Hi guys, this is the dragon T34/76 kit i have just completed, it is an awesome kit and was done OOB, i tried the hairspray technique on it for the first time and was very happy with the result and the ease of doing it.















Ron.

nice work ron,
got the kit stashed, so this will be intresting reference material!
thanks for sharing

i assume you did the white wash with the hair spray technique?

well done

I've not heard of the hair spray technique, a little clarification?

I had just read about the hairspray technique. But, I will letsomebody else explaijn it so I don't mess it up. From waht I remember it does sound easy to do.

Hi guys,

A quick rundown of the hairspray technique i used,

first i painted the model and applied the decals and did some basic weathering because i wasnt sure how the weathering would go after the fact


next i gave the model a coat of future then several coats of hairspray (i recommend at least four coats of arosol hairspray)



then the whitewash was airbrushed on using MM acrylic white



then i began wearing down the whitewash with a brush and water by dipping the brush and wetting the paint i wanted to remove, after a few second the paint will begin to flake away with light strokes from the brush, care should be taken here not to over wet the paint and have it all fall off heh but i intentionally went for a very worn look but this method is very controllable so you can do as little or as much as you like

in progress



and all worn down



after that i weathered the model down in my usual way of many oil washes and blended lastly with pigments.


Ron.

Nice job once again, Ron. Thanks for breaking that down into an easy SBS

Thanks James.

If there is any tank that needs heavy weathering and showing all the signs of tear and wear ... its the T34. Im getting more and more tempted to attempt this hair-spray method, everytime I see these great white washes.
Top of the pile again Ron. Always a pleasure to see.

Ron, nice work with the winter-hair-wash! And your tracks and running gear are killer....really good stuff with the pigments.

Rick Lawler

Hi Frank and Rick its great to hear your comments as i am a fan of both of your work, frank i know from here at armorama your dio,s always impress me to no end and Rick i have been following your builds over at PA for some time now and concider you to be one of the best painting/weathering guys in the hobby one of these days i will pluck up the courage to post over there my thanks to both of you.

Ron.

Ron-- this is one of the many reasons why this site is so worthwhile. Your finished tank and the detailed explanation encourage me to dust one off the waiting in line shelf and attempt to replicate your fine work.
Well done!
DJ

Was it a fun kit? I have heard good and bad things about that specific kit.

Thank you DJ im glad you like it

Hi K0hman the kit was about as perfect as could be i didnt use a single bit of filler and it went together exactly like it should. I enjoyed it a lot.

Ron.

Well its never bad to build more t34's! I lost count after 10 lol !

I will be sure to purchase this kit after I finish what I am currently building.

Beautifull!

The hairspray technique really worked out well.