I'm not ready for 'serious' building just yet, but when I was reading Jack10's excellent Panther build, I noticed Jen's reference to summat called 'Disk Camo'
That old devil 'curiosity' bit me......
When I saw the images of the camouflage I thought. "Now there's a challenge and a half for us brush wallahs!
So I set to experimenting. I came up with the idea of using an old paintbrush with a suitable diameter ferrule, and cutting the bristles almost down to nothing.(I did the same with a smaller brush)
After loading the near bald brush with suitably thinned paint, I found that by twisting the brush through a few degrees, a circle can be made.
I was about to buy a 1/35 Stug kit, when I remembered I built one for one of my first ever dioramas in 2009. So up in the loft I goes and there it was. The dio. is long gone, but the Stug remains......Sorted!
I had a play on the bottom of the model.....
It's one thing practicing with paints where things can't be seen, but quite another actually applying your 'Idea' to the model itself. I sat in front of the thing for ages.....
I didn't pencil in any guide lines, I just started in a corner and let the pattern develop where it would.
There are a few bits missing from the kit, but as this is really a painting exercise, please excuse the model's inaccuracies..
Anyway, here is the result so far. Still the weathering to do.
Here's the German Grey Stug IV in the original diorama.
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Stripped down and re-painted. The Commander's off on leave! Mud still on the tracks.
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Luckily, I still had the original side plate thingies.
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Here are the shots of my attempt at a 'Squeeky Clean' Disc Camo. Brush 'swirled' with Vallejo Model Air Acrylics.
Detail and tools etc., painted with those lovely little pots of Airfix paints...Honest!
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A few rugby balls here and there, but overall, I don't mind admitting I'm really chuffed at this first time stab at it. I hope you approve too?
Next I'll touch up, and tone down the paintwork, then muck it all up etc., and place it on a base of some sort.
Cheers all and thanks for looking.
Ron
That old devil 'curiosity' bit me......
When I saw the images of the camouflage I thought. "Now there's a challenge and a half for us brush wallahs!
So I set to experimenting. I came up with the idea of using an old paintbrush with a suitable diameter ferrule, and cutting the bristles almost down to nothing.(I did the same with a smaller brush)
After loading the near bald brush with suitably thinned paint, I found that by twisting the brush through a few degrees, a circle can be made.
I was about to buy a 1/35 Stug kit, when I remembered I built one for one of my first ever dioramas in 2009. So up in the loft I goes and there it was. The dio. is long gone, but the Stug remains......Sorted!
I had a play on the bottom of the model.....
It's one thing practicing with paints where things can't be seen, but quite another actually applying your 'Idea' to the model itself. I sat in front of the thing for ages.....
I didn't pencil in any guide lines, I just started in a corner and let the pattern develop where it would.
There are a few bits missing from the kit, but as this is really a painting exercise, please excuse the model's inaccuracies..
Anyway, here is the result so far. Still the weathering to do.
Here's the German Grey Stug IV in the original diorama.
[ATTACH]290070[/ATTACH]
Stripped down and re-painted. The Commander's off on leave! Mud still on the tracks.
[ATTACH]290071[/ATTACH]
Luckily, I still had the original side plate thingies.
[ATTACH]290072[/ATTACH]
Here are the shots of my attempt at a 'Squeeky Clean' Disc Camo. Brush 'swirled' with Vallejo Model Air Acrylics.
Detail and tools etc., painted with those lovely little pots of Airfix paints...Honest!
[ATTACH]290073[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH]290074[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH]290075[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH]290076[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH]290077[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH]290078[/ATTACH]
A few rugby balls here and there, but overall, I don't mind admitting I'm really chuffed at this first time stab at it. I hope you approve too?
Next I'll touch up, and tone down the paintwork, then muck it all up etc., and place it on a base of some sort.
Cheers all and thanks for looking.
Ron
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