Type 5 Chi Ri

[Guest]

It's looking good yeah, I think it's a good balance so far

[Snowman]

Nice kit, looking good!


You can soften the wash with a bit of pigment maybe?o_O


This reminds me of WoT.....

[Guest]

You can soften the wash with a bit of pigment maybe?o_O
This reminds me of WoT.....

Ill see about pigments once its all gone, altho i tend to get a bit carried away, either the pigments dont make it any different or its like iv just thrown a tub of pigment at it :P no happy medium haha.


Also i was going for a WoT look lol, the green wasn't dark enough for a true WoT chi ri, so that was out, so i tried a camo version instead, im guessing your talking about the chipped edges? TBH those pics had a rather bright light shawn at the model so it looks really prominent compared to without light

[Guest]

This reminds me of WoT.....

What? this model doesnt have bad matchmaking and wall to wall retardation :P


Also, next time your on and see a chi ri ull see they have the cupola on the wrong side of the turret hahaha


[edit] just realized its the stock turret that's wrong. Well its the chi nu turret by the looks of it. Doesn't have that classic overbearing mean look of the actual chi-ri turret


Im also reducing the wash as those pics were just after i gave it a wash/tidy, it wasn't dried enough to thin/work but now its quite faint If it still looks bad ill "deinstall" hobby and play tetris pmsl.

[monica]

I,m liking this one Jason,the last set of pics it looks fine to me,

[Guest]

I,m liking this one Jason,the last set of pics it looks fine to me,

Thanks monica, Still working on it, i should be able to get a pic or two up tonight once i figure out what im doing with regards to rust.


I also have a photo etched exhaust cover, but im not sure if i should put it on or not. If its on you cant see the flaky paint and rust of the exhaust, if its off the exhaust blends into the model and doesn't stand out as much as i would like.


I COULD give it a black metal paint (or silver) and maybe bend it and put it on, it should make the back of the tank more eye catching while still allowing the exhaust to be seen. Im not sure.


Who else has had this sort of problem and how did you go about it?


Cheers


Jason

[monica]

I would do it in rust ,this will still show the exhaust and show were the smoke comes out in a very dark gray/black to show the smoke,

[Guest]

I would do it in rust ,this will still show the exhaust and show were the smoke comes out in a very dark gray/black to show the smoke,

Regardless of the cover there will be black smoke effects (Altho my black pigment seems overpowering) As for the cover, its more of a mesh guard, with all those holes im sure it would look weird with a rust effect :S im not 100% sure tho.


Looking at it now, maybe a rust/brown wash with some black in it might be do-able, but enamel washes on metal? Doubt that will work out well lol.


I think ill leave the guard for last. Ill rust and streak the hull/turret tonight after breakfast and once thats all done ill see about this, if it turns out hopelessly bad i can always bin it and leave it without one

[monica]

if you don,t like the real rust look,


use a bunt iron with rust streaks ,bunt iron is darker in color,

[Guest]

if you don,t like the real rust look,
use a bunt iron with rust streaks ,bunt iron is darker in color,

I could do that, but i think its because the mesh guard's holes are too small and close together meaning it blocks the view of the exhaust, but without it it looks naked :S No pics tonight tho, not finished the hull/turret

[monica]

will wait to see what you do with it,has my attention

[Snowman]

What? this model doesnt have bad matchmaking and wall to wall retardation

That is the "gaming nut" part of me, playing World of Tanks..... (WoT)

[Guest]

That is the "gaming nut" part of me, playing World of Tanks..... (WoT)

Yeah i play wot almost daily, always someone being retarded and telling people to deinstall and play tetris.


Is it just me or has the game really gone down hill in the last year? Iv seen me play 10+ games and never win a single one coming top 3 in ever game. utter foolishness lol.


Anyway ill take some pics of the chi ri and show you all how its coming with some wash removal, rust and the first stage of pigment. Once i have a smoke and coffee and get out of this room, its stinking of turps and its choking me lol!

[Guest]

[uPDATE]


Removed some of the washes, mostly just over the yellow as the green/grey/brown doesn't stand out as much.


Added rust wash then brown wash on top of that.


Mixed about 6 pigments together and ended up with a dirty muddy dusty color that i slapped over the bottom of the tank.


Ill be adding a layer of lighter pigments to highlight parts and maybe add splatters. Not really worked with pigments so im all thumbs hence the complete hack job of the pics below xD


Tracks still need a day or two to cure, then ill add browns and rust and finish with a similar pigment if it looks ok.


If you spot something that i could changed please tell me.


I do know about the black paint coming off the wheels. I'm not sure but that black matt may need two coats because its always rubbing off. None of the other paints do that


Cheers


Jason

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[Guest]

Looking good.