12 June 2007 – construction started
Mud texture using Mr Surfacer 500
14 June 2007 -
Light guard replaced using DIY brass sheet
Primed and ready for painting
15 June 2007 -
Base coat olive drab done
Postshaded
16 June 2007 -
Major update:
Details painted.
Glossed, decalled, washed.
Flatted. Begun weathering.
Decals were wonderfully thin, reacted nicely to Mr Mark Softer; conformed to curves and surface texture.
Spare tracks painted and ‘rusted’
Exhaust ‘rusted’, tow cable ‘rusted’ and ‘metallized’.
17 June 2007 -
Chipping. 2-hour session.
18 June 2007 -
Turret machine gun done, antenna from stretched sprue.
Lower areas extensively dusted with pastel chalks. Then the highest points of the tracks are ‘metallized’ using a pencil.
Area around the fuel port on the rear deck dirtied up with oil spill, using acrylic paint.
Final tweaks:
- New straighter antenna.
- Oil paint to give colour variations on top surfaces.
- Streaks on side skirts.
Superb build. What are you using for the mud? Thinned putty? Which color did you use to paint it?
Comment by xplan303ex — 29 October, 2007 @ 7:22 am
Thanks xplan303ex,
As I wrote, I used Mr Surfacer to make the mud texture. This is similar to thinned Tamiya putty.
Tamiya acrylics were used (Flat earth).
Comment by Viper — 29 October, 2007 @ 11:27 am
Outstanding quality! Great pics too, nice closeups. They really capture the work you put into this. Show me more!
Comment by oths — 7 December, 2007 @ 6:50 am