I like the application of the mud, simple but strong and natural. Can't wait to see your another progress update

Cheers


Garry

That concrete emplacement and pipe are looking great. Figures are getting better as well ! It looks like you could benefit from thinner paint, there is a little texture on your pea camoflauge. Also what AK paints are you using. I didn't know they did em. But then again I'm in and out of the hobby like a leaf in 't wind.

Groundwork. Hmm. Plaster is a good one to use. Celluclay is good too. It dependant on the surface your.going for. You can carve plaster. For rubble. Some use kitty litter. Although if I were to so rubble. I would make my own bricks out of plaster and a small jig . Concrete items can be made by using plaster poured into a small home made mould. Lego, bottom of a card box lined with tinfoil, and when dry broken up and scuttled and crumbled into appropriate rubble bits !

Hope that helps. Also check out the features are of the site for ideas, there are a lot of useful write ups !

Thanks guys, the AK paints work great. I only used Dark Mud mixed with a little bit of plaster. I have no idea what the ratio was, I just kinda winged it. I sent away for more just last night as well, so I'll end up with a good mix for the plaster and the painting that follows. The pipes and the concrete were painted with Vallejo acrylics, I did it all at a seminar on Saturday, wish I had wrote down the paints I used.

And using Legos for plaster molds? That sounds fantastic, I've got a ton of them in the basement. They were more or less the precursor to all this. Actually I still buy a Lego kit now and then... Cat litter will be no problem to get either, seeing as there's 3 cats in this house(We're not crazy cat people, it's a long story haha)

Thanks for all the feedback

-Conor

Well I had my first real try at plaster. Went over the whole base with it, and it's plainly obvious that this was my first time





Doesn't ever come without mistakes



I used AK European Earth for some coloring, but I doubt any of that will show through


I also did a lot of work on the two tanks. Coming up in just a minute...

Okay, mail lady dropped off these, which went into great use.


MUD.






Wet effects, mud, and fresh engine oil add up to this


I used dark streaking grime effects and a brown wash for most of the tank. Gonna have to give it another wash later on. Fresh engine oil was "spilled" onto the rear.




Wet effects created the subtle build up of "water" here and there. It gives the tank a bit of a glossy look, but that's just how it works i suppose. I mixed it with the mud at first, then applied just the water effects after it had dried. It's a learning experience.


Gluing the chassis to the hull (I think that's the right saying, I'm still not too familiar with tank terminology), I sat doing this for five minutes:


There's gaps to be filled, but more mud will do the job. Onto the tracks.

My magic tracks goofed up after they had dried, but it won't be seen once it's on the base. I hope.


Doing mud on the tracks & wheels was basically the same as the everywhere else.








More work, more mud, more tweeking. And finally, the Wirbelwind (bored yet? I am...)



In the process of making it appear as if there was an explosion inside the tank...


Engine oil "blown" out of the engine vents, I just thought it helps portray the mess.


An in-progress shot of the streaking grime. You paint it on (like on the lower bit), let it dry for a few minutes, then take the White Spirit thinner, dab your brush in it, wipe it off a bit, then literally pull and thin it out to your liking(the turret).



So that's where I'm at. Spring break is this week, but I've got surgery Tuesday so I'm not sure how much I'll manage to do. The show I want this to be finished for on Sunday is iffy as well. But that's life, there will be other shows out there. Good night gentlemen.

-Conor

Nice camouflage application on your Wirbelwind, Connor. Wow, there were lots of figures and SPGs on your workbench.. Are they still in progress or already finished to be joined in this current project?

Cheers


Garry

Nope, the Jagdpanther is an old one that might get reworked someday. Most of the ones on my bench are going to stay where they are for a while hahaha