Hi guys,

Long time no post. Thought I would post some photos of what I am working on now.

It's DML's SdKfz 165 Hummel late production done up as one in Syrian service.

Syria had 5 of these Hummel's.
I based it on one photo I could find of this vehicle, so I used a bit of artistic licence to do it.

The kit was build out of the box with only the Mig licence plates added.







The colours that I used where Tamiya Dark yellow for the fighting compartment and Japanese green for the out side.
I did do some pre and post shading.







The model got a wash of burned umber oil paint. I did some chipping on the outside and added some heavy ware and tare to the inside.







Added some Mig pigments to get a bit of a dusty finish.













Still a few things to do but getting to the end.

Cheers,

JW

Now thats cool! Definitely has to be one of the more original German armor builds ive seen, the finish looks very good, I like the subtle weathering a lot!

Thank you Rob. The unusualness of the subject was the main motivator in doing this one.

Cheers,

JW

Hello Jan-Willem

Very nice!

I understand the artistic licence about leaving the interior dark yellow, but I think this German armour came through France and Czechoslovakia after being refurbished so it probably would have been repainted entirely, including the fighting compartment, but that's just an educated guess.

Are you planning more German/Syrian stuff, like a Jagdpanzer IV?

Cheers,

Christophe

Thank you Christophe,

From what I read they did get them from France and Czechoslovakia, but I did not know that they would have repainted the interior green as well.

I might do some more of the very early Arab armour vehicles.

Cheers,

JW

Looking sweet Jan The weathering, aspecially the dust, looks very realistic to me. Nice photos also. Thanks for sharing.

Jesper

That's pretty awesome!

Nice to hear you like it. Thanks Jesper and Justin,

JW

great job.

I love the look!

Don't mean to hijack a thread but I'm working on the same kit and have a question. Did you entirely build the kit prior to paint, or were road wheels, tracks, etc painted alone and assembled for pictures?

No proble at all,

I build the model up as per the instructions, but I did leave the wheels and tracks separate until everything was painted and weathered for ease of working. I did only install them on the unpainted model for the photos.

If you have any more questions just ask.

Cheers,

JW

Was anything else left off? The entire interior was weathered with all those pieces attached?

(still haven't painted full model yet, sorry)

An excellent model, not you usual run of the mill WW2 Armour well done!
The Arab Israeli wars are an interesting period with an eclectic mix of equipment used by all sides.

Nice build and paint job JanWillem. Would love to see some extra stowage or items from the era and area on it to really get accross what it is. Love the number plates!!

I'm just wondering about tools etc as well. Glue on, do all painting, hand paint before weathering? (if this is done can i just paint them with my oils after i do washes?)
OR
spray/brush paint them off model, attach before weathering?

everything that could be left separate was left separate, all the lids, tools running gear, hatches, main gun assembly and doors. All those elements were painted and weathered separately before installing them on the model.




The main reason why I model this genre. Vehicles from East and West facing off and from so many different time periods.




I spray painted the metal elements with Humbrol gun metal and hand painted the handles with Valejo dark sand. that was followed by smearing on some burnt Umber oil paint and removing most of that with a flat brush. using up and down strokes you can simulate some wood grain into the handle.
When done nd dry I then install them to the finished model. only when all the parts are attached to the model I give it a final weathering with pigments.

Hoop that helps.

Cheers,

JW

Okay I think I get it. This means no washes touch the tools correct? Or would you attach tools once painted, before the model receives a coat of future before decals? Then do washes, then future again, then weather with oils? Can I do this even if the tools are painted in oils, or is it best to just AB them in acrylics?

That's right. The wash doesn´t go near the tools.

I usually use the following steps:

-The model is painted,
-gets a future coat,
-decals(if they are to be applied),
-another future coat,
-wash,
-fading (weathering with oils),
-matt coat,
-tools installed
-and finally pigment.

hoop that clears up you question.

JW