Adam Baker Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I thought I'd posted up this build here before, but apparently I didnt. I started this build several months ago, got the basic construction done, and then put it aside to work on other builds. And then about 3 weeks ago I pulled it back out and started working on the painting. The kit is Testors 80th Anniversary boxing, which I'm told is a reboxing of the old Italeri kit. Overall its been a pretty good kit. A few minor issues here & there, but good overall. And now the painting. Colors are all Testors Acryl colors, thinned w/ Future & airbrushed w/ my Iwata HP-CS. I wasnt entirely sure I liked the paint job after the 2nd color was down, but the 3rd color really tied it all together and I was really happy. Once the 3rd color was down, I then went through and added colored dots all over the place, and happy w/ the look. After adding the dots, the whole thing got a good coating of Future in prep for weathering. Tracks were assembled and painted w/ Testors Rust. I then dry brushed them w/ Testors Oiled Steel and washed them w/ Pro-Modeler Black Wash. Happy w/ the look, but I should have chosen a different color for the base. Have been told after painting that German tank tracks had a high manganese content, which prevented must in the way of rust forming, but oh well, live & learn. And then I moved into weathering the tank. First thing I did was to wash the whole thing w/ Pro-Modeler Black Wash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Baker Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 After the detail wash, I then put down 3 coats of MIG Filter for Tri-Tonal color, and was really happy w/ how it toned down and blended together all of the colors. And then this morning, I put down an oil paint dot filter, and blended it all together using mineral spirits. About ready to call the weathering done. I still have to paint the inside of the barrel, probably using Testors Oiled Steel, and then I'll hit the outside of the barrel w/ some thinned flat black paint to look like soot from the rockets firing, and then I'm thinking about doing some light chipping & rust streaking around the ammo loading hatch, and then the weathering will all be done, and then on into final assembly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Rather smart looking so far :D I do like the camo pattern, I assume the spots were done with a brush? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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