I haven’t built armour for about 20 years but I was at a show back in April and the bug bit me again. I got some cheap stuff at the show to play around with and I’m having a ball. After building cars for so long it’s nice to get one all dirty. This is only my second try at a tank and my first serious try at a figure so try not to be too mean, I bruise easily. The model is box stock except for a couple of dents in the muffler.
Ron.
SECOND ARMOR!!! Man that is incredible work. How did you achieved the texture? Is it salt chipping? Please tell me more about it. It looks so real.
Be carefull customizer … you have posted this six times!
Looks good! Nice and used!
I just started that Tamiya kit. I hope mine turns out to be at least half as good as yours. First figure, you embarrass me.
Not a good computer day for me. Everytime I edited the post it posted a copy.
I apologize for my huge fingers or whatever it is.
Ron.
No problemo! Now tell me more about your weathering techniques.
The texture was achieved by first painting with Tamiya panzer grey and a clear coat of Future floor polish. Then I sprayed on a coat of Tamiya dark yellow and let it dry. Here’s the tricky part, I loaded my airbrush with lacquer thinner and doing small sections at a time sprayed on a light coat then carefully dabbed it with a scotchbrite pad. The trick is to dab it, not drag it on the edges. Then let it dry overnight and clear it.This is how it looked before the rust was applied.
Thanks for the compliment, Ron.
That sounds like a neat tip. I think I’ll have to try this technique next time. Thanks
Never heard about that technique! Now I gotta try it! Thanks for sharing!
Very nice work! Interesting and effective weathering technique.
Hmmm rust? I think this is a great technique for exhausts, but never on the bodywork of a Panzer. Your work looks fantastic, but in the actual theatre of war no armour rusts like this, it jus’ didn’t happen. I can understand this process happenin’ to some piece of armour left over from the war in some field, for about fifty years, but not durin’ the war! [2c]
Your technique though, is smart, and i’m gonna’ give it a go, too! [8D]
I’m not sure if I can identify a “rust” in the photos of this artwork, but the effect for the purposes of “weathering” is excellent. On critically close examination, I suppose the effect could possibly be judged as a “little” excessive, but to the casual observer, the result is spectacular. I have yet to see or even create “perfect” renderings of mud, chipped paint, rust, or smoke for example, in scale modeling. In my opinion, this is outstanding creative artwork!
Nice, the effect look good.different from the stuff you see.really nice job. I’ll try this techniq.
Customizer specifies his technique as ‘rust’, and it sure does look like that, too! If it was anythin’ else, like paint chips they would surely be of the Panzer Grey colour. Not sure what your lookin’ at! [:D]
I’m going to have to agree with Eddie! I think it’s a great technique, but to be honest it looks like the paint bubbled up from the model and doesn’t quite acheive that realism I think you were trying to acheive! Definately not horrible, but look at different ways you could use it, it was a good experiment for sure!!!
Ron, overall you have done an exceptional job on this tank. I love your weathering and detailing. One point to note on your kit is that the gun barrels on the Panzer II were both unpainted steel, but nonetheless, the kit looks superb. You’ve done the old kit proud.
Well Ron I see you know how to dirty up a tank, especially a Pz II. The technique you mentioned is one that will be tried by alot of people, thanks. Your figure also came out pretty good. In my opinion I just thought there was a little too much rust on the turret and stowage box areas and the 20mm cannon was never painted. But overall you did a fine job.
TigerII
Fingers:
I’m looking at photos 1 thru 4 (and the World Soccer Cup on TV). These photos show me a gray color being weathered out of an overcoat of what I see as desert yellow. Photo 5 I interpreted as an off-color photo due to the change in hue of the open hatch cover-color from photo 4, albeit, I do see a red hued “rust” on the finish in photo 5.
I must say that I didn’t key on customizers’ statement, “before the rust was applied”. I have looked at the photos now several times, and re-read the section to see if I miss cued on anything else that has been said. I will stick to my point of view that this is an outstanding “weathering technique” that can be used by all of us for what ever purpose we see to use customizers’ technique. I would personally try to use a wet sand process to “sand-blast” the finish to attempt to smooth out the chipped effect a little and blend what I perceive as weathering and scratching of the desert yellow. I must say, I too have this kit, and was planning to build it in a desert scheme. At the rate I’m going however, look for my pics to be posted in the next decade sometime! Thanks for your input![;)]