Hi Everyone!
Time to close this chapter of model building and move to the next one. And, though I am finished, this puppy is NOT going to be entered in any competition.
Wait...I know you're saying: "a RED jack??" Currently I'm reading a book titled: Kampfgruppe Walther and Panzer Brigade 107: A Thorn in the Side of Operation Market Garden. In it are a couple of modern photos of Panzer parts liberated from destroyed Panther's by Dutch farmers. Lo and behold, there is a jack...and it's red! Not red primer. Not rotbrun. But red. Kind of like that orangey-red painted on Camaro's in the late seventies. So, I thought..."why not!"
Although it's faint in the photos, the streaking is more prevalent in person.
I made some mistakes with the oil streaking and didn't discover them until the paint had dried.
Finally the gun. I'm not really sure how to weather the inside of an AFV, yet. After some light chipping, I streaked the interior with oils, then added pigments. On the floor of the fighting compartment, I went heavy with a few different earthy shades to try to make it look dirty.
This was a learning project with a lot of experimentation and stuff used from weathering videos I've recent acquired. Near the end, I had the misfortune to reopen the cut used to remove the barrel warp. Fixing it left a mark that's way too easy to see. I think I may invest in metal barrels in the future if the in-box barrel is warped.
Thanks for looking!
Gaz
