Attached are few pics of some basic chipping, fading, and washes I have applied to a Dragon Panther A.[View:/themes/fsm/utility/
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The second image shows some streaking and subtle rust applied to the chipping
The third image shows a wash being applied to the recesed weld beads etc.
How do you like the AK stuff?
I love the weathering and the chipping, think it looks spot on. Care to share any more info on your methods of achieving it?
Nice looking model, although I think the chipping and rust are over done for a vehicle that only saw service for a few weeks / months.
No, it shows a posed photograph of a model with the wash aready applied, a clean paint brush, and 2 bottles of wash. It does not show anything being applied.
Thanks for the feedback guys.
The cammo was panted with Tamiya and LifeColor paints. The streaking effects are all achieved using AK Interactive “Streaking Grime” ,“Dust Effects”, & “Streaking Rust”. Paint chips were applied using Vallejo “chocolate brown”.
Bronto: I have tried to apply a wash - clean a wash - and take a picture of it all at the same time. I have not found a way to do this without a second set of hands. This set of photos is intended to give people an idea of what I am doing and using to achieve an effect…thats all. If you have found a way to apply a wash and take a picture of it at the same time, perhaps you can share your methods with me so that I can learn from your expertise.
Have someone else take the picture, or don’t claim the picture to be of something it isn’t.
Wow, once again you impress with your forum etiquette or lack thereof Bronto. These types of “in progress” photos are used by almost everyone. I have seen the majority of the prolific builders here who are constantly posting WIP’s use this type of photography so I dont understand why you got your panties in a knot on this particular post,.
Iain, I and probably 99% of the rest of the forum understood your point and I’m sure that others are very interested in what you are doing and would like to know more. Please do continue to post pics and your methods as this technique (the chipping and scratching) is something that I need to improve upon. In all honesty its probably not too difficult, for me its probably just working up the nerve to “just do it.”.
Lack of forum etiquette because I posted a comment that wasn’t " ooh let me bow down the the almighty modeler?" I actually did say that the technique it looked good (even if I don’t think it is realistic). I have seen this type of pictures on other posts and in mags, etc. and to me they don’t show anything except some paint bottles and brushes. So this being a discussion forum I posted what I thought, which is no more or less valid than that of anyone else. I guess this forum is trying to turn PC like some of the other major forums that only allow good job comments.
I was referring to your second remark. And its not like he was trying to sell you a Chevette all the while claiming it was a Cadillac. It is simply the easiest way to photograph the technique when there isn’t a third hand to hold the camera. I dont think the brush being wet with a wash and the wash glistening in the recess of the weld bead wouldve helped anybody, do you? If anything there could’ve been more of a description as to how it was done, hence the follow up posts asking for more info.
Looks great and I have my favorite question ready for you…what brand and color did you use for that green?
btw you may want to apply the wash with your feet as you position the camera with your hands…just a suggestion 
Love the chipping,looks great.
Very convincing! I would love to see the finished kit.
Wow, what a boneheaded comment. Like as if your entire grasp of the technique is going to hinge on this one photograph? Get a grip, man. When you start posting your own works-in-progress, then you will see how difficult it is to convey your methods through photographs and how much effort it takes to get good decent photographs when your hands are occupied. Learn to show some respect.
Ya know what they say, buddy–those who can’t DO, criticize.
Nice work, Ian. Don’t worry about the intensity of the weathering–there are definitely two camps of what is “appropriate” for the depth and intensity of weathering. I tend to weather my German armor heavily. It’s an artistic choice that conveys just as much about the almost-mythological hard-slog-against-impossible-odds perception of the German armor story as it does to convey the real tribulations that the Wehrmacht went through in the last months. The weathering just says “:Boy, it was a hard time”.
Keep going with your WIP here, take the well-intentioned critiques like a man, and ignore the petty comments from commentators who have an axe to grind.
What a jacka$$—I haven’t seen troll behavior like this in awhile…should be intersting to see you get run outta here with your tail between your legs…take some WIP’s during your impending suspension or banning so that we know it is “for real”…
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Looks awful good to me so far Mr Hamilton.
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Since “A” production started in mid '43 there was plenty of time for it to get beat to crap. So I commend you for your restraint and not over doing it.
Interesting that I have never seen a complaint about a photo like your pin wash before. Considering that this and other forums and magazines are rife with these photos. I guess if a comment is made to every poster that puts up a photo like that and a letter written to every editor that publishes an article with photos like that. If not, why now? Why this thread? Whatever. I was able to make the mental leap to grasp your meaning.
And I think it looks awesome too.
I would like to start by saying that I frequent this forum because I find the posts of the regulars to be very helpful and I have learned alot from all of you. These forums are intended for all of us to share, inspire, and learn ( I THINK ). I hope that the pointless arguing shown within this thread will not discourage any of you from sharing your ideas and feedback in the future because I depend on it. To be robbed of the opportunity to share with others and learn from others would be a shame. To those who defended my ideas, I would like to thank you.
[:D[[dto:] Very well said!
Ian
Very nice work and thank you for posting your pictures and sharing your methods. There is nothing wrong with your pictures which show the method and products used in your technique. On deck I have a Dragon Late Production Panther A with extras that I picked up at a show for $10 ([:D]) so I will watching your progress.
