Tamiya 1/35 Panzer II Colour modulation technique

[Guest]

Well, it's nearly time to stick a fork in this one! Unfortunately, I've committed the cardinal sin during a build thread & done lots without stopping to take pictures! Still, here's an update:

Managed to get the tracks on & add a touch of sag. This wasn't easy with awful rubber-band tracks, especially those that have probably been in the box almost as long as Iv'e been alive! Most of the weathering & chipping is done, just a little more is needed to finish it off.

A few close-ups!

And just to show how quickly things moved on, here's a shot of the Panzer ii next to a WIP Tiger

Some difference eh?

Thanks for looking, all comments for & against are always both welcome and useful.

Cheers

Patrick

[Ian M]

Some great paint gone down there. I like the tracks they are looking very good. In fact I am feeling guilty about now having to tell you that one of them is on the wrong way round. I could not help but notice they are pointing each their own way...... :-( sorry.

Ian M

[Guest]

Ha ha well spotted Ian! I realised once the glue had dried & then it was too late!

[Guest]

Bout time we had an update Patrick

Like it a lot, dont know about anyone else but the pictures seem to have a deeper "feel" to them, you can notice this via comparison in the image with the other model.

Oops on the wrong-side-round track, "no biggie" though as they say

To "sag" the tracks, I use cotton thread - looped through the tracks and tied around wheel axels etc (where it won't be seen) you can tighten/loosen it as needed then just touch the thread with superglue to set it in position.

Don't know if you use this idea but it works nicely.

[Guest]

Thanks Colin. I'm very pleased with it so far & for such a small tank it certainly has 'presence'. I think the colour modulation helps to add depth, which is what I was hoping for.

As for the pesky tracks, I tried everything with little success. They were simply unwilling to go where I wanted, mainly due to their age I think. But they look ok & I'll put the mismatch down to the crew wanting faster turns!

Cheers

Patrick

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Just incredible Patrick. Your attention to detail is commendable. The chipping and rusting blows me away. Well done.

Steve

[Guest]

me thinks its photo shopped (you really went to an outside museum took pic of tank deliberately made the track wrong and cut out all the back groung images and hey presto!!! a bloody lovely painted and weathered tank)fantastic mate really inspired work

mobear

[Guest]

@ Steve - many thanks mate, there's quite a few hours & about a gallon of Optrex gone into doing the chipping!

@ Ole - haha, cheers you nutter! I'd like to Photoshop that flipping track - I thought I'd learn to live with it, but now it's bugging me real bad! Hope your arm is better soon guy.

Thanks again

Patrick

[HAWKERHUNTER]

dont do anything drastic with that track Patrick. I would never have noticed. I would sit on it for a few weeks and hopefully by then you wont notice it either. Your likely to do far more damage trying to rectify it than if it were left.

[Guest]

i can understand that mate,wife says i have OCD aswell lol nothing is ever good enough once i build something,and she says we are only human lol.Still a gorgeous tank never the less(buy an eye patch)

mobear

[geegad]

superb:welldone: there is a danger of over chipping as i have done in the past but you've nailed it here just right and i love the leather look of the ring in the hatch as well and like how the comparison between the two tanks top work patrick

geegad

[Guest]

Thanks John, its always hard to know when to say ' stop!'

The leather ring is actually a rubber grommet! I'd seen the Tasca 1/24 P2 had this & so I tried to replicate it!

Cheers

Patrick

[geegad]

You did a great job replicating it Patrick it really looks the part

John

[michaelm]

Not an armour guy at all Patrick but this is a really interesting thread and I can see the effect is worthy of all your efforts, really well done with this I'm looking forward to seeing the finished model.

[Guest]

you know i have been looking for those darn leaf springs everywhere for my atkinson,can i have them back now?yes worked on lorries for the council when i first left school,and they are defo the ones i missplaced that was bad winter lol,they are very well done(as you may have noticed i keep going back to look at this one lol

mobear