Andy's Tamiya 1/48 SdKfz 232

[Guest]

Thanks for that Steve. The pigments arrived today and the bottle helpfully says mineral spirits can be used so tried it fairly successfully on a mule.

And yes, I was trying to splatter with acrylics yesterday but had much more success with oils today. Actually oilbrushers thinned a little. I left the splater for a few moments then blended it a bit with a soft dry make-up brush. Will take some practice but doesn't everything? :smiling3:

Will have a go with pigments too, sounds like fun!

[stillp]

I've used Humbrol Decalfix to fix pigments. There's a helpful video on the Humbrol site.
Pete

[Guest]

Thanks Pete. I'm sure I saw that mentioned somewhere a while ago, but when researching over the last few days I couldn't remember where. Will take a look.

[BattleshipBob]

Hi Andy. I also use thinners, applied with a pippett in small droplets

[Guest]

Thanks Bob.

One of my reasons for picking this subject was to get some weathering practice for the up-coming Stug build!

[BattleshipBob]

Not a problem, on YT there are videos (not those lol) by hornet hobbies which cover pigments in a very good presentation.

[scottie3158]

Hi Andy,
That is a great looking build. For fixing the pigments I use Tamyia thinners and use a long thin brush to wick it in to the powder.

[Guest]

Thanks Paul. I was a bit taken aback when I saw how dark they went when wet with thinner, but thankfully they dried out fine.

Bob, I haven't managed to find their pigment video yet but found loads of other really useful ones. Rather than rushing through like most of the build videos I watch they carry out the process in real time, giving me a much better idea of what's going on. Thanks for the heads up :thumb2:

[Guest]

Pretty happy with how the model looks now so started on a little background for it.

Work in progress. Will probably add more greenery in the foreground and something extra for a bit of height (tree or signpost) but this is my first attempt at this kind of thing so don't be too brutal :smiling5:

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[scottie3158]

Andy,
That's none to shabby. If I could make a couple of points for next time and they are minor points. Using a wheel or something similar roll the tyre marks into the dirt when it is nearly dry to show the weight of the vehicle in the dirt. And purists would say and I'm not sure I agree that the vehicle should stay within the borders of the base. Hope these don't sound piccy because that is a good looking base.

[JR]

All going in the right direction Andy.
Thoughts on, well as you are planning to add possibly some hight, with either a tree or sign, prefer a tree my self because it's a natural thing, that will change the visual straight away.
Think Paul is quite right about about the placement of the vehicle, but again that's just my view.
Base wise the ground works is great, bank behind the vehicle and grass giving hight, what's not to like .

[Guest]

Thanks chaps, and thanks for the suggestions.

As I say, it's a WIP and the vehicle is just plonked randomly for now. I've bought some texture gel to hopefully mix with the cheap acrylics and create some muddy ruts for it to sit in, so I'll make sure they lead up to it as you say Paul.

I've also collected and cleaned a few small stones from the garden that I'm planning to add to the foreground, giving a more rocky grassed area. Hopefully that will add a bit of variety to the scene too. Would have preferred to make the rock face less obviously polystyrene too, but that'll be something for the future.

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Andy
Compositionally it would look better (at least to me) if the vehicle was placed on the left driving “into” the scene rather than on the right “leaving” It....analogous to a portrait picture where the person is looking into the frame rather than out of it....mind you, these beasts drive both ways, so if you reverse the commander to look the other way you will get the same effect :nerd:

[Guest]

Thanks Tim, I can see the sense in that. Having tried it in a few positions I'd agree with you as well, although I've probably made the base just a little too small to have it much more than central.

Live and learn :smiling3:

[Guest]

11 minutes of Luke Towan on Youtube and I made a thing. Thanks to JR for mentioning his name a while back, some very useful videos!

Twisted wire, acrylics & structure gel for the trunk, spray glue and some woodland scenics "bushes" and coarse grass for the leaves.

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PVA still drying in the foreground so it looks a bit light.