Tim’s 1/72 IBG Inns of Court Daimler armoured car.

[Tim Marlow]

Just had a very nice catch up Tim. Great stuff.
I can empathise with the lack of positive location. Similar to my Wasp, a fair amount of guestimation and knowledge of the subject matter are helpful!!

I was on a hiding to nothing there then Doug. All I know about these is that they have four wheels and are armoured cars LOL….
Thanks for the support though, much appreciated :thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

Now with SSC 2…..mixed from Tamiya colours and possibly a bit green. I’m going to use a burnt umber wash on it to give it a little more definition and make it slightly browner. Drybrush will happen after detail painting and decals. It will probably get some selective pin washing as well.

[Lee Drennen]

Wet stuff looks good Tim.

[scottie3158]

Looking very good indeed mate.

[Tim Marlow]

Wet stuff looks good Tim.

Cheers Lee.

[Tim Marlow]

Looking very good indeed mate.

Thanks Paul

[papa 695]

Looking very good Tim.

[Tim Marlow]

Looking very good Tim.

Many thanks Ian.

[Allen Dewire]

Definitely looks great Tim! You seem to have gotten all the nooks and crannies covered too...

Prost
Allen

[Tim Marlow]

Definitely looks great Tim! You seem to have gotten all the nooks and crannies covered too...

Prost
Allen

Yep, put some effort into that Allen. Harder to get good coverage on it than some of the bigger stuff I’ve built anyway…..

[Tim Marlow]

Now with burnt umber wash/filter and a light drybrush in Vallejo tan earth….the colour looks much better to me, not that I’m that knowledgeable about British AFV colours. Details next, then decals etc…..
The detail of the kit has come out really well after this treatment. Must admit it’s pretty exceptional for its size.

[scottie3158]

Tim, that looks great the dry brush has made all the details pop.

[Tim Marlow]

Tim, that looks great the dry brush has made all the details pop.

Cheers Paul. The secret seems to be cheap make up brushes. Very soft and a great shape to get fine coverage.

[Andy T]

I agree with Paul, the drybrushing has been very effective.

[Tim Marlow]

I agree with Paul, the drybrushing has been very effective.

Cheers Andy. I know it’s an old technique, but I still like it for highlighting texture and edges. Acrylic is a difficult paint to use though. Old style Humbrol was good, but oils are by far the easiest. Very fine pigment and smooth to apply. They need overnight to dry, but that’s the only real down side. Naples yellow light is a fantastic colour for fading out German yellow armour, for example. Trouble is you cant use water based varnishes over them. This one was done with acrylics, and as I said, the make up brush has made the technique much more effective than the filbert flat brushes I used to use.