I’ve been working on this quad gun tractor and I’ve weathered it as well as I can, but I think it still needs more to tie it all together and make it look a little more interesting. Any advice is welcome.
Thanks in advance!
i see you have been using pigments which is already very good. I’d apply a pinwash of a buff colour over the rivets, panel lines, etc.
It looks really good. I’d apply an acrylic dullcoat, and then anoyther raw umber pinwash, followed by another oil dot filter. Looking good though. I’d probably keep it the way it is, though. Oh, wait- you should add a black wash to the front grill, to add a bit more depth.
Nice Will!
That would be an excellent pallet for some oil dot fading and target mapping. I would focus on using light oils on the large upper panel areas and also lighten the center of each upper panel with a little beige or Deck tan added to the base. You could also apply dedicated filters of different colors to certain areas. The work would be worth it. M1 Carbine sent me one of these and I am going to either chop it as a gun truck mod or apply the Caunter scheme and set it in the desert.
Fun little truck I saw one in person at the last Modeling show Bob and I attended.
Thanks a lot guys!
I’ll try out some oil filters and do some washes.
I’ll post some “after” pictures.
Do you have any good links on dot weathering?
Read through a couple of Wbills Build logs on his web site and he covers it quite well!
http://www.bpmodels.net/Model/Album/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=a9dd487fcc22df10caced8f79502d2f0
Nice work Ibro. The guys have given you good advise. I can only add that you have more sand blasted chipping. Also you can add more stowage and netting. The 25 pounder gun it tows generally is camoflaged with this netting.
Cheers,
Richard
I think adding more tones on the main color will be the key…
Thanks a lot! Great link!
[:D] Yes Wbill’s thoroughness is phenomenal and legendary!
High praise indeed Senor Ed! [B]
Will,
The gang’s got you covered with suggestions. Monotone schemes can always benefit from subtle variations through the filters/washes, just go easy and be patient so you don’t overwhelm the finish in the process. [;)]
Dot filtering is in vogue these days, being a advanced technique I would practice first on something painted the same olive color first.
The camouflage net is a good idea & possibly a jerry can and other stowage will help. Paint chips around areas the crew uses frequently and a coat of dust on the upper surfaces will spice up the monotone. Streaks from rain and even wet mud on the lower surfaces dirtied recently always sets a model apart from the rest.
Just remember the effect light has on the real vehicle. Behind the wheels almost looks black and the top surface will be very light, a artistic touch on the rest will help the model look more like a scale miniature.