It's coming along nicely. The roof looks great, a bit of speckeling of green moss and soot from the chimney and it will tone down a bit.
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Hi all
So the sides of the house got a coat of paint earlier this week. Looking at picture of Normandy 'farmhouses' it seems pretty much any colour goes.....in any state of repair.....and a fair few had no paint on at all
I was aiming for a slightly pink sandy colour but I didn't add enough pink and/or dark enough pink to the base colour. I used Vallejo Model Colour Dark Sand 70.847 (not that it is very dark IMHO) and Vallejo Model Colour Basic Skin Tone 70.815 (a pretty light pink).
In hindsight I probably put one coat or two on too many but at least it's subtle and not 'in your face' but I have three other buildings I can practice on and it looks ok. As it's quite subtle, the effect doesn't show up too well but the pictures are below for better or worse.
ATB.
Andrew
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Evening Andrew,
Mr. Late As Hell here!!! Sorry I haven't commented sooner, but I think this looks just great and the color too. The roof sets it off, so no need to worry about the house color. I think the fun will be trying to paint the vine growing on the side Sir. I know you'll ace it when the time comes. How high does your optivisor lens go??? Happy Ho, Ho, Ho to you and the family and kudos to Junior for his fantastic work too!!! Stay safe and most of all, enjoy.......
Prost
AllenLife's to short to be a sheep...Comment
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Andrew, here is where you put the "wash" of your choice on and tint it to the colour you are going for.....will also calm it down a bit. Have fun, Rick H.Comment
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No problem at all Allen. Good to have you aboard. I think I have plan for the vine but we'll have to see if that works out....my biggest problem with that is whatever approach I use, it has to be durable because of what we use it for and because it will stored in a box with other things.
As for the optivisor, I think it's 3x....I assume you saw my latest arrivals???
Thanks Rick. Good point. Hadn't thought of using that approach, so thanks for the tip.
ATB.
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Evening all
So in between coats of paint on Junior's meditating Cromwell tank commander, I did a bit more on this.
I blocked out the corner stones in mid-ish grey (Humbrol Tank grey H67) to act as a base coat for the next stages - it therefore obviously looks a bit stark at the moment.
I also blacked out the vine on the wall a ahead of painting a wood-ish colour. It looks a bit messy in places but in most cases it will be hidden behind foliage of one sort or another.
Next up the doors, shutters and window frames.
ACW as usual.
Andrew
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Nice. :thumb2: Rick H.Comment
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Good to see this progressing. Looks like a candidate for other Vallejo game washes…..there’s plenty of texture on there that they will bring out…..Comment
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Thanks Rick. Glad your enjoying the ride.
Thanks for the idea Tim. Had been thinking about how to approach the next bit.
In answer to your question on my Cromwell build, asking if I'd used any other of the Game Washes other than the Flesh wash.....the answer is a yes.
I've got the Umber Wash 73.203 and Sepia Shade 73.200 (see below). I used them on my Sexton and 25 pdr crews to make up for incorrectly following your figure painting guide from memory. Depending on the colour I'd used for the British Uniforms, I used Sepia on its own for the lightest colour uniform, a mix of the two for the mid-tone or just the Umber for the darkest one.
Which would you use for the walls? I think the umber might be a bit too dark but if the Sepia is too light it's much easier to make something darker than lighter....or maybe a mix?
Thanks again for stopping by both of you.
Andrew
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Hi Andrew. I’d be tempted to use 73202 pale grey on the walls. It’s great over white or ivory to add shadows, so should add nice cool shadows to your light grey walls. For umber and sepia think of one as a cool shade (sepia) and a warm shade (umber).Comment
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Looking very good Andrew and coming along nicely.
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