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Churchill dio update, FINALY
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Posted: Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 09:35 AM UTC
alright, here it goes: this is my first attempt at weathering a tank, and hte first time weathering soemthing, i still need to work on hte mud, it isnt finished yet, its not thick enought, i had to much water in the mixture, and i need to change the color a little


For the base, the mud is grounded coffee mized with white glue. i then painted it with red brown, but il be repainting it and workign on it to get the tone i want. for the grass i used the only thing that could be close to suitable, green tea, because i didnt have nothing else. the tree is jsut some moss on a plant i found and painted

i will also be adding soem figures once hte base is finsihed

thanks for looking, any ideas tips and feed back would be apreciated

Frank
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Posted: Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 11:04 AM UTC
The glossy effect on the figures I think is down to the strong light ( I get the same problems!) so I'll ignore that.
This is a good model, the only problem that I can see is that I would expect a heavyweight like the Churchill to sink into the ground , or at least leave a churned up track behind it. Even on the hard ground of Normandy in the summer of 1944 tanks would really make a mess of any unmetalled surface.
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Posted: Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 11:55 AM UTC
He Francois I like your tank the mud on it is great, the grass is great and I like your tree, nice work.

Only a few things about the base you have to sink your tank a little in the base.
And you made a hill in you base but the hill is to straight you have to make some curves in it.
(sorry for the bad english I hope you understand it)

Greetz Rob!

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Posted: Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 01:04 PM UTC
you guys realy like hte mud and grass? i was upset because it didnt convince me enought lol, but it encourages me to see it pleases you, thanks a lot

i think the mud on the tracks is great

and your both right, i will make the beast sink. i tried to put track marks but had a hard time, my mixture was to wet. il fix it tho, thanks for reminding me

this is my first dio that doesnt have any snow, i had a hard time getting soemthing that looks okay

Il say it again ,thanks a lot for the kind words

Frank
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