Hi All, Here's a few shots of my latest work - still need to fix the headlight and the mg's...

Charlie

Incredible piece of work Charlie. Can you give some details on how you do your whitewash?

Thanks Jesper!

I used windsor soft white mixed with bio-safe oil thinner (odorless and non-flammable). Now, the ratio was personal preference but I started light, so that the base color and weathering would show through. I applied probably three or four of these washes before I was satisfied and then added a light wash of windsor raw umber just for starters. After this had dried, I began "weathering" the whitewash randomely as follows: spot washes of the base whitewash in various areas so that a stark white was present against the raw umber dirty white. This gave a nice contrast. Next, were spotwashes of thinned tamiya clear coat on the edges and bolts. Then, raw umber, burnt sienna and black pastels were "dotted" in places I chose and then dulled down and sealed with thinner. I used grumbacher raw sienna thinned down on the tracks with a dry-brushing of tamiya clear thinned down. At this point, I started adding MMP earth and medium earth and spread this around with thinner. Again, how thick and the location is personal preference and what is satifactory to your "eye". In addition, many light washes of MMP earth dirt over the front and rear followed by very light dry-brushing of the base dark green color (tamiya) on the armor plate edges. I did a lot of experimenting - also, what look like chips of paint on the front top hull are dots of pastels, MMP powders and small dots of raw umber oil sealed by washes - lots of them. You just keep going with washes until the surface texture is to your liking.

Charlie

Thanks for sharing your photos and technique. That is one impressive KV.

Thanks Jim! Here's a visual guide that might help a bit...

Charlie

Great job and thanks for the tip

Thanks Bob...I'll also add that a touch of testor's liquid cement here and there gives a nice realistic affect. And, tons of experimenting. My experimenting included taking a ball of dirty snow and mud and throwing this against my car and then observing how the mud, snow and water runs down the side...seriously! - this is/was helpful in creating weathering techniques.

Charlie

Charlie! I just happened across this. Great work! You beat me to it, buddy. You really nailed it. Well done. Dave

Thanks Dave! I did a bit more with the tracks, lower hull and road wheels and will be taking a few more pics...I'll try and add them tomorrow...just thinking, maybe my new career should be toy maker - I thought about that a few years ago. Any how, I'll post more tomorrow.

Charlie

Good to see your KV in winter camo. I read your description and it makes sense. I have my whitewash on (you can see my KV in the "Whitewashed" Campaign gallery) and your use of pure white to contrast with the grimy base coat of the original whitewash confirms what my buddy was trying to tell me. I'll give it a go (using my good ol' acrylics, though) and post shots a.s.a.p. Take care and drop me a line, when you can. Best regards, Dave

Whats WIP mean?

I believe it means work in progress.

Here's some new pics from different angles...

Charlie

Charlie, Thanks for sharing your KV. Very Nice work its impressive .Thanks for the visual guide. It will be helpfuf to me. Thanks.

Milvehfan, Thanks for your comment...I would recommend doing a lot of experimental weathering then take pics and compare and analyze your photos....What part of Pa are you from?

Happy Modeling, Charlie

Charlie, thanks for all the tips and i look forward to seeing more of your work. The beach came out nice also. Bob

Thank you Bob...Here's a couple more.

I was playing CMBB and had four of these vehicles for reinforcements - there were two or three panthers about 700 meters away and I figured my reinforcements would soon be history. but they shrugged off multiple hits and I was able to scoot two of them to cover! Definately a good vehicle...

Charlie