Using oil washes

[Alan 45]

this is my panzer 2 I built a few months back , ive tried a fading effect with the oils its a little dark so ill just put a bit a dry dabbing of paint to bring the lighter colour through but im pretty pleased with it

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[Guest]

Looks perfect to me Alan.

Personally I like these soft effects

[Guest]

That looks good mate, it's like pre-shading showing through.

[Alan 45]

Cheers chaps I thought this could only be done with an airbrush and this was the only reason I was going to get an AB but now I'm not going to bother with AB as I can produce the look I want with the hairy stick

Still can't do faces though lol

[Guest]

The only reason for buying an airbrush ....? Alan, there's tons of reasons to get one!

[Alan 45]

The only reason for buying an airbrush ....? Alan, there's tons of reasons to get one!

Yes I agree but the look I want and how I want to present them it with this method , if in the future I want to do other things then I'll probably get one but for now I'm quite happy to do this

[Guest]

Yes I agree but the look I want and how I want to present them it with this method , if in the future I want to do other things then I'll probably get one but for now I'm quite happy to do this

That's obviously fair enough, each to their own & all that. I just couldn't do what I want to do without one, especially soft edged camo patterns in 1/72 - as you'll see soon!

[Alan 45]

I've been playing and I tried it on a 1/72 109 [ATTACH]89013.IPB[/ATTACH]

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[john i am]

Looks good to me Alan I think you've cracked it with the oils some people use pastels can you do those next please Cheers John

[Alan 45]

Cheers John pastels are next on my list

Thing is with all this practice I'm not building ! I must get a grip

[Guest]

Umm don't take this to heart Alan, but I think the wing cannon staining is way too pronounced. I'm not expert, but I can't imagine a few 20mm rounds leaving so much of a mark.

[Alan 45]

Umm don't take this to heart Alan, but I think the wing cannon staining is way too pronounced. I'm not expert, but I can't imagine a few 20mm rounds leaving so much of a mark.

I was thinking the same mate , these are just practice pieces for bigger builds later on

I'm trying to get that feathered look on the edges and I'm getting pretty close , I think it's better to work on little kits to get the feel of things and try new mixes before going into a big build and ruin it

[Guest]

Something that I've found invaluable are ' blending stumps ' which are pencil-shaped tubes of compacted paper.

They have a sharp end for detailed work & a blunt end for bigger areas. I got a set of 3 in different sizes for £2 in Rymans.

[Alan 45]

Might be just what I need I'll give them a look cheers Patrick

[Alan 45]

This is my test piece, and although out of scale and slightly lighter than the green should be in think I've got that spray look, in 1/35 scale it should look great[ATTACH]89022.IPB[/ATTACH]