Needing some break from my JPK scratchbuild, I’ve decided to build the little tortoise imaginated by Leonardo Da Vinci. Why? Just because I wished to try a wood technique that was given to me by a friend…
After a white primer, I’ve airbrushed the wood panels with Tamiya XF-55, XF-59 et XF-60 (using some Tamiya masking tape):
I have also realised three shields, that will be useful later…
After that, I’ve recovered the parts with oil paint (Burnt Umber Windsor&Newton). I’ve waited a few minutes then removed the oil paint with (a lot of…) Q-tips.
The guns were painted in Tamiya Silver, then I used also oil paint (black smoke) that I removed also with Q-tips.
Next: painting of the metal parts in Gun Metal (Model Master) and Boltgun Metal (Citadel Colors).
I used the decals sheet edited by RetroTracks for that kit and chossed the Holy Roman Empire emblem. That’s why I made the shields… There are fixed on the “proto-tank”.
For the presentation, no diorama but just the Tortoise and the genius (that is not painted yet…)
The first two photos are taken with the use of the flash, the three last ones are under artificial light
That thing is NEAT! You pulled off the subtle wood look to a tee! I have always been enamored with oddball stuff, be it armor, winged or ship. It is nice to see something that is not built very often!
