Man, I Love the mud …
Mud, mud, glorious mud.
Makes me as content
as a pig in the stye.
(when done right)
Spectacular build…looking forward to the big finish…[Y]
Doog,
Outstanding work! So many great ideas and techniques! Definitely going to use some of these techniques on my Tiger II.
Looking forward to seeing this build when finished!
Yes, thanks Karl for showing us step by step how you do this again. Mentally filing all this away for reference!
Dang Karl that is something else[:D[
Mine is not that far along:
Hope you had a Merry Christmas and wishing you the best for the New Year my friend.
Tony lee
Thanks, Steve! You’ll like my next update then! 
Thanks too, Rob S. And you too, Bruce and Cliff! I appreciate you all taking the time!
Tony, this is a momentous day for me only in the fact that I managed to get a particular model to the forums before you have started or even finished it! lol! [:D] You’re a machine, my friend!
Anyway…thanks for the comps, and I am looking forward to your version of this as well! And I hope that you also had a wonderful Holidays! [:)]
Looking great karl, I like the mud mix. Is the only liquid in that the white glue.
Bish, there’s also a few ounces of water in it to activate the Celluclay. How much, I can’t say exactly. I just add it and stir until the celluclay starts to bond and thicken. If you overdo it, just add more celluclay… [:)]
Thanks, I think I will give that a try next time round,
Here’s a new update! Pigments and some more detail-weathering…
Here’s what I"m using for some of these steps: Adam Wilder’s Nitro line pigments and weathering effects: “Aged Rust”, “Red Rust” and “Light Rust” along with “Old Grease” for the grease/oil spots.
Using the pigments to weather and rust the muffler, using the above rust pigments from L to R…I mix a little bit of pigments in a palette with some mineral spirits and apply it.
What I got…I have also silvered the walkway foot treads with Testor’s Silver, and applied some grease/oil runs and spots on the rear deck. The grime is “Old Grease” pigments.
The chassis so far…these “rails” in the middle of the vehicle are a bit of a mystery to me. They match up to the back of the howitzer, and on the far end have two small wheels. I"m assuming that they may be some kind of recoil absorbing system, or perhaps some kind of ammo carriage? Anyway,. my point is, those rails have been weathered to show bare metal, as if the gun carriage slid back on them occasionally. If anyone has any info about them, please post it!!!
The front gun shields also serve as platforms which fold down as seen in this photo:
Naturally, they would have been similarly abused and weathered. Foot grime, dirt, chipped paint, etc. And naturally, when out of service and stored, the bare metal would have rusted. I weathered this accordingly with the same two Wilder Nitro rust tones “Aged Rust”, “Red Rust”, and also used “Light Dry Mud Effect” for the dirt tones. These “Effects” tones are great for speckling effects, which were also used here…I"ll show that in a minute…
A close-up…
Here’s how I speckle…I use Adam Wilder’s “Effects” for this–there are at least a half-dozen different colors and shades, They can be used right out of the bottle or thinned. I like to thin them just a bit, and then dip a thick-bristled brush into them and then use a toothpick to push back the bristles and let them “snap” back, which flicks the paint off the brush and onto the model. If you try his, PRACTICE IT FIRST.You must get a feel for where the paint is going to fly: i.e., the dispersion angle, breadth, and volume of speckles.Sometimes I use a bigger brush than this if I want a heavier coat.
Meanwhile, the wheels have been similarly weathered with the dirt stuff. The darker tints here also come from MIG Wet Effects, which gives a nice impression of wet mud. Note the coating of dirt in the sprocket wells, and the “speckle” effect…
And here’s where am so far…
When the Holidays are through, I’ll be resuming work on this baby…I hope all of my friends and followers to this thread have had a wonderful Holidays and a great New Years. Stay safe out there, all!
[:D] Karl
Hi Karl,
Thank you for this update!
Great result and I can now clearly see how the color modulation blends in with the other effects you are applying.
All the best for 2015
Very Best Regards
Johan
Happy New Year.
Very realistic effects you’ve created.
Beautiful weathering work on this one Karl! Love how it’s turning out. [Y]
Very cool, thanks again for the walk-though. I swear someday I’ll build something that’s not ‘clean’!
Looking better and better
Thank you Johsn! All the best to you to in the New Year! [:)]
Thanks too, SprueOne! I wish you a great New Year as well! [t$t]
Thanks too, Bill! I appreciate that! [:D]
Cliff, thanks, and I’m happy to inspire you to the Dirty Side! [8o|]…[;)]
RX7850, thanks for following along and for the thumbs-up! [Y]
!http://www.wdwforgrownups.com/sites/default/files/smileys/waiting.gifAw heck - now we gotta wait 'til “next year”. !http://i54.tinypic.com/r283nn.gif
OK…I am totally bummed. Times have changed as I did not notice this build link until you posted it in FB. Karl you are here by given one free beating with a stick and feel free to use it on me any time.
As always the best part of a “Doog” build is when your airbrush comes out. LOVE the weathering. Once again you have proven to be the king of finishing.
As for your new modeling buddy…total congratulations. My buddy Caesar, a black and tan full size dachshund is a regular visitor to my studio.
Glad to see you back here and also great to see many of our old friends dropping by. Models are fun but friendship is timeless!
Rounds Complete!!
Steve, ha ha, yeah, you gotta “wait til next year”. AT least that’s only a few days away, lol. [blns][proplr]
Mike,
No worries, my friend; yes, Facebook takes some time as well, but I still will only post the full build log here on my “home”, Fincescale Modeler forums. Thanks or your very generous comments and praise. I sincerely appreciate that.
I’m thrilled to hear that you too know “Doxy love”. lol. They’re willful little buggers, aren’t they? But so cute, and we couldn’t be happier with our little boy!
And I agree; it’s so goof to have a lot of the “ol’ crowd” back. The friends I made here are some of the most cherished that I have! [t$t]