Hey all. I'd like to share with you my second attempt at doing a winter whitewash model. This is Academy's Tiger I early production. I wasn't too happy with the finish I did with the kit. I have Dragon's Immaculate Tiger I Initial Production that will be getting a winter camo soon so I decided to practice first. Here is my Academy kit as it is now. Did some hairspray chipping, washes and streaking. I am considering adding quite a bit of mud on the tracks and running gear to give it more variety and also because the tracks don't take to paint really well - hopefully the mud effects hide some of the paint peeling off. Would greatly appreciate any feedback or advice. Thanks!
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Practicing Winter Whitewash (Tiger 1)
kunjuro
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2018 - 10:28 AM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2018 - 06:46 PM UTC
For reference, here is the DML tiger I am planning to paint in a few weeks.
And here she was before the whitewash
And here she was before the whitewash
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2018 - 08:56 PM UTC
I think whitewashing must have varied greatly. That said, I think you've got a good look there. One thing struck me. Since the whitewash seems fairly worn, it seems the gun would have been fired, and there is no wear on the white I can see around the flash suppressor at end of the barrel.
Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2018 - 09:39 PM UTC
I see the MG barrel has been painted, I don't think the crew would have painted it. I also notice that the sprockets on the drive wheels still have their paint. The paint would have been worn away exposing the bare metal.
Really like the way you faded the whitewash around the decals and how they blend in.
Really like the way you faded the whitewash around the decals and how they blend in.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2018 - 09:53 PM UTC
Thanks for the pointers guys.
Nice catch. I think I can coax the paint off a bit more on the gun barrel to represent the wear and tear there.
Thanks for pointing that out. I actually broke the gun barrel before - I've only re-attached it just prior to taking the photos. I was waiting for the super glue to set before going back at it with gunmetal paint. Will do some more detail painting soon.
I do have a question for you folks though - is it fine for me to leave the tools in whitewash or would they have been left in their basecoat (dunkelgelb) or natural wooden color? I know it adds variety to the finish if I color them but they do stand out quite a bit if painted otherwise (and might even be spotted by enemy troops from afar - negating the whitewash).
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I think whitewashing must have varied greatly. That said, I think you've got a good look there. One thing struck me. Since the whitewash seems fairly worn, it seems the gun would have been fired, and there is no wear on the white I can see around the flash suppressor at end of the barrel.
Nice catch. I think I can coax the paint off a bit more on the gun barrel to represent the wear and tear there.
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I see the MG barrel has been painted, I don't think the crew would have painted it. I also notice that the sprockets on the drive wheels still have their paint. The paint would have been worn away exposing the bare metal.
Really like the way you faded the whitewash around the decals and how they blend in.
Thanks for pointing that out. I actually broke the gun barrel before - I've only re-attached it just prior to taking the photos. I was waiting for the super glue to set before going back at it with gunmetal paint. Will do some more detail painting soon.
I do have a question for you folks though - is it fine for me to leave the tools in whitewash or would they have been left in their basecoat (dunkelgelb) or natural wooden color? I know it adds variety to the finish if I color them but they do stand out quite a bit if painted otherwise (and might even be spotted by enemy troops from afar - negating the whitewash).
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Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2018 - 12:22 AM UTC
me like.
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Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2018 - 11:00 AM UTC
Thanks David!
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Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2018 - 03:17 PM UTC
My first impression was “Brilliant”, your overall technique is superb & convincing & I’ve seen very few examples better than this. Others have made fair comments about making it even better, & I’d certainly agree you should add lots of mud/slush to tone down the over-bright tracks & too-white wheels. Also the tow cables stand out too much, I’d suggest a light dirty/rusty wash over them first & maybe some fragmentary whitewash on top of that. And if the point of camouflage is to blend into the background surroundings it defies logic to omit anything – so yes even the tools.
Bravo Nigel
Bravo Nigel
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Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 - 08:22 PM UTC
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My first impression was “Brilliant”, your overall technique is superb & convincing & I’ve seen very few examples better than this. Others have made fair comments about making it even better, & I’d certainly agree you should add lots of mud/slush to tone down the over-bright tracks & too-white wheels. Also the tow cables stand out too much, I’d suggest a light dirty/rusty wash over them first & maybe some fragmentary whitewash on top of that. And if the point of camouflage is to blend into the background surroundings it defies logic to omit anything – so yes even the tools.
Bravo Nigel
Thanks Diomartin! Really appreciate this. I've actually gone ahead with your advice and added a rust wash with pigments on the tow cables to tone them done. This is what my Tiger looks like right now. Snow added to the running gear and rust on the exhaust. I may tone down the rust - but it isn't as red as the photos suggest.