Hello,
Once upon a time I've built Trumpeter KV-2 soviet tank. It was about year ago and it was my first model painted with Vallejo acrylics. Few weeks ago I've decided to remove paint from old model and repaint it, but now in worn-out winter camouflage schame.
Thats how the model looked before "renovation":


After removing paint I thought that I had broken-off crew hatches handle bars (they were missing) and I've made them using wire. But... real KV-2 doesn't have crew hatches handles My bad...

Few words about painting process...
First of all I've primed the model with my favourite enamel black Revell no. 6 paint. Next I've airbrushed Vallejo Model Color Russian Green. Next I've added a little bit of yellow paint to remains of Russian Green in my airbrush and highlighted centres of armour plates and upper surfaces. When paint had dried I've sprayed coat of Sidolux acrylic floor varnish (Future). Finally it was the time to make winter camouflage. I've airbrushed layer of white Vallejo on part of a model and quickly started to rub it with either dry and damp (water) brush. It's somehow quite similar to hair spray technique.
Next I've sprayed another layer of floor varnish. When it was dry I've applied oil paint wash. I've secured previous layers of paint with Vallejo Model Color Satin Varnish (my favourite). Finally I've added mud (mixed plaster, soil, beach sand and Vallejo White Stucco resin) and rainmarks. Last thing I've tried on this model were MIG pigments. They are quite new technique for me but I'm generally satisfied with final effect.
Enough words, time for photos:

Hey Piotr,
Nice "retcon" of an older kit !!
I particularly like the bent handrails on the turret, gives it a used look.
Cheers

jjumbo

That second paint job turned out great! (I mean, the first one looked good, but I think the second one turned out even better) I really like the faded whitewash. Just to clarify, you sprayed the white layer of paint and then simply brushed it off before it was dry?

Woo, great work.
Just like you I always repaint some of my model and I also usually add winter camo to single color armor, it is cool and winter camo is the easiest way to present weathering effect.
What you did to present such realistic feeling of weathering effect and clip?
Usually I have two ways doing winter camo:
1 Spray white but leave the corner, this is used to present lightly weathering effect, it is pretty but not realistic. It make your armor like a work of art more than a heavy armor.
2 White pigment will be brushed on and then I use alchol break the white pigment, this make the armor more realistic

Well, yes and no. It's important to catch that moment after spraying white paint when paint isn't running but also not too dry. That's why I worked in stages (left side turret, rights side turret, front hull, upper surfaces etc.).


I've also used white pigment to complete whitewash camouflage effect - I've used MIG's Ashes White.
I'm very glad you like it! Thanks for comments!

Okay then. Sounds good. I will try your method the next time I try a faded whitewash paint job. I just recently tried out the hairspray method and I was not exactly successful.

Cesc Piotr

Looks fantastic. The mud caked in and around the tracks and wheels looks like its for real.
Great work.
What did you use and how did you apply it?

Cheers
Peter

Hey! I've mixed plaster, beach sand, soil taken from plant pot and Vallejo White Stucco. I've applied it with small brush (after painting whole model). When it dried, I've painted it with different shades of Vallejo Model Color brown. Finally, I've used a little bit of Mig Pigments to add some diversity of mud "shine" (pigments are deeply matt).

Very nice work!

Hey Piotr, I think it looks great, Ive got the same kit and will be stripping it of paint soon.. What did you use to do this? Also, are those the vinyl tracks that came with the kit or are they aftermarket tracks.. They look really good! , Regards Paul

Hello! Trumpeter's kit consists also link-and-length plastic tracks and I've used them...
And about stripped of paint... How I've made scratches and fading of white paint I've described earlier in this topic. But I've also at the very end tried "the sponge technique". I've taped the corners and the flat surfaces with almost dry sponge with black or bright green Vallejo paint to create effect of chipped and scratched paint.

Excellent paint job and explaination of how you achieved it -- thanks for sharing!