Antoine Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 One of last year tamiya's armour news in 1/35. Started this build just before the summer, and slowly progressing due to holidays. The box: Instruction sheet: Historical & technical instruction sheet: Camo options: The sprues. The hull: Still: Hull and turret: Rolling gear (X2): A nice bonus, two Russian guys talking about a map near the tank: PE: Clear parts, polycaps, and chain: Decals: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 I'll make it a simple buildt, as I've nearly no documentation about it. Maybe two/three small things in scratch, I'll see. Everything's quiet on the eastern front, but I'd like to signal the little tamiya "plus" The exhaust prrotection is in PE, and must be bend. There's everything in the box to get it done: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 Hull and turret are nearly finished. Way to go still, with the running gear, and I'll need a little bit of putty for certain joint. Scratch wise, I've just done the handles on the top of the hull. Exhausts are not glued, I'll paint them latter aside the rest of the kit, as the running gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Nice work so far. That photo etch is very clever too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Thanks. Indeed, Paul, as even with a PE mate, it would have certainly been difficult to get the proper shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Headlights. - Alu foil on the bottom, cut to shape, and glued with CA - A bit of clear sprue, painted yellow at one end, and glued to the bottom. - Then, front glass glued. Beware of any "fogging" effect using CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Started to paint. My choice, a coat of black primer, so I'll be able to play with different shade of green, and avoid a pre-shading. Time to try the acrylic-polyurethan vallejo, I've two bottle in the stash. To me, we have a winner there. My build was far from being clean, with traces of glue and sanding here and there. I was thinking of correcting this after the primer coat. But... There will only be very few correction needed, as the vallejo primer left a very smooth, satin finish nearly everywhere. There's only one or two points to correct, and I've been able to spot them only once the pics where uploaded to my laptop! For the wheels, a black/grey blend. This picture speak by herself (No?) On the plus side, it's easy to apply (I didn't even diluted the primer), and very easy to clean, wih clear water. A winner! Sorry about the pics quaity, but night has fallen, and my workbench's lightning is not that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Nice work so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce3371 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Looking good, this kit is right at the top of my 'Must Have' list, along with Tamiya's T-55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Just sarted the figs. Parts cut off the sprues, big sanding session (More than one hour for those two guys), gluing the parts together, a bit of putty, and a small coat of surfacer 500 on certain places. I keep the heads appart for the moment. Just a bit of sanding here. They doesn't look like they're happy, Sergueï and Leonid... Tomorrow, sanding, and a coat of vallejo primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 After sanding the surfacer, a coat of vallejo grey primer. Then the serious things. As I'm a beginner for painting figs, I've searched and found inspiration here and there. I'll try to explain what I'm doingas best as possible. Sorry for the bad quality pics, I'll correct it for the next round. So, after the grey primer, I airbrush a base coat of mixed white/desert yellow, to get nearer to flesh colour than the grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 Then, work with oils. A wash is disposed on the faces, then let to dry. Preparing the mix for flesh colour. The proportions are 3/2/1 from left to right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Antoine Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Continuing the faces. I did a try at highlighting, followed by painting the eyes. Looks like they're both coming out of a mangas!!! Seeing this picture, I can measure my progress margin!!! But... I'm not completely disappointed, as they look convincing, still, when not seen from close-up, or with magnifier. There's light at the end of the tunnel! I'm sorry, a this topic cease to be a step by step, as I'm not too confident with different techniques to paint figs, and so practice trials and errors (Many of them). Comments and suggestion welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Dammit Antoine! MORE interwar Soviet armour that I need Nice job on the faces of the boys though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 You're too kind, Mike. It seems that they come straight out of a comics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Pshaw! Given that they're actually tiny things smaller than a pea, I think you're the one being too hard on yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Pshaw! Given that they're actually tiny things smaller than a pea, I think you're the one being too hard on yourself I agree...they look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Thanks, Jim. But still, I think there are some little things to do, cheeks, eyebrows, etc... I'll have a try tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne rc Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Neat build, I think I will have to get one.... A little tip for figure painting, you can take this or ignore it, lol ! I use a sharpened match stick or cocktail stick for tiny details like eyes, buttons, insignia etc, I used to be good with the naked eye... But now its magnifier all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Wonderful work Antoine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Neat build, I think I will have to get one.... A little tip for figure painting, you can take this or ignore it, lol ! I use a sharpened match stick or cocktail stick for tiny details like eyes, buttons, insignia etc, I used to be good with the naked eye... But now its magnifier all the way. Hi, Wayne, its exactly what I did. I really sharpened it, but at the same time, you've to take care not to get some cross-eye. So in general, it's ok for the first eye, but there are some bonus difficulties for the second. I'm still learning anyway, thanks for your interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) They look good to me, much better than my fumble fingered efforts. Cheers Den Edited January 6, 2012 by spitfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Some exceptional face painting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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