Dave Ward's 1/35 Trumpeter SU-152 Heavy SPH

[Dave Ward]

All ready to do the dirt on it..................[ATTACH]328074[/ATTACH][ATTACH]328075[/ATTACH][ATTACH]328076[/ATTACH]
I'm not going for a muddy look, more dusty, but first I'll do a dark wash on the details, especially the towropes.
Dave

[Guest]

Dave,
Sorry to hear about the fall, hope you are getting fit again.
The build has gone on in leaps and bounds, weathering - yes please.
Cheers, Mike.

[scottie3158]

Hi Dave,
I trust your feeling better.

[Dave Ward]

When I think of the knocks I used to get playing Rugby, - I'm quite dismayed to find that such a simple fall can shake me up! Part of the ageing process I suppose.
Weathering of the SU will not be massive. I see a lot of models that in my opinion are way overdone, more fit for the scrapyard than frontline combat! These tanks wouldn't get a wax & polish, but simple rain would remove a lot of the surface crud -leaving vertical streaking. As for rust - well, I bet most of these tanks didn't last long enough to get rusty on a massive scale. I intend to give this an overall misting of reddish-brown dust, concentrating it more round the running gear, and horizontal surfaces.
Dave

[JR]

Looks a good build Dave, so to read about the fall. John .

[Lee Drennen]

I’m liking your build looks great very nice job

[Dave Ward]

Done a wash around the relevant parts & sealed all with a matt varnish...............[ATTACH]328152[/ATTACH][ATTACH]328153[/ATTACH][ATTACH]328154[/ATTACH]
All that remains to do is the overall dust coat. The next pictures will appear in the 'completed' section!
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Picture of the final effort are now in the 'completed' section.
Thanks for dropping buy!
Dave