Chieftain Tank in Berlin Brigade Cammo....Berlin 1980's

[Gern]

***** as usual Ron. Your modesty does you credit, but regardless of how you view your talents, you definitely have 'the master touch'!

You said something about progress pics. Don't know about anyone else, but I'd like to see them. I can't paint straight lines that well even with masking tape so any help would be appreciated.

Gern

[spanner570]

Thanks boys for taking the time to post your comments, I appreciate them all....

Colin, we have to stick together being a rare and endangered species!

O.k. Ole, you've seen through the charade, I have the tank in my back yard and the wall belongs to next door. Not really true.....I have no neighbours!!

Dave, I'll post a quick thread on brush painting the tank....Might not be much use though, rather like teaching someone to swim. Read all the books you want, but you have to get in the water sooner or later!

Thanks again chaps,

Ron

[Guest]

hey fellas i use the beardy stick most of the time,only if i have to do a big area in one colour then the AB comes out lol

mobear

ps I KNEW IT HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Guest]

absolutely fabulous fella the paint work is wonderful so is the dio .

Scott

[spanner570]

O.k. Ole, you can join our club, but only use the a/b as a last resort!

Scott, thanks for the post. Always good to read your stuff. We must get in touch about the chuff chuff. I'll p.m you over the w/end. Take care fella.

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

i use hard brushes for dry brushing flat brushes for edging and nail brushes for most of the other work as they can take a bit of stick,plus they are mostly sable brushes,belle that i done was all hand painted with a brush but lancy bottom was AB as i had to try it out

mobear

[Guest]

only just seen this ron,looks awsome mate,love the runny mortar on the berlin wall,may borrow that idea off you for something i have in mind soon.the camouflage looks splendid, its nice to see something a little different from the mormal camo's. i recently tried to imitate your style on a bit of polystyrene i nicked from work but it didnt look right, the balls of poly that made up the sheet were too big and just didnt look right so i am gonna have to start eating pizza's.do you pva or primeover the top of the poly or just paint straight on to it.

[aaron]

Mhmm i just caught up with this too. Fantastic job and good on you for choosing a scheme thats not so mainstream. Very encouraging.

The base is the bees knees, I know it is all echo of the other posts but well deserved. =)

[spanner570]

Thanks for the positive posts boys, good stuff!

Andrew, as you have discovered, the polystyrene used for packing and insulation ect. is not suitable for detailed work. Fine for building lumps, bumps and even bunker walls, but that's about all.

It has to be the hard compacted stuff, that's why I find pizza bases ideal....and fun collecting.

Sorry mate you can't use my runny mortar idea, I have a patent on it!

Thanks again chaps,

Ron

[Guest]

It's absolutely realistic diorama! This camouflage painting lovely. Nothing else to say. Just watching and watching! Very good job. Masterpiece. Regards.

[Guest]

Great dio, it captures the mood perfectly and I do love the paint scheme

[spanner570]

Bart and Andy, thank you both for your very complimentary posts, glad you like it....

Cheers,

Ron

[Centurion3RTR]

Found it, sorry Ron been looking for this one mate. Seen it when i was on my phone but fat fingers stopped me commenting. Yes the Tamiya Chieftain has it's flaws but still builds into a nice model, but you've gone beyond that mate. Definitely something special to have in the collection, nice work mate and five from me too.

Have fun (as if you need telling to have fun ), John

[MORIARTY1177]

Ron you are a legend! Your work never fails to impress, amazing stuff!

Regards

Chris

[Guest]

Ye gods! I thought that first photo was ofthe prototype not the model at first! That is some seriously brilliant painting and set building! Then again, this is Ron and his famous pizza boxes,so what can you expect but brilliance I've got a chieftan in my stash and want to team it up with a scorpion in a BAOR diorama at some point in the future...