Steven -

Looking good...again and again! Have to say you've done a heck of a lot of painting and stripping and painting on this one. Will second the thoughts that with a few washes and weathering, it'll come out just fine. Wow!

Looking forward to you finishing this puppy! Cheers!

Tim

You certainly have done a good deal of work on this one! It must be interesting to restart a build and see how much you have improved, though in your case the first time around looked great. The 'new and improved' camo looks real good and will really come to life with some weathering. Looking forward to the finished product.

Which oven cleaner did you use? It seems to have done a good job!!

Des

thanks for the comments everyone. here's the latest update on this build. hope you like it.

next will be some detailed painting like scratches and dirt stains. I'm concidering this to be a test project for several weathering techniques, so it might turn out ok, or it might get f'd up completely
let's hope it's not the latter

Great update Steven - looking good. Like what you did with the tracks and lower hull area, will have to pay attention to your next update showing more of your weathering!

Thanks for sharing, long haul to get here, but it's worth it! Cheers!

Tim

Been a little busy with three separate projects at a time, but here's an update on this one. i've added some scratches here and there, still a work in progress. hope you like it.

Steve

Its looking great glad you didn't strip the paint job for a 2nd time. Look forward to your finished photos

AlexanderK

thank you for your comment. here's some new pictures. i've finished the first "wave" of chips, some primer will show here and there and then i'll add some which represent scratches with metal visible.

i've also added a picture of a small mud splatter experiment, done with highly diluted acrylic paint and a small sponge.

Looks great Steven! I like the chipping and that you went through the delicate camo colors but not through the base coat nor turned it into a rusty hulk. Looks very believable. The schurzen mounting rails look fantastic, and the mud looks great too. In the end it was definitely worth the effort to strip and re-paint it!

Looking really good. Keep on plugging away at her!

-Mike

Ziet er goed uti Steven, ook mooie kleurschakeringen (donker groen met diep donker bruin).
Mooie chipping ook. Mijn 162/1 is voorzien van zimmerit en probeer ik te spuiten en af te werken in de Ardennes versie, dus met van die stippen/vlekken op de camo. De constructie voor de sideskirts en de skirts zelf heb ik eraf gelaten.
Zoals je al hebt gelezen (neem ik aan) heb ik een eigen gemixte zandkleurige uitvoering gespoten als basis. Inmiddels hjeeft de tank een camo van brede strepen in de kleuren dark green en een mix van diep donkerbruin (zelf gemixt) met red brown.
H.S.