king tiger SS Pz Abt. 501 in Hungary
Milano, Italy
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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 01:56 PM UTC
I am working on a KG Dragon, for a small diorama in Hungary.
Here where I am, first passages with oil filters, fading (some true earth fading products, oils, AK dust and earth deposits) and pin washes. Still a lot o work to be done….
Any suggestion is welcome
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North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 04:55 PM UTC
Nothing to say except that it looks great do far.
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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 08:24 PM UTC
Second that, excellent work!
The voices are back.....excellent....
England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 08:32 PM UTC
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2015 - 12:18 AM UTC
I really like your color palette! Nice late war shading. This was one battlefield that you can go crazy with putting all kinds of mud and dirt on your Tiger. I saw more than a few pics of them really bogged down in the mud there. Also read about it happening a lot there.
J
Canada
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2015 - 11:42 AM UTC
Absolutely fantastic job on the cammo!
The red oxide base with the dark yellow and green over it's really well done. And the missing fenders makes it even more interesting to look at.
Did you use kit decals? Looks like you have weathered then a bit, though a but more wear on them might really tie things together.
Very fantastic though!
Can't wait to see the progress
Milano, Italy
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Posted: Friday, February 06, 2015 - 03:17 PM UTC
Thanks to all, will continue to show the progress...
For the numbers I used Archer dry transfer, still to be faded a little bit.
Milano, Italy
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Posted: Monday, February 09, 2015 - 03:25 AM UTC
Texas, United States
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Posted: Monday, February 09, 2015 - 07:12 AM UTC
Very nicely done so far!! You have a fine eye for the colors. It would be a shame to splatter up the nice detail work on those tracks with too much mud.
Even my pick-up is panzer grey.
Milano, Italy
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Posted: Monday, February 09, 2015 - 11:40 AM UTC
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Very nicely done so far!! You have a fine eye for the colors. It would be a shame to splatter up the nice detail work on those tracks with too much mud.
Thanks, I will not exceed with mud, lust some spots...
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Posted: Monday, February 09, 2015 - 11:46 PM UTC
I agree, it would be a shame to cover all that fine work with mud, but it's gotta have some.
Milano, Italy
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Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 02:09 PM UTC
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I agree, it would be a shame to cover all that fine work with mud, but it's gotta have some.
Reality is never as we expect... looking at the pictures, you don't see much mud on these KT... unless they are completely blogged.
I will make just some "splashes", with accumulated mud on the rear and under the front hull....
Milano, Italy
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Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2015 - 02:09 AM UTC
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Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2015 - 06:43 PM UTC
not sure if you recognized it, but you forgot the handle on the loaders hatch
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Milano, Italy
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Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2015 - 08:27 PM UTC
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not sure if you recognized it, but you forgot the handle on the loaders hatch
You are right, I will fix it. Thanks.
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Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2015 - 09:35 PM UTC
As a fan of WWII German armor I really enjoy looking at your work...very well done. Do you do your faces with oils or acrylics? -Len
Milano, Italy
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Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2015 - 09:41 PM UTC
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As a fan of WWII German armor I really enjoy looking at your work...very well done. Do you do your faces with oils or acrylics? -Len
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Thanks.
Only acrylics, with a lot of glaze.
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Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2015 - 10:44 PM UTC
i was actually looking to do the KT with this camo scheme. what color is that red? paint manufacturer, color, etc
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Milano, Italy
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Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2015 - 11:03 PM UTC
the red is the red primer base, used as a color of the camo.
For a short period, at the end of 1944, red oxide primer was integrated in the camo schemes, and dunkkelgeb was no longer used to cover all the tank. At the beginning of 1945, dark green started to be used as base color, covering entirely the red primer. However, according to several sources, red primer was used also as a component of hard edge factory camo applied in late 1944 /early 1945
England - North West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 12:20 AM UTC
luca I have to say that is a great looking KT and those figures are very good.
Hope you submit it to a photo feature.
Never in the field of scale modelling was so much owed by so many to so few.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 04:45 PM UTC
Luca, great build. Looks very good and the figure painting is excellent!
Thanks for sharing
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Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 08:00 PM UTC
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the red is the red primer base, used as a color of the camo.
I think he was asking what brand the paint you used was, and the name or item number so he could order some.
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Milano, Italy
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Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 09:11 PM UTC
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the red is the red primer base, used as a color of the camo.
I think he was asking what brand the paint you used was, and the name or item number so he could order some.
It is a mix of Tamiya Red Hull and Tamiya Flat Red, with some cream yellow for parts highlighted.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 10:05 PM UTC
An exceptionally splendiferous work durruti16-!!!
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Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 10:47 PM UTC
