Academy 1/35 M47 Patton....'Republic of Korea Marine Corps.'

[spanner570]

I'd like to join in please Bob, so here is my entry for your G.B. build.

If possible, I like to go off on a tangent and hunt down something a bit different, so....

....and I thought my Tamiya Chieftain Tank in the Berlin Brigade Cammo was a handful, but this is just superb - Even the track edges and suspension are painted in pretty colours!

Bring it on!

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Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

Swoopy swirly colours! Should be a good 'un Ron

[monica]

nice Ron,should be a good build for you,

[spanner570]

Thanks, Monica and Patrick.

Yes indeed Patrick. Swirly colours - luvverly!

I would presume the wacky cammo would be for charging about through the shoreline sand and greenery......Plenty of scope for a bit of a diorama perhaps?

[Guest]

Lovely scheme

[yak face]

Looks very interesting Ron , love the crazy colours and youve got to love the HUGE spotlight on the barrel , i wouldnt like to be caught in the beam of that!! cheers tony

[Guest]

Looks a great kit Ron. Always interested to see what you come up with, are we going to get a destroyed abandoned version or a diorama or a clean build, just great to see what the final outcome is!

[spanner570]

Looks a great kit Ron. Always interested to see what you come up with, are we going to get a destroyed abandoned version or a diorama or a clean build, just great to see what the final outcome is!

Thanks Bob, I want to try and crack that great paint scheme first, so it will be a clean, stand alone build to start with, then I'll wait and see what ideas I come up with for a base. If I balls up the paintwork, then it'll be a wreck for sure!!

Ron

[spanner570]

I've made a start with this and done the repetitive bit of tank building - The lower hull work.

Wheels suitably butchered, wire brushed and loose fitted.

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Cheers,
Ron

[colin m]

Looks really interesting. So, how are you going to tackle the camo?

[papa 695]

A very interesting camo scheme Ron

[Guest]

Nice start Ron.

[Snowman]

You have my interest, so I'll be watching.......o_O

[Ian M]

Interesting camouflage that.

[spanner570]

Thanks everyone.

Colin, to best answer your question, It's easier post a few pictures, although I did do an in depth version way back in 2012...

This is all brush painted using a small flat headed brush. How you airbrushers would paint it I wouldn't have a clue. I wouldn't want to try either!
The golden rule with this sort of painting is always paint the lightest colour first.

I left all the add-ons off to make it easier to paint, then painted the whole thing matt white.
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Then with a pencil, I outlined the 'boxes' and colour coded them (BL-Blue) and so on.
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The next lightest colour was the blue. this is the first thinned coat to get a feel for the job, and to make sure I'd painted the right boxes the right colour!
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Final coat of blue. Then the dark colour last (Which I remember, I did in one coat) Still the bits to stick on.
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The final model with everything glued on, then painted whatever colour crossed over them. Finally decals added.
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A bit of a quicky 'How To.', but I hope it goes some way to answering your question.

I will use this same basic method on the Patton - but squiggles!

Cheers,

Ron