Greetings guys,
Here's my latest build, Dragon DAK Panzer IV AusF E.
The model was built OOB, painted with Vallejo, weathered with Mig filters, wash and pigments. Pigments got a little dark after the fixer was applied, so I think I will have to dust it a bit more to lighten things up.
Need to add some fuel and oil stains here and there and maybe canisters and spare tracks on cupola and that's it.
Comments and critics are more than welcome.
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DAK Panzer IV AusF E
Doodeck
Croatia Hrvatska
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Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2015 - 12:56 AM UTC
ColinEdm
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2015 - 01:15 AM UTC
Overall very well done! I think you captured a nice faded DAK sand yellow with some Dunkelgrau showing through quite nicely. I'm no experts on DAK vehicles, but the only thing I can see is perhaps dry rushing a bit of shinier steel on the tracks where they would be worn down.
FarmerDave
England - North East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2015 - 01:17 AM UTC
Your model looks great to me. Just a wee bit of dry brushing along some edges would lighten up the colour enough in my opinion.
My next build is going to be a Dragon ausf F1 DAK so yours gives me inspiration.
Well done.
My next build is going to be a Dragon ausf F1 DAK so yours gives me inspiration.
Well done.
Doodeck
Croatia Hrvatska
Joined: August 15, 2014
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Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2015 - 01:35 AM UTC
Thanks for comments guys.
Yup, now I see that tracks need some steel drybrushing treatment. They looked OK to me (painted with Metallic black which, at least for me, gave them nice subtle shine) but matt coat dulled that.
As for edges, they were chipped and drybrushed to show panzergrau but filters and dust neutralized that effect. I'll try to do something about it, you are right.
Yup, now I see that tracks need some steel drybrushing treatment. They looked OK to me (painted with Metallic black which, at least for me, gave them nice subtle shine) but matt coat dulled that.
As for edges, they were chipped and drybrushed to show panzergrau but filters and dust neutralized that effect. I'll try to do something about it, you are right.
210cav
Virginia, United States
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Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2015 - 01:48 AM UTC
Very nicely done! The commander's station is well detailed and the interior color acts as a reminder of how this baby came into the world.
Great job!
Great job!
KuKLiNsKi
Croatia Hrvatska
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Posted: Sunday, October 25, 2015 - 03:36 AM UTC
nice and dusty, like it a lot! that opened hatch just calls for commander figure
pablo_g
Wojewodztwo Slaskie, Poland
Joined: October 21, 2003
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Posted: Sunday, October 25, 2015 - 03:51 AM UTC
It looks beautiful and I love it. One thing caught my attention, you should paint the rear lights. Congratulations on a great model!
Doodeck
Croatia Hrvatska
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Posted: Sunday, October 25, 2015 - 10:39 AM UTC
Ups...rear lights... Thanks for pointing that out, I'm on it.
As for the figure, I don't have the skills for figures. I tried to paint a few but the results were so horrifying that the rest of the undone figures just screamed at them and ran into the night...
As for the figure, I don't have the skills for figures. I tried to paint a few but the results were so horrifying that the rest of the undone figures just screamed at them and ran into the night...
retiredyank
Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Sunday, October 25, 2015 - 01:24 PM UTC
Superb!
Posted: Sunday, October 25, 2015 - 01:57 PM UTC
Great looking Pz!
maximus8425
England - North East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, October 25, 2015 - 04:58 PM UTC
I like it, I don't think it's too dark at all as I imagine the re-painting to desert colours wasn't done to exacting standards so the grey will show through.
max
max
Tobias5555
Hessen, Germany
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Posted: Sunday, October 25, 2015 - 10:38 PM UTC
Really good work.