Tamiya 1/48 Type 10

[JR]

I've started getting dirty with a bit of mud. I love trying new (to me) techniques and this is a couple of different enamel mud effects, stippled & splattered with a brush, dusted and speckled with an airbrush, going back & forth to build up the layers.

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Personally I think it's worked rather well for a tank that's done little more than exercises but would like to hear what you think.

I've still got a few days to kill before the truck GB starts so may well be doing more work in other areas

Andy , you mention using enamels, do you apply an acrylic varnish before doing them ?

[Andy T]

An acrylic varnish would have done the job John but I actually used a lacquer / solvent based one in his case.

As long as it's something the enamel thinner / white spirit etc won't reactivate it'll work fine.

Paint chemistry is a huge subject and the different terminologies used in different hobbies even have me scratching my head at times :thinking: and I certainly daren't go into it on this forum as you know how badly I'll get cross examined by some :smiling5:

[Guest]

That is looking the business. You can go a lot further if you want, by the way — even “just” on exercise, tanks get very filthy if the weather is right.

[Andy T]

Thanks Jakko.

I've got weathering pencils, pigments and oil paints to play with so anything could happen next lol

[JR]

An acrylic varnish would have done the job John but I actually used a lacquer / solvent based one in his case.

As long as it's something the enamel thinner / white spirit etc won't reactivate it'll work fine.

Paint chemistry is a huge subject and the different terminologies used in different hobbies even have me scratching my head at times :thinking: and I certainly daren't go into it on this forum as you know how badly I'll get cross examined by some :smiling5:

Perhaps I should pm you then

[Waspie]

An acrylic varnish would have done the job John but I actually used a lacquer / solvent based one in his case.

As long as it's something the enamel thinner / white spirit etc won't reactivate it'll work fine.

Paint chemistry is a huge subject and the different terminologies used in different hobbies even have me scratching my head at times :thinking: and I certainly daren't go into it on this forum as you know how badly I'll get cross examined by some :smiling5:

Not me - I'm just plain and simply confused - And happy!!! Ignorance is bliss sometimes!!

[Ian M]

Loving this Andy. The commander sure looks like he has a stick up his bum still.
Nice camo on the tank and the weathering is coming along fine.

[Andy T]

Thanks Ian.

He's posing for the camera, trying to look all official.

[Scratchbuilder]

I agree with Stefan with the scale size.

To be able to paint that figure with such detail Andy is a credit mate , expect the same when you get the weathering done on the tank .
Even just painted it was faultless finish wise .

True, had to pick my eyeballs of the monitor twice...

[Andy T]

I've done a bit more work to this with some (probably too subtle) streaking, and I've tried to define the many anti slip panels a bit better.

I'm sure I could do more but it's probably about as finished as it comes for one of mine :smiling5:

A nice little kit for someone that's just looking for a quick refresher.

[Mickc1440]

That looks really tidy Andy, nice one

[stillp]

I like that, well done.
Pete

[Waspie]

Nice work Andy, very nice.

[Andy T]

Thanks gents, glad you like it.