I'm in your boat. Home with a sick 2 year old today. So in between vomit, diarrhea, and nap time, I got some paint sprayed for the ground work and painted the tree.

OK, my Getter Done People, Starting to tie it together. I need to add more color to the mud still.






suggestions always welcomed.


p.s. I have not secured the tiger yet, but su122 definitely

Greg,
that looks like the pick/up that I got stuck once. Good job.

Bob

LOL! I've played in the mud before too

Looking good greg, that dio is starting to shape up nicely

Hey all! Quick update, been traveling quite a bit lately and finally got some time to sit and work. I have completed construction and basic painting of the 251. The interior is weathered and once the decals are on and the model is sealed, I will weather the exterior. Pics to follow soon!

Thanks!
Mike

Hi folks,

I've been quiet lately, but busy! I've finished that Puma after far too long, and the 234/1 is well into the painting phase. Here's my ribbon shots:





Only a dozen more shelf-queens to finish now...

Tom

Nice Puma Tom. The camo is well done and I like the subtle weathering.

Tom,
Well done on your completion and I like the anntena.

Bob

Brian & Bob, thanks! As for that antenna, it's lovely but it really is kinda asking for trouble - I wonder how long it'll last?

Tom

Tom - congrats. The tire weathering and camo is very good. Twelve more Getter Done Campaign's would come in handy for most of us.

Here's what I want (need) to finish.. it's been almost a year since I worked on it..

I'm Done!!! Well, except for the pics. Coming up soon

OK, so here are some in prograss shots, per the rules:
First here is the Lee just before paint -


And then just after -





The colour is British SCC2, accurately known as "fresh dogsh!t brown".

Weathering starts tomorrow!

Paul

Paul,
What after market turret are you using, it looks like the one that I had. BTW I like the name of the color.

Bob

It's my own turret. I "fixed" the kit turret & MG turret and then cast them up for myself and resale. I offered them (and a bunch of other Lee/Grant items) for sale here on Armorama about 5-6 years ago.

Paul

Paul - I also thought your color choice is good, DS Brown

BOB - thanks for keeping me motivated and doing this campaign so I have a few less models in purgatory. I'll get pics in the gallery later

Greg,
Nice to see you finish your dio. The black and white photo is a good touch.

Bob

Wonderful scene Greg - that mud is just superb. It looks so thick and cloying and claggy! Brilliantly done.

Thanks very much. I made the mud mixture with craft varnish medium (some gloss/some flat), sand, plaster of paris, and MIG pigment and resin fixer. I just dabbed it around with a stiff but splayed old brush.

Greg,
I agree entirely! Between the realistic mud and figures, it really looks wet and miserable. Thanks too for telling us what you used. I'm teetering on trying it myself soon.
Thanks, for posting!
-Sean H.

Greg:

Awesome job. I really like the muddy scene. The splashed up mud on the russian (su-100?) looks great.

Haha, Paul, that really does look like dog sh..! Not the model of course. What's it based on? Tamiya or Academy?

Greg, another nice one! Looks muddy! I was just wondering if the Tiger's tracks shouldn't be muddier the way it moves through the mud? Same for the figs, their boots seem awfully clean (Can't remember my boots ever being that clean when we were out on the plain with the tanks...). Just a thought...

Cheers!
Stefan

Greg Great job on your finished dio there The Mud is outstanding and what I really liked that has not been mentioned is the bent fenders on the Tiger are they PE or did you somehow mange to melt the plastic into those shapes

Thanks a lot Brian, Sean, Stefan, and Sal


I was somewhat disappointed in the way the figure pics turned out, so I'll shoot a couple more of them. I had drybrushed some mud colored oil paint around the figures but it's not easy to see in those pics. The bent portions of the fenders on the tanks were done with craft store sheet metal/tin stuff. A little more mud on the Tiger tracks may be in order Thanks !!!