I’ve decided on putting ‘213’ through the wringer here. I want it to look like it’s been through the winter and into thaw.
The crew applied whitewash is wearing away and this kitty’s tired.
Whitewash is turning out to be a lot harder then I imagined, not to mention the detail hiding cost of it (I guess that was the idea right? to make it disappear).
I still plan on plenty of touching up of the wash as well as ‘wearing’ it off more.
I will still dust it and plan on adding some small ice patches to the tracks and roadwheels. It also needs soot and grime around the openings for all those crew-warming fires they used to survive.
The reference pics I have run the gamut from perfect sprayed white to just some brush strokes even spelling out names. The only exception is all have the tactical numbers and insignia left untouched.
What I need opinions whether this looks ridiculous? I’m not convinced myself and It’s still reversible because it’s watercolor. I’d rather cut my losses now, then continue pushing paint around for the next two weeks.
It’s the Tamiya 1/35 RC by the way, for those who aren’t familiar with this forever ongoing build of mine. The brass antenna will be treated so it’s darker.
PS After all this time, I just realized you can click on the pic to see it regular size[:0]
This pick really wasn’t made to blow up…
Make your whitewash around the numbers not so perfectly straight. Smudge the white onto the numbers alittle. Make it look like somebody washed off the excess by hand around the numbers
Other than that - It looks great - great mud on the wheels and track !
Best I can do is 90% criticism with about 10% of inconsistant rhetoric. But it looks great, I cant tell from the angle so I dont know if youve drybrushed the steel on the track cleats but thats all I see missing.
Ausf, I think it looks great… I have to agree with build22 though. If this were an end of winter whitewash thats wearing off the brush strokes might be a little less obvious. Smear it around a bit add a bucket full of dried dirt on the sides and I think you have a winner… I like the look of it very much. Your right the white was does hide detail doesn’t it. Its a shame because white washes look so cool… Maybe one of these days I will get up the gumption to do a white wash… I’d like to.
I would agree with KC a little here and say that unless the section of skirt on this side “just” came off, there should be a little more dirtiness up the side in this area. Overall, I think you’ve hit in pretty close to the mark. To me it actually looks like the first thaw of the spring and the mud looks very good on the lower hull.
ausf take this and remember it is from someone who is a newbie to the darkside. (never thought i would say this) it is too clean yet. everything ive seen of “winter” schemes show the tank as more grimy than anything ive ever seen. the details of the tank are sort of lost but the overall of the tank is …well…better. dont know if this helps but there you go.
maybe some more mud build up on the underside of the fender skirts. But right now it looks good. I like the white washing. The “box” aorund the vehicle number is a little too crisp for my liking but other than that it seems rode hard.
I think the others are on the right track, smudge the whitewash a little to take off some of the harder edges. I think it looks great now and just a little tweaking here and there will make the whole package even better.
Thanks for the input guys, since no one has tried to talk me out of it I’ll proceed.
I hope you weren’t just being kind.[;)]
I’ll tighten up the whitewash then give it a good working over with dirt, soot and grime.
I’ll post some pics as I go.
WWIIsoldier, don’t be so hard on yourself. Your work is fine, keep asking questions and it will only get better. I’ve learned so much here in a short amount of time, and the Tiger your looking at is 1/35 with PE and about four months of prodding.
Besides… although I’m only back into modelmaking for a short time, I’ve been working in one form of art or another professionally for over twenty years now and have access to more materials and equipment than you can imagine. Makes things a lot easier.[:P]
Ausf. If you want PURE criticism, don’t ask us ‘sullied’ guys.[:D] White wash is very hard to depict right, so congrats on what you have achieved so far. Takes courage to do these.
The side view doesn’t show much so I thought I would just say a couple of things that might help, rather than relate to specific aspects of your tiger.
Whitewash was easily removed, and more so on high traffic areas - areas where crew got in and out and where routine maintenace was done. So boots, tools, etc would scuff that area quickly. First to go was the stuff around hatches, etc.
Fuel spills and the like would really show up on the white, a substances that actually absorbed the oily fluids.
Crew climbing tracks would show much higher wear and larger deposits of mud and grime from boots, etc than other areas. The frozen temps and low rainfall prevented a lot of the mud from being washed away.
White wash stayed longest in crevasses and grooves and was worn off in raised areas and areas of large flat planes where the crew walked. The hob nails were murder on the wash.
The only direct thing I could say is that the build up of mud under the guards was extreme in Russia. The amount of mud where the skirt is missing on your kit should be extended all the way a long and especially the rear mud flap which should be coated right up to where the tracks rub past it. If not to be so muddy, maybe remove a bit you have done. The skirt after the missing one would have mud thrown over the forward front as well, if the amount of mud where the skirt is missing is a guide.
Looking forward to more pics when you are happy with your tiger.
My first impression was “He wants criticism on that?” After Looking I have to agree with some of the other, the wash has to crisp of lines around the numbers. The other thing would be that there should be runs were the wash got behind the fender before it was ripped off.
Now you’re talking…Thanks!
I just finished some work on the weathering of the whitewash. I added some soot around areas I think would be used to vent when heating the interior with oil lamps.
Still plenty of more work to do but I’m too tired to start working on mud. The tow cables are just there for fitting, not painted yet.
Here’s two pics just so you guys know I’m listening…
Ausf,
Its looks KA! I like the partial WWash. Has that…“Screwit…just paint what they are gonna see” look to it. I like it a lot. The weathering is suitably dingy no doubt…
