Thank you Monica, I hoping the filter will tie it in a bit better. I could just repaint it.
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Don't repaint it Aaron, it looks sweet! A filter should help soften the contrast between the colours just a little, and it doesn't need much. Like the tip about the pins to get sag in the tracks by the way, might steal that in the future.
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Cheers Jason, I'll keep on. Next build...monotone.
I'm going to apply a filter now so it will be dry for a gloss coat in the morning.
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It's fine as it is Aaron - the filter & weathering will tie it all together. I know how tough it is getting those thin lines of camo done, so you're doing really well!
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Thanks Patrick, If it looks too crap after a filter and gloss coat I could winter whitewash it. The instructions say 1944 so theoretically this panzer could have been whitewashed.Comment
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Been away Aaron, so just caught up with your progress. Great looking paint work mate, the modulation is hard to see, but awesome work especially when you consider the size of these things in 1/72. Look forward to seeing the filter go on. Awesome work so far, enjoying this one.Comment
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Thanks Joe, I've gone past the filter. I'll try and see if I've got a pic of it.Comment
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OK so I don't have any pics of the filter and this must be why.
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The paint splatters. So bad. I read somewhere that modeling is 30% fixing mistakes, but this is ridiculous. Some people might say I'm being hard on myself but the motto is: I don't build to meet other people's standards, I build to meet mine. This being said, I'm disappointed in my work.
Because of the terrible camo I did something I don't like to do: an overall wash. Here's the result.
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This wash was done with Ak interactive wash for oif & oef.
Next step a pin wash with Mig neutral wash, to touch up.
I'm using a hd camera app on my phone which is brutally honest to the eye but also awesome for pointing out the state of my model. Sorry the update is so long.
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Painted the tracks brown then misted raw umber and gave a dry brush of steel.The road wheels and drive sprocket teeth were also painted steel.
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The pictures are loading very slowly for me Aaron, I think I have internet speed issues again so will look in again later. What I can see so far is good. Shame to hear about the splatter, look forward to seeing the result of the wash...Comment
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Just seen this one Aaron and it's nearly over great work by the way and the painting looks very good indeed even without the wash. But I understand what you mean about meeting your own standards.
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It all looks good to me Aaron - in such a small scale, I think a stronger, deeper
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Well, I can see the pictcures now. I like the camouflage job, splatters aside. The overall wash seems to have brought out a number of highlights, even before you have done a pin wash. The wheels and tracks are awesome, nice work.Comment
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Thanks Ian,Patrick and Joe.
Chipping done, I love this stage and find it hard to put the sponge down.
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It's pretty hard out but I had a lot too hide.
Some rust streaks
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And just for funsies I used some tinsel for turret optics.
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4 of the slots are moulded closed and I should have opened them up in the build stage but meh. I want to get some dirt on the running gear and hull then pigments on the tracks and road wheelswheels.I read about using pigments through a airbrush so I might try this for the road wheels.
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Nothing wrong with a nice bit of chipping Aaron! I like the use of the tinsel & I'll even forget that German optics were a green tinge!
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