboliv background, with the cross on top, it was that or cut exactly round the cross. This meant isolating the cross from the background but there wasn't enough contrast to do this. Eventually I printed the cross on the gelboliv background, but that came out bluey green on the jetcal. After checking on ordinary paper I printed multiple copies with various amounts of added red, until I got the right colour. The jetcal want on all right but the edges were visible and the black and white were very faded. After applying loads of decalfix and letting set I gently sanded the edges but they were still visible. I then masked the white to spray some black, and when I removed the mask half the decal came off. Removing the rest was very tricky and then I had to make good. Aaaagh  I then photographed the other decal    Broke it down into lines and circles in silhouette studio and cut some masks and sprayed it, not perfect but OK I think      Finally….  Klear  I tried to get a track on for testing and think it will be ok      Then onto water staining  I put the tank over a contained, mixed a little detergent and some light grey acrylic with loads of water and poured it slowly over         I brushed most of it off, let it dried and then added a few streaks, and we have water marks        Oh and the final version of the cross with water marks    Few more bits to add, then mud 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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