I built and painted these two and then put them up on the shelf to collect dust a few years ago . The other day i pulled them down and decided they need some weathering . The base color on both is enamel and the camo colors are Tamiya .
I painted the Maus to roughly look like the pictures of it i had seen in black and white , probably too neatly done .
I went with a ambush patern on the E100 camo.
I’m not sure how much weathering to apply . The Maus was a prototype and the E100 was not completed . One thing is for sure …they are both to clean now .
You have a couple of superb camo jobs. I really dig that E-100’s ambush.
I concur they’re clean, but perhaps a couple of pin washes and filters and you’re good to go. I don’t think I’d beat them to death, because like you said they’re more or less prototypes. Have some fun or leave them be. You really can’t go wrong either way.
Thanks for taking a look and making some comments guys .
Tiger , good to be back again .
Tread , William ? Hampster ? Corned ? Hmmmmmmmmm … oh yes i remember !
Mike , the hardest part of the kit for me was fiddleing with the tracks and the side skirts .I didnt do a wip on this , didnt have a digi camera at the time .
Love these two builds, a great looking job you have done. You can basically do what you want when it come to weathering with these, from leave as they are to making them look like production vehicles and beating the hell out of them. But i would go with whats been said and a pin wash, maybe a light all over oil wash.
I was thinking of doing somthing similar with my maus, and i think this has convinced me its a good idea. How where those kits to build, and did you add any extras.
Both kits were easy to build …except for the tracks which are the individual link type . Mostly its the monotiny of the repetition while cleaning each link.
Getting them wrapped around the rear and front sprockets after they are painted ( without damage ) is a hair pulling experience (and i’m bald )…(now)LOL .
I left off the top run , they are under the fenders/skirts and cant be seen .
Yes , the camo was sprayed freehand using Tamiya paints sprayed thru a Badger 150 double action . The biggest hurdle to work around was that the paint dried and built up in the nozzle on the end of the needle . I had to constantly clean it with lacquer thinner .
Your post on the Maus inspired me to do my own Maus for the Odd Animals GB. Looks like a simple build except for the tracks. Plan to do a scheme like in the kit – panzergrau with brown and green.
