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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2014 - 08:39 AM UTC

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That's looking the part. Raw umber may be a tad harsh for a desert vehicle if it's the browner hue. If it's the greener hue, maybe add a touch of ochre and white? And while on the topic, why does umber bounce around so much from manufacturer to manufacturer?

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thanks - this is W&N water-soluble oil... so could try raw sienna perhaps - thats more a yellow/brown (perhaps with white in it)?.....



Ooohh, been meaning to get my hands on that stuff. How's it work compared to regular oils? By harsh I was thinking anything with too much of a reddish overtone tends to make tans look rusty, as I learned doing my PZ IV interior. I would think a more neutral filter would give you a faded appearance if that's what you were going for. But of course, your build, your palette Try it out on the bottom or a test piece and you be the judge. After washes and/or pigments and drybrushing etc, the filter will be toned down a bit anyway.

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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2014 - 08:54 AM UTC
not used this tube - the paynes grey is good and mixes well with white spirit
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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2014 - 09:10 AM UTC

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not used this tube - the paynes grey is good and mixes well with white spirit


Have you tried it with plain old water? I had to switch to acrylics because I can't stink up the place.

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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2014 - 10:42 AM UTC

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not used this tube - the paynes grey is good and mixes well with white spirit


Have you tried it with plain old water? I had to switch to acrylics because I can't stink up the place.

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works with water but find whie spirit a little better for consitency. when i try the raw umber i will ry water first (after sealing the acrylic of course)
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Posted: Friday, January 03, 2014 - 10:51 AM UTC

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not used this tube - the paynes grey is good and mixes well with white spirit


Have you tried it with plain old water? I had to switch to acrylics because I can't stink up the place.

Kimmo


works with water but find whie spirit a little better for consitency. when i try the raw umber i will ry water first (after sealing the acrylic of course)


Good to know. Can't seem to find the sets here in Finland and the single tubes are the bigger ones and cost quite a bit. Good luck and keep posting pics.

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Posted: Sunday, January 05, 2014 - 05:17 AM UTC
ok... after adding the decals i have now gone over with oil filtering... getting a lot closer to the sandy colour i had envisaged when i first started... need to leave this lot to cure for a couple of days then i can hit with some matt varnish before moving on to the rest of the weathering...









thoughts/comments greatly received... i think i strill have a lot to learn on dot filtering - i think this is more like dot painting....
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Posted: Sunday, January 05, 2014 - 05:52 AM UTC
It's getting there. Always hard to tell how it's going to look until it's dry and flat coated etc. Better to be too subtle than too garish at this stage.

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Posted: Monday, January 13, 2014 - 09:10 PM UTC
more progress.. think the painting is all done, now just a few repairs and look at gear....









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Posted: Monday, January 13, 2014 - 10:50 PM UTC
That's coming along pretty good. Are you going to give it a dusting?

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Posted: Monday, January 13, 2014 - 11:02 PM UTC

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That's coming along pretty good. Are you going to give it a dusting?

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thanks Kimmo - yes once its all done i will give it a light dusting with the same pigment I used on the wheels (may be a bit yellow?) or some other from my extensive artists chalk collection
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Posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014 - 09:11 PM UTC
while i have lost my painting room I have been playing with modelling putty, trying to get some tarps... done 2 for this vehicle....



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Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2014 - 10:24 PM UTC
finally made some more progress on this... all done apart from adding the doors... the figure will go on my StuG but he happened to be sitting on the turret when I took the photo ;-)






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Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2014 - 10:51 PM UTC
Wow, great looking build, I hear alot of people say less is more when it comes to weathering, I feel like that applies extra when dealing with armored cars, also was the chipping effect applied with a sponge? it looks like the paint was deffinatly worn down over time as opposed to being chipped off in one big piece, great looking effect
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Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2014 - 11:03 PM UTC

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Wow, great looking build, I hear alot of people say less is more when it comes to weathering, I feel like that applies extra when dealing with armored cars, also was the chipping effect applied with a sponge? it looks like the paint was deffinatly worn down over time as opposed to being chipped off in one big piece, great looking effect


thanks for that - the original chipping was done with a sponge, then I used dot-filtering with oil to fade in a worn effect...
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Posted: Friday, March 07, 2014 - 03:11 AM UTC
Looking good. Is that the mesh that comes with the kit?

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Posted: Friday, March 07, 2014 - 03:27 AM UTC

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Looking good. Is that the mesh that comes with the kit?

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yes it is - i need to open up a couple of the holes but it is a very ncie addition
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Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 09:10 PM UTC
calling this complete....











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Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 12:53 AM UTC
Not too shabby. The wear and tear looks pretty good.

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