Hi guys,
been home sick the last couple of days so i have done a bit of work on the Pershing,
All construction is done and painted now need to decal and weather and it will be finished.
I have also a added some damage to the fenders( thanks WWH).
Top view
Fender damage
Turret view
Side view

Andy that is good work mate. One question though. Are you going to do some weathering before you gloss coat for the decals?

Keep it up mate

Hi cliff,
I put down a matt coat in the spot where iam going to put the decal. Once i have done that and the decal is dry I then weather.
How do you do your decals?

nice one, waiting for some weathering pictures

comming on good andy, when do you hope to have it all tied up you seem to have nice even coats of paint even without an airbrush a few tarps and stowage will make it stand out a bit more
cheers
mike

Andy, looking very nice so far.
Use a gloss coat under the decals. Using a flat coat could cause "silvering" to the decal.

Andy I do the basic weathering (see my Federal tracter unit update) then I gloss coat the lot. Sometimes twice to get a nice smooth surface for the decal to sit on. I put the decals on and let dry. If I wish to really weather the decal I then use an acrylic light brown wash on the decal to take the brightness off. After this has dried I then put another gloss coat on to seal the decals off. I then add pastels more weathering if required and then a matt coat. I prefer to do two or three light coats of matt rather then a heavy one.

The federal is ready for it's first gloss coat now. If you go to my Gallery here on armorama you will find the GMC with #7 wrecker set pics. The stars on the doors and bonnet (hood to you Americans) were weathered with acrylic wash before being sealed with gloss coat.

I use Humbrol gloss and matt thinned with one part thinners to two parts clear.

I do all my weathering AFTER decals have been aplied. remember, insignia/reg numbers. etc. were painted on a clean vehicle and were subjected to the same wear and tear as the rest of the vehicle. Adding decals after will leave with either having to again blend your markings into an existing level of weathering or having them stand out as somehow having avoided the effects of nature/combat had on the rest of the vehicle.

First things first----get better soon Lord Kiwi Kid---we can't have our favorite ANZAC dude under the weather--so hope you are improving.

The Pershing and fig's. Looking very solid Andy.

Just curious, has the airbrush been used for the first time here, or are your brush talents still being put to the test? It's looking fine so far!

I noted your lens work on this one---also looking good---so (as you know), Lord SS-74 will be impressed with you here (lol).

Your figs (as usual) add life to this big hunk of steel.

I like it---congrats!

Signed:
Lens jr (tm)

looking great andy. i like the fenders

Hi Andy ...Good job so far ...but I always fade my paint before decals and go back over the decals with a mist to blend them all together ...of course I try and use dry transfers as much as possible to get away from glossing up my kit if possible ...try a bit of post shading you'll love the effect ..it makes your kit come alive ...

Rick

Hi guys,
Thanks for all the help with the decals.


Steve, yes I did use the AB on this my first ever AFV air brushed. iam real happy with the way it went.
Rick what is this post shading you speak of ?i always am willing to try something new.

Hi Andy...Post shading is a way to creat the faded look to your paint job with your airbrush...(you have done a great job for you first kit sprayed by the way !)After you finish spraying your OD all over your kit ,you go back and add a lighter color to your OD I use tamiyas desert yellow and buff . You the go back and spray this color inside your panel line getting close to the sides of each panel . I then go back and add a bit more buff and just touch the center of the panels and hit the high points on the kit ...and that is about it for my post shading technique..You'll see this really helps bring a kit to life!! Have fun and experiment before you try it on a kit ...(of course you have to adjust your airbrush so that very little paint is coming out at one time ...Make sure you dilute your paint really thin I spray at about 20%paint to 80% thinner)Hope this helps ...if you have more question I'll gladly give you a hand!!

Rick