Here is my latest build. It is the Tamiya JSIII OOB. I used MIG pigments for the first time. They are awesome but i still need to work on my skills. I dullcoated it with MM lusterless flat, but it still looks a little too shiny..... what do i do?? Comments are welcome








Thanks again in advance,

Herky

It looks real good, but still too shiny. Id shake your dullcoat can a little more before you put it in your airbrush. Also, give it mulitple coats.

OK i will try that. Thanks!


Herky

Hi Jeremy. It looks like your dull cote didn´t do the trick. I played about with different dull cotes until I got one I liked and gave me consistent results ... Humbrol matt cote in the little square bottle.
Another thing that stands out to me is the inconsistancy in weathering. The last 2 images really show this up. The wheels have a little to the outside but too much of the inside is clean and untouched. Also the lower back hull is unweathered, while the top is heavily weathered. The tracks stowed here are not consistent with other track storage... unpainted. On the back right hull ... between the saw and the extra fuelcell ...not weathered. The tracks appear rusty with no sign of movement ... no metal showing ground contact. As this vehicle didnt see any action in WW2, it appears over smoked, too many oil spills and no care taken. IIRC these were only used in the victory parade in Berlin.
I built this a few years ago and its a dream to put together. Pretty good OOB. Some track sag would be better ... I used the kit tracks as well and this is my pet peeve with the kit since!
Not meaning to be harsh, just constructive.

Thanks Plastic, No harshed detected on my part. Other eyes seem to see what other may miss. Thanks I noticed the underweathering on the bottom too. I also forgot to paint those spares.... Silly me LOL, have to fix that now.



Herky

Jeremy
You may wish to try Testors MM acrylic flat and gloss coats That acrylic flat dries very flat That's what I've been using for past couple of years
Also,sometimes the lighting may affect the way the model looks if it turns out glossy