Well, I finally did the red-brown camouflage lines, although they look a bit purplish on the pics...

this is the pre-wheathering phase...

tell me what you think

Mmhh, nice one Sidney.

One remark though, don't over do it with rust on tracks. parts that come into contact with the road surface or the sprockets never rust, they keep their metallic appearance.

Kris

Sidney,
I have a basic airbrush question for ya, as I have yet to try camo on any of my armor yet.

What size tip and how far away from your tank did you hold the brush? Is over spray a problem?

Great looking job! I like what you do!

Thanks!

@Kris: I weathered the tracks first, cos I knew I couldn't reach them once installed - they will get muddy soon - and I mean muddy

@Captain94: I used my new Iwata airbrush (HP-B Plus) - with the first few strokes, the paint was too thick (it splattered a bit) so I thinned it down a somewhat
after that I held the airbrush about half an inch from the surface, gradually building up a fine line - after that I backed off and made the lines a bit wider. Take care when doing this, accidentily pulling the trigger too much will result in LOADS of paint running down the model...

I have a (simple) Badger 150 too - with the Fine tip and needle, these used to paint the squiggly camouflage lines on the Bf-110 seen below (I normally build aircraft - this is my first armor )

I like my paint the consistency of milk (low fat ) and I keep the airpressure way down - as the Iwata brush is gravity fed, I can turn it down even more compared with the Badger one...

I don't care too much for overspay with armor - after a couple of coats of dullcoat (spelling), washes, pastels, drybrushing etc. you won't notice it that much - besides, the camo was applied in the field in real life... and I bet THEY had overspray too! so it adds to the realism
(if you don't like it, you can moisten a wide brush with a little bit of turpentine and gently wipe away the overspray - done gently, this can give great results!)

One note though - the tank is only in primary colours... it will take some beating in the days to come

Hi!
Nice one!
Does the white cross on the last picture is painted or is decal?
It look so realistic!
Cheers

Sidney,

Thanks for your prompt reply

I will make use of your excellent teaching.

Foolish me not to take into account the field application of cammo and the resulting over-spray

Brews on me!

I agree...1. it looks great...I really like the camo.
I agree...2. The rusty tracks need a bit of metal cotntact bits...think of railway lines...rusty but are still metallic where trains wheels come in to contact with them.

Cheers
Peter

the white cross is a decal, I used Micromark Set and Sol to get it like this

I wanted to weather it a bit, but I tore (spelling) right through it

thanks though

will take more pics after weathering

You have a very nice camo scheme going on here, I like it ! I really has the look of a field-applied camoflage. I think I would have done a few spot washes and some dry-brushing here and there, but it really looks great the way it is from the photos.

The Pz Kpfw IV Ausf H/J is a classic kit to build !

Cheers !

Robert

thanks

weathering is next - first I will apply the markings, after which it will be coated with Dullcoat

then wash, drybrush, chipping, wash, drybrush, some filters and finally some pastels...