hi everyone, as i'm almost done building this small project i figured i'ld post a topic about it. it's one of trumpeter's recent kits, the t34/85 model 1944;



this was an intermediate project, in between larger scale things i'm building. Quite alot of fun but i didn't want to spend too much time on it. I've detailed certain parts, but didn't mind other details which could have been improved.. This was a first dio base with rubble and bricks for me, and sort of a test with pigments, but it turned out very well. comments are welcome.

Nice work with the preshading.
I love the photo with the cig lighter!

Very nice.

I didn't know that the trumpeter 1/72 kits had so much detail!!!

Nice work

cheers

new pictures, the project is finished now. i've added a figure to add a bit to the atmosphere

Steven,

That is awesome work, it's hard to believe it is 1/72 scale. Can you explain how you did the groundwork, please.

Thanks

Andy

Hey Andy, thanks for the kind words.
the ground work is quite simple really, first i created a base layer using polyfilla (product used to patch up cracks in walls and stuff), with added pebbles



note: the tank and the figure were only fixed to the base at the very end, when everything was painted and weathered.
then i taped the corners of the base with newspaper, creating a paper wall. I made a piece of plaster and broke it down into little pieces, some of it very very tiny (almost powder). applied a layer of wood glue to the base and i started to sprinkle the plaster debris in layers - allowing the glue to dry up and then applying a new layer etc.. i also mixed this up with splinters of balsa wood, and made a few small wall sections (carving tiny bricks in some of the plaster pieces)

when dry, it looks like this:



then it's simply a matter of airbrush, washes and applying several colours of pigments.

I hope this answers your question.

Steven,

Thank you for the explanation, I am going to attempt something similar myself. Can you remember what colours you used for the groundwork and the washes?

Thanks again

Andy