done the first 3 steps (so up through all the hassis and engine/raiator). believe that setup will be painted as it is now (black) then detailed....

for the interior, it is nicely detailed and I want to do it justice... should i paint all the parts, then build then weather, or build then paint/weather all built? lots of smaller bits and corners... believe it will be a grey floor and then eifenbraun upper - is that correct (red primer)?

will get some cpis up later of where its at but any tips on the interior very much appreciated....

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done the first 3 steps (so up through all the hassis and engine/raiator). believe that setup will be painted as it is now (black) then detailed....

for the interior, it is nicely detailed and I want to do it justice... should i paint all the parts, then build then weather, or build then paint/weather all built? lots of smaller bits and corners... believe it will be a grey floor and then eifenbraun upper - is that correct (red primer)?

will get some cpis up later of where its at but any tips on the interior very much appreciated....

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Robert W.;

Hi!

"grey floor and then eifenbraun upper..."? Uh...

I'm thinking that you mean "elfinbein" (a sort of off-white / light ivory or light buff color)? Most of the sources I've come across suggest that the floor may have been a darkish green in most of these, and the rest of the cabin interior (walls and roof) the standard "German panzer" elfinbein. Radio racks were often "OEM" factory-painted in a sort of greenish gray - maybe like the "field gray" some paint companies market.

The turret inside surfaces were the outside base coat color. Same for those big cabin doors. The smaller service hatches around the engine probably could be red primer on the inside?

And yes, as you can see some stuff inside when those big hatches are open (and around the gun mount and stuff in that turret), and through that roof screen around the turret, do paint and weather it! It will look pretty super when all is assembled. Pardon me but the hilarious vision of someone putting it all together and THEN deciding to try doing that interior pops up!

Cheers!

Bob

Rob W.;

Not really blowing you smoke! I figured you really weren't planning on going down that awful road!

Folks do various things in the "elfinbein" department. I generally dark-prime my kits (usually a dark gray or weathered-black Floquil enamel - mostly a pre-shade), and use Tamiya "deck tan" (XF-55) mixed 1:2 or 1:3 with flat white when going "acrylic'. The Testor's enamel ModelMaster line has an "interior buff" - not bad straight on a lighter styrene background, IMO, but maybe better mixed with flat white. IF you are planning on staining it up and making it dingy and dirty overall with some brownish oil washes, you can actually just go with straight flat white - as it won't be white when you are done!

IF you have the chance and inclination, consider that German vehicles had lots of black interior stencils that labeled racks and hangers inside AFV for specific goods.

The floor boards can be done in some straight darker green.

Bob

Your 222 is looking good so far. Dont go nuts on the engine, thanks to the radiator and the 20mm gun mount it cant be seen from the cab and unless you are going to leave the engine covers open (which will spoil the clean lines of the vehicle) it will never be seen.

Besides to fully detail all the wiring and petrol lines will take ages

Good update, the HB 222 is certainly superior to the Tristar version

a nice work !!
Malvin
www.vt-models.cz

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?

Kimmo