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AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
aav7a1 paint so far
sopmod89
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Posted: Friday, July 19, 2013 - 06:44 AM UTC
where i am at with the hobby boss model.
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Posted: Friday, July 19, 2013 - 08:38 PM UTC
Hello Dan
it is hard to comment due to the pictures.
Why have you chosen to paint the hull halves separately?

Olivier
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Posted: Saturday, July 20, 2013 - 05:04 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Hello Dan
it is hard to comment due to the pictures.
Why have you chosen to paint the hull halves separately?

Olivier

mostly just because i wasnt sure how i could paint them when its together without getting paint on the windows and i dont have the armor on yet so i figured id try doing them separate, im still trying to learn the best times and ways to paint any advice is appreciated. I know i need a new camera.
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Posted: Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 04:22 AM UTC
Nice job so far,
Forgive anything obvious below, but based on my build,
I would suggest that you don't add any more detail to the top until you close up the hull, at the fiddly bits will get in the way of taping it together while the glue sets.

Make sure the mating surfaces haven't any paint on.

Tack the front around the headlight guards, with your preferred liquid glue, then tape where you haven't put glue.
Then tack the rear part across the top deck.
Use some tape across the turret & commanders station to true up the box, step round the hull with tape where necessary leaving gaps clear & use liquid glue to tack the seams, (where there is no tape)
When this has dried (next day, be patient, lol) take the tape off, & brush liquid glue in the seams you haven't already glued. This will seal up the hull.

Pay attention to where the EEAK armo(u)r will leave the seams visible.
There should be a distinct 'step' in the join between the rear plate (above the rear lights to the outer corners, & the rear sloped quarters. Don't fill it in with a weld-seam like i did
Most of the rest of the hull joint is welded, but not a lot is visible under the Armour.
The EEAK armor plates are a bit 'springy'. I found easier to glue the parts for each half together & attach as one unit to make aligning it easier. I had to drill out & re-pin the attachment points more than once.

What I did with the vision ports is this:
Paint around crew stations & turret, (not just the vision ports) with Forest Green, then add any camo pattern going well beyond the confines of the ports, add the Blue-green tinted vision blocks, (nicely done, btw) then I masked it with a tube of paper & masking tape, chimney-like, but leaving the pattern of camo visible arount it to match up the paint-job.
(Other methods are available, & your mileage may vary )
Did the tracks drive you insane? 180-odd parts per side is tooo much!
Good luck.
sopmod89
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Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 12:57 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Nice job so far,
Forgive anything obvious below, but based on my build,
I would suggest that you don't add any more detail to the top until you close up the hull, at the fiddly bits will get in the way of taping it together while the glue sets.

Make sure the mating surfaces haven't any paint on.

Tack the front around the headlight guards, with your preferred liquid glue, then tape where you haven't put glue.
Then tack the rear part across the top deck.
Use some tape across the turret & commanders station to true up the box, step round the hull with tape where necessary leaving gaps clear & use liquid glue to tack the seams, (where there is no tape)
When this has dried (next day, be patient, lol) take the tape off, & brush liquid glue in the seams you haven't already glued. This will seal up the hull.

Pay attention to where the EEAK armo(u)r will leave the seams visible.
There should be a distinct 'step' in the join between the rear plate (above the rear lights to the outer corners, & the rear sloped quarters. Don't fill it in with a weld-seam like i did
Most of the rest of the hull joint is welded, but not a lot is visible under the Armour.
The EEAK armor plates are a bit 'springy'. I found easier to glue the parts for each half together & attach as one unit to make aligning it easier. I had to drill out & re-pin the attachment points more than once.

What I did with the vision ports is this:
Paint around crew stations & turret, (not just the vision ports) with Forest Green, then add any camo pattern going well beyond the confines of the ports, add the Blue-green tinted vision blocks, (nicely done, btw) then I masked it with a tube of paper & masking tape, chimney-like, but leaving the pattern of camo visible arount it to match up the paint-job.
(Other methods are available, & your mileage may vary )
Did the tracks drive you insane? 180-odd parts per side is tooo much!
Good luck.


tracks were crazy indeed i got very impatient with them and lost one off of the right side.
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