This is coming along real nice. Appreciate the insights to your painting technique.
Looks great as usual Karl, really enjoy following along with your work.
Doog you’ve done one great job on that paint, the modulation between those colors jumps off the page. Very nice. The figures looks like they won’t be an easy job, theres a lot going on there but one great build Doog. Love your little buddy…
And as sure as what I said…
“The real magic is (as always) when 
you do the paint”.
Thanks for looking in, RX7850. Glad to have you along, and happy to share!
Thanks, Steve. It’s good to be back at the bench!
Thanks, Gamera! I appreciate it!
Thanks, Jibber, I appreciate the kind comments!
And my little modeling boddy is doing fine too…his hair is getting long–the “long-haired Dachshund” part of him starting to show. He’s looking positively rebellious now. lol
Looking sweet there Karl. Looks like you caught the underside of the fenders just in time.
Hi the doog,
Very nice work and a lot of useful tips as always!
Will definitely try your color modulation formula.
Very Best Regards
Johan
PS. Gotta love the Dachs, the ratio of dog to kilo is like with HP in a Dodge Viper 
Really starting to come alive now Karl, on to the real fun with the whitewash and weathering! [B]
Thanks Bish, yeah, I was actually surprised at myself for not seeing that sooner. Just goes to show how spoiled as a modeler I’ve become! Nowadays you don’t even think of checking the undersides of the fenders unless you’re building an oldie!
Johan, ha ha, that’s true about my little “Doxie”. SOmetimes I swear he has just as MUCH power as a Viper, the way he tears around here. It’s quite a sight to see this fuzzy little low tube of doogness blazing around the couch in circles.
Color modulation is a cool trick, but it takes practice to get right. I"m only now starting to feel like I have a handle on it.
Thanks, Bill! It will be good to get back to the dirt and grime after that pristine Tomcat that I put together! Yeee-HAAAWWW!!
My man!, what can I say…it is not complete and it already looks amazing. I really like the difference in the colors from dark to light…I have tried so many times to get this right…
Also, your tutorial on painting figures would be very very much appreciated!!
As you know, I cannot paint a decent figure, not to mention faces…
Keep us posted on the figure painting.
See you around.
Thanks, Hugo–you’re just in time for another update! While these oils are drying, it will be a good time to do the figures tutorial. Stay tuned!
Hi all,
Got a weathering update here: I started off by using Adam Wilder’s “Nitro Line” filter, choosing “Vibrant Green Filter” to add some color variation and depth to the finish.
A close-up of the results…
The gun shields showing the color gradient…
I then added some pinwashes with Black oil…
Detail…you can see it on the treaded walkway
Next, I mixed some Tamiya Buff with Light Gray, and airbrushed this on the suspension and bottom hull…
I also sprayed some on the walkway as the crew’s shoes would have tracked it here…
…and misted it up over the hull bottoms. The underside is also coated in it, of course.
The tracks got it too…lightly…
Next, I used MIG’s 502 oils of “Light Mud, Industrial Earth”, and Grumbacher Dark Umber to make a mud potion in various shades and applied that by stabbing a brush on the model top.
I also put it on the bottom hull near the bottom and top, and pulled it in the opposite direction to make a nasty look. I also used some of Wilder’s “Orange Rust” as a medium to mix the oils into. In this way, I got all this variance of color and shades. This takes less than 5 minutes to do if you do it right. Just keep dabbing into a different color and slop it on.
Of course the tracks and wheels got exactly the same treatment…
Here’s where I am now…leaving off for a day or two to let those oils dry…then comes pigments…
I’ll try to get to the figures next while everything is drying. Thanks for looking in, and following along!
Looks great Karl, studying your work here to try to learn a little something for my own stuff.
I might have to pick up some of the dark brown filter for olive drab, I really like the results you got there. Have you used and would recommend his shadow washes?
Vicious and Delicious.
Watching closely Karl, looking forward to the next bite.
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Nice work there Karl.