Trumpeter 1/35 SU-152 (early)

[Guest]

Very very nice work Patrick.

Errr....I don't understand! The base colour is acrylic, not? And then you add the oil colours...or you have painted all the tank directly with oils

[Guest]

Thanks for your kind words Tommy Moni & Polux!

Polux the base coat is gloss green acrylic & then I use oils to vary the colour. Some people use the ' dot wash ' technique, but I've changed this slightly by adding tiny dots of paint to the area I'm working on. These dots are complimentary colours, different shades of green & brown. Then I use a short stiff brush to spread the paint around & blend it together. It adds a nice visual effect.

Cheers

Patrick

[Guest]

Thank you very much for the advice Patrick

[flyjoe180]

Looks good Patrick, and the effect has worked well. Thanks for explaining it.

[tanktrack]

I am a lover of Russian armour and like what you have done Patrick the track tip is a belter thanks for that and the paint looks great also well done good luck to the finish line

[Guest]

Glad to have helped guys! Your kind words keep me inspired

[Guest]

Some quality painting going on their Patrick, well done. Cheers Derek

[Guest]

Looks absolutely great! What did you use to cover the tracks while painting?

cheers Benny

[Guest]

Looks absolutely great! What did you use to cover the tracks while painting?cheers Benny

Thanks Benny, I used an old pair of latex gloves, stretched around the tracks! Works well & much easier than masking them with tape.

[Guest]

Great idea! If using friuls, it is not necessary but with other tracks it might be a great help! thx for the hint

[Guest]

Whilst waiting for other things to dry / glue / cure / get better by magic (!), I thought I'd bring this one out of its box.

Most of the new stuff is chipping, both by hand & sponge - I'm going for a heavily weathered look.

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Next will be some dusty pastel work

Thanks for looking

Patrick

[Guest]

That`s a cracking build Patrick, looks great, really like the weathering effect on this kit, looking forward to see what you do next on the pastel work

[Guest]

Just caught up with this Patrick that looks bledy brilliant

[john i am]

Great paint and weathering on the tank Patrick look forward to the dust

[monica]

superb work Patrick, a great job with the weathering, looking forward to the dusting