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Building the Miniart T-70 late
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Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 11:50 AM UTC
Ron, That is fabulous documentation of a somewhat difficult process of aging and weathing a model tank. You should write up a feature article and just add in the time between steps and it would be really helpfull to many of us. Did you use a flat coat, it is not mentioned.

And great job on the T-70 too. I may just use this method on my SU-100 when I get to the paint portion, it looks great. I have not messed with oils (wife's allergies) but I broke down a while ago and bought some to specifically do aging with. Now I have a tutorial to go with my experimentation.
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Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 12:16 PM UTC

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If you were goig to be a rivet counter about this build,would the RPM/Mirage/Techmod turret be more accurate? The road wheels also? :-
? (not that I would be so cukoo for hex nuts)
cheers!

Check out this review by Cookie Sewell -
http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/ma/kit_ma_35025.shtml
According to the plans he has, the Techmod turret is too small and the Miniart turret is in truth absolutely correct.
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Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 12:18 PM UTC
Hey Ron,
Really, really great job on your T-70! Wasn't it a fun little kit to build?
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Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 06:41 PM UTC

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Ron, That is fabulous documentation of a somewhat difficult process of aging and weathing a model tank. You should write up a feature article and just add in the time between steps and it would be really helpfull to many of us. Did you use a flat coat, it is not mentioned.



Yes, he did mention it:


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Now the whole model received a coat of future in preparation for the decals which were then applied then i proceded to paint the wheels and tracks using generic acrylic craft paints and a fine brush. Following that i added some wear and tear along the edges of the model using the "sponge" method which consists of a small peice of the green scouring pad that comes attached to regular kitchen sponges, i used straight "Van Dyke brown" oil paint and dipped the sponge in the paint then blotted the excess off on paper then dabbed around the edges of the model with it after which the whole model received another coat of future to seal everything in then i gave the model a coat of Testors "dullcote" to get it ready for the following oil washes as i prefere to do my washes on a dull surface.
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Posted: Friday, August 24, 2007 - 04:48 AM UTC
Ooops, missed that. Nice catch and thanks for posting it.

Ok then, all you need is dry time references and you would have a killer article.
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Posted: Friday, August 24, 2007 - 05:12 AM UTC
Thank you all for the interest and great comments im glad you guys enjoyed it,
Thanks Matthew yes it really is a little gem of a kit and suprised me really, i will probably pick up the german captured version at some point i like the look of it,
Jacques thanks for the kind words, i have submitted this for an article, the drying times were not included for the main reason being the humidity around here really affects that sometimes my washes will be dry enough to procede in an hour other times i have to wait overnight, the thinner i use is Gemini Masterpiece from hobby lobby and like i said generally it is dry enough to work with after a hour or two but sometimes overnight depending and once finished a couple of days to really "cure" hope this helps and feel free to ask if theres anything else.

Ron.
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Posted: Saturday, August 25, 2007 - 02:36 AM UTC
Hey Ron, no problem. I am glad you sent it in.

The drying time issue is because people like me with little practicel experience with oils are unsure how long to let them dry, wether a dry box is needed, what thinners give what results...etc.

It always is hard to remember when doing techniques, in my experience anyhow, to remember to list EXACTLY what I did and how I did it and with what so others can replicate it.

And I have printed off this thread to use...
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Posted: Saturday, August 25, 2007 - 02:47 AM UTC

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If you were goig to be a rivet counter about this build,would the RPM/Mirage/Techmod turret be more accurate? The road wheels also? :-
? (not that I would be so cukoo for hex nuts)
cheers!

Check out this review by Cookie Sewell -
http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/ma/kit_ma_35025.shtml
According to the plans he has, the Techmod turret is too small and the Miniart turret is in truth absolutely correct.

Thankyou Mathew! I'll probably convert my Techmod kit into a captured turret-less gun tractor
Cheers!
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Posted: Saturday, August 25, 2007 - 03:33 AM UTC
Hi Ron. I loved your weathering steps. It all appeared to be so effortlessly done, but the results are excellent. Well described as well with both text and images ... Im sure many will reap the benifit of that ... I know I will. Very realistic finish!! Nic one.
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