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'Knocked Out' Campaign
Shermania
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Posted: Friday, February 15, 2013 - 10:01 AM UTC

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Really like the look of the burnt out areas. Was that all done with hair spray; including the exhaust?


Kevin, the turret was HS, the exhaust is my own little formula, I use salt on the black primer so some black shows throught the rust base. After the rust base dries, then I salt the exhaust again and paint it with a lighter shade of the rust base, basically by adding orange and white, you dont make a lot and I just mix it in the AB receptacle. the final and crucial step is the super light rust from vallejo pigment. I take a tiny dab and mixe it with several drops of water, stirr it thourouhly and I give the tail pipe/mufflers a light wash to get that into all the little reccesses. Once that dries you end up with all these cool shades on the muffler that I feel makes it look like it has been in operation and oxidized with not all the metal looking even like one solid color but in fact having areas that have oxidized furhter than others just like on a real muffler/tailpipe.
Shermania
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Posted: Friday, February 15, 2013 - 10:06 AM UTC

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Nice work Pedro chipping is very nicely reproduced.

I decided to order some tracks for the Pz35t, a friend adviced that the russian T-26 has very similar tracks with these the Pz 35 has and that I could use these.

It will take some time to receive the tracks, probably after the ned of this campaign.

As for the model, I addes some efects and it's nearly completed.



P.A.


Alexander, I love that little 35, you've done an amazing job on something so small. Thanks for the compliment.

Shermania
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Posted: Friday, February 15, 2013 - 10:14 AM UTC
guys, here is another small update. I got a couple of filters on her and she got quite a bit darker than I had anticipated, I then took some pastels, gray, silver, and black. ground and mixed them up and used one of my wife's eye shadow applicators to highlight certain areas to give her a metalic look. I then gave here a coat of gloss cote and gave here a wash using winsor newton burnt unmber. I then gave here a quick dullcote spray over that and will be repeating that after I get through with the pigment faze. I'm not terribly happy with this one, my AB has been acting up and I might have to get a new one, unfortunately this little matilda has had some really bad luck with AB issues and me not being totally prepared I'm lucky it's not in the garbage bin.



ElCapitan
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Posted: Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 02:10 AM UTC
Pedro,

Thanks for the tutorial on how you rusted up the turret and exhaust. I'll have to try the exhaust rust technique on the next project.

Thanks again and keep up the good work.
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 10:17 AM UTC

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This may seem rather stupid, but what if you froze the plastic?


I follow your line of thought. However, I do not think the plastic would become more brittle by being frozen. I plan to simply cut the plastic in pieces.
Shermania
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Posted: Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 10:45 AM UTC

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Pedro,

Thanks for the tutorial on how you rusted up the turret and exhaust. I'll have to try the exhaust rust technique on the next project.

Thanks again and keep up the good work.


Kevin, I'm not qualified to be writing tutorials. My only intention was to answer your question as clearly as possible. I am just barely starting to scratch the surface of the world of painting, rusting, weathering etc. I once hated the process now I'm just going for it and trying a bunch of stuff and having fun. I am always more than happy to share what little I know. Thanks for the support.
Shermania
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Posted: Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 10:55 AM UTC
Guys, I'm calling this one done. This will eventually become a part of a small dio I have planned for later, then again it might not. I recommend this little kit for a quick learning project like this, but nothing else. This thing is super old. The tracks had shrunk and lost all their elasticity, I was not able to even get them within three links of going around and they didn't fit the sprockets anymore. Hey, I was going for a cannabalized wreck anyway so the barefoot look will have to do.




Shermania
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Posted: Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 10:59 AM UTC
and the last batch:


DazzaD
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Posted: Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 10:55 PM UTC
Wow! That one has come out awesome mate. The burn metal areas are spot on, they have the old, worn, rusted metal look with out being over done. Love the shell holes, simple and realistic.
Shermania
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Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 03:42 AM UTC

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Wow! That one has come out awesome mate. The burn metal areas are spot on, they have the old, worn, rusted metal look with out being over done. Love the shell holes, simple and realistic.


Dazza, you are too kind. Thanks for the comments.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 09:32 AM UTC
Great build, Pedro. I really think you captured a realistic look.

I made a little progress on my Brummbar. A very detailed kit with a nice interior.

More to follow

Shermania
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Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 04:45 PM UTC

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Great build, Pedro. I really think you captured a realistic look.

I made a little progress on my Brummbar. A very detailed kit with a nice interior.

More to follow



Jesper, that's looking real good. Did you score them and crack them or did you use a saw?
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Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 04:46 AM UTC
Hi Pedro

I scored them with a hobby knife and then broke the plastic the same direction as the armor plates would have broken.

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Shermania
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Posted: Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 05:08 AM UTC

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Hi Pedro

I scored them with a hobby knife and then broke the plastic the same direction as the armor plates would have broken.

More to follow


Jesper, that's really smart. I brainstormed for a little while on your dilemma and that particular strategy didn't come to me. I'd like to think it would have eventually
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Posted: Friday, March 01, 2013 - 10:07 AM UTC
A little progress on my Brummbar.

I have painted the interior in various light rust colors and blacks to simulate the rust and soot that seems to be the result of fires in AFVs. Used a lot of modern color pictures as a reference.

Thereafter a full coat of German desert brown. A little too dark for my liking, but for this project probably appropriate. Next is some green camouflage and then I can really get started on the weathering.

More to follow





SGTJKJ
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Posted: Saturday, March 02, 2013 - 03:47 PM UTC
A little more progress. The basic camouflage is on and the interior is weathered. There will still be a lot more soot around the rusted and burned areas.

Half of the suspension in one side will be burned and therefore the track is a lot looser since the track has been softened up and the rubber on the wheels have been burned of.

More to follow









Shermania
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Posted: Sunday, March 03, 2013 - 05:08 AM UTC

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A little more progress. The basic camouflage is on and the interior is weathered. There will still be a lot more soot around the rusted and burned areas.

Half of the suspension in one side will be burned and therefore the track is a lot looser since the track has been softened up and the rubber on the wheels have been burned of.

More to follow










Jesper, that looks awesome. You can almost hear the impact hitting the side of the darn thing.
Marlowe
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Posted: Sunday, March 03, 2013 - 05:31 AM UTC
Would these count as catastrophic damage?:























SGTJKJ
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Posted: Monday, March 04, 2013 - 10:28 AM UTC
Thanks for the comment, Pedro.

Gleen, very cool work. I really like the KV-1 mine damage.
DazzaD
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Posted: Monday, March 04, 2013 - 07:12 PM UTC
Very nice work with the KV dio. I wish I could get my soldiers to look even 1/2 that good. The whole dio has alot of story in it!
ElCapitan
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Posted: Friday, March 08, 2013 - 07:11 AM UTC
Don't forget everyone. When you're done with your build to put a photo in the gallery so you get credit for all the hard work.

SGTJKJ
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Posted: Friday, March 08, 2013 - 08:04 AM UTC
I have now finished my Brummbar for this campaign.

Although I am not trying to build the exact Brummbar shown below, I did get my inspiration from the picture below for the armor penetration.

I wanted to include some burn effects as well so I looked for color pictures. I found a cool picture of a knocked out iraqi tank and used that for inspiration for the burn effects. I like the black soot and bright rust combination.

Great campaign with great builds. It was an excellent way for me to try new techniques and be pushed a little out of the comfort zone of the normal builds.

Comments welcome















ElCapitan
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Posted: Friday, March 08, 2013 - 02:14 PM UTC
Jesper,

Nice job on your Brummbar. The burn marks look great.

Shermania
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Posted: Saturday, March 09, 2013 - 07:02 AM UTC

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I have now finished my Brummbar for this campaign.

Although I am not trying to build the exact Brummbar shown below, I did get my inspiration from the picture below for the armor penetration.

I wanted to include some burn effects as well so I looked for color pictures. I found a cool picture of a knocked out iraqi tank and used that for inspiration for the burn effects. I like the black soot and bright rust combination.

Great campaign with great builds. It was an excellent way for me to try new techniques and be pushed a little out of the comfort zone of the normal builds.

Comments welcome
















Jesper, awesome job man! The interior detail really puts it over the top. Great job on the transitions between soot, burned paint, regular paint, and rust.
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 01:07 PM UTC
Thanks for the comments, guys. I really appreciate it.

I am also very satisfied with the end result and have decided to include it in a diorama with another tank. Just have not decided on the other tank yet. Maybe an allied tank from Normandy '44.
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