Hi Ya’ll,
Well while still on a bit of high from actually finishing a model I figured I’d take advantage and get a few kits painted that have been patiently waiting. I built this Famo about 3 years ago while I was still in college. Since I barley had the room to build it at my somewhat paltry workbench (coffee table in the living room) I decide not to try and paint it until I had some more practice and room. Well three years later I dusted the big fella off puffed my chest up to try it. Now I wrestled with a paint scheme for quite some time. After this diorama idea came to me I made up my mind and busted out the Panzer Grau, some rubber cement a scotchbrite pad and a little Badger Model flex - reefer white. I’z be honest I was a little apprehensive about trying a new technique on a 70$ model but hey what’s life without living! It really wasn’t hard at all. So her it is at its current stage. Now comes a spritzing of semi gloss and the ubiquitous filters.
The diorama more or less came to me in a dream… not really but….well yeah kinda!! Have wanted to do a snow scene for a while so bam… a snow scene. Then I though hey self how about another tank upside down in a river…. Hmmm But I didn’t want to build anything just to dunk it so after a little rummaging I found this DML Stug III D I built about 6 years ago that had been dropped. The bank is plant foam and the culvert is from the train dept in my second home……HOB-LOB!!! I am still debating the final details of the diorama but ya’ll get the idea… I hope…
I got some Verlinden German snow dudes that I have been wanting to use for a while… now if only I can find’em…. Probably hanging out with Jimmy Hoffa and Larry_Dunn’s compressor… sorry Larry ….couldn ‘t resist!
very nice idea, I am assuming that one free block of green stuff is a bridge, make the bridge under seige from the opposing team and a mg34 nest set up on a sandbag barriers next to the bridge, scatter some equipment around (helmets, rifles, shovels… so on so forth) to make it look like a hasty chaotic retreat is being made, and makes some german infantry fighting like hell to get their sutff across the bridge. its all jsut a thought, u can use any or all of it if u like. or none of it. overall, sounds like a very good plan
Kennethc hi[:)]
the famo looks awesome!!![8D]
can you briefly explain to an idiot like me exactly how you did the scratched and chipped paintwork please?
any tips would be greatly appreciated.
regards,
nick
TY ya’ll for the comments…
FrozenColorado, Sounds very neat… but I think I am going for a bit more layed back diorama to fit the behind the lines nature of the Famo … However I will keep those thoughts for another one… Thanks
Nick,
I just sprayed the gray… no weathering of any sort. Then I took some rubber cement and blotted it LIGHTLY on the model in specific high ware areas with a torn scrub pad… If I remember you are in the UK but we call them Scotchbrite pads in the states… Just a pot scrubber pad. When that drys over spray with white. Let that dry a bit the rub with your finger or an old toothbrush to remove the rubber cement. That gives it the peeled paint look. Its VERY easy to do… Try it some time…
The earth behind the bridge isn’t sculpted yet but that won’t take long… then its fun with fake water… I’ll keep ya’ll posted
Great looking Famo Kenneth. I hate it when my tank’s upside down. (Had some life experience along those lines). It’s a good dio idea, make sure you add plenty of “gawkers”.
Kenneth: The chipped paint look on the FAMO is just great. Looks really realistic. That upside tank in the river dio is also a neat idea. I have seen on somewhere in FSM? a few months back.
Please keep us posted about those works. Should be great.
Really nice, Kenneth. You give me some inspiration for my still uncompleted shelf full of projects!! I love the look. Thanks for reposting the instructions. Now if I can just find some rubber cement!! lol
Kennethc,
I really like the paint job. I tried to get that effect with the salt technique but it didn’t come out as good. I think I got the salt to wet. I’ll have to try your method it seems more controlable.
Joe
Wow, this looks great Kenneth. The chipped paint effect is simply superb. Very realistic. Makes me want to take a paint jar and re-apply some white wash all over! The idea for the diorama is good, very good. I’m wondering though if the wheels and tracks of the upside down Pz should not be in a different position…? I mean the suspension is not carrying the weight of the vehicle anymore so would the position of the suspension arms, and therefore of the tracks and wheels, be different than a normal running vehicle…? What do you think…?
