Hi guys
Here is my new project: a T-34/85 in winter camo and scenario.
Nothing very fancy. Just an OOB model and a simple base, to try some new (to me) techniques.
I have already finished the base painting:
For the snow on the terrain I will try a mixture of white glue and micro-ballons, and for the winter camo, I will use gouache or acrylic. I haven’t decided yet.
Let’s see how things work out!
Please keep posting pics as you work! I am getting back into it after a 20+ year hiatus, and so it is all new to me, and I am trying desperately to pick up techniques.
Hello I too look foward to the progress of your T-34/85,the fading of the paint job looks convincing.Thanks for sharing
A question about the kit,is this the 1/48 Hobby-Boss kit with the interior,I had heard that they were scaled down versions of the Trumpeter 1/16 kits,but didn’t know that Trumpeter put out 1/48 armor kits ??
Looks great! Did you make the dio base yourself?
really nice work. Sometimes simple does work best. When did Trumpeter bring out 1/48th.
Terry.
I was wondering that, haven’t seen any of their 48’s…good photos as well by the way
very real tree…is that a plant or tree root ?
Hi Guys
A little update on the project!
Yes, this the 1/48 Hobby-Boss kit with the interior (which I discarded because I wanted to make something “fast and simple”), and from what I heard it is the scaled down version of the Trumpeter 1/16 kit.
The base I did it myself, with some wood for the base. A piece of “roofmate” to create de slope, covered with a mixture of wall plaster and fine sand. Finally I added small stones and the tree, which is, in fact, a root upside down.
But in the meanwhile the base and the painting suffered some modifications.
On the base I added some short vegetation form Noch, and finally covered everything with a mixture of white glue and micro-ballons to simulate some snow (not much, just a fine layer to cover almost everything.)
The painting suffered some harsh treatments. After placing the decals with Micro Set & Micro Sol, I sprayed a very fine and irregular mist of acrylic Tamiya white. On top of that I created some irregularities on the white zones, with a fine brush and using Vallejo Model Color White this time (this is a technique some guys call “mapping”).
Afterwards I applied an overall filter (ohcre colour, by SIN industries), and finally a very dark (burnt umber + black) oil wash on the details, recesses, etc.
The current status is as follows:
And there is still so much to do!
WOW, Barruel, this is really, really looking terrific!! You have quite the artist’s touch with your painting skills! This is a beautiful white wash! [:P]
I like the snow look too–make sure you affix some to the tracks too though! They still look a bit clean for the conditions…
I’m excited to see how this one looks when you’re finished! Excellent work!
Thanks for the comments!
The wheels and tracks are the next step on this saga. Hopefully during this weekend!
Nice job on the white wash! it looks realy nice.
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absolutely stunning work, that winter wash is out of this world. Congrats, on a great build.
Terry.
Barruel,
Nice beginning to the winter-white. I realize that it is still a work in progess, but one thing I noticed is that the whitewash in on all of the grab handles - it would seem that those areas of high wear would be the first locations to have the whitewash rubbed off.
Just a thought,
Thanks,
Rick
Hi
Thanks for the comments!
And thanks for the tip on the grab handles, Rick!
And it is finished at last!
A lot of work, in the meanwhile, but it was very useful and didactic because I learned a few “new tricks” and techniques that I will explore in the next projects.
Here ares some photos of the final product:
The flag is still glossy because of the final oil wash!
It was a final touch of color that I wanted to introduce to the scene, in a “soviet war propaganda poster” kind of way. Probably not reallistic, but with a dramatic effect!
I hope you enjoy it!
well I’m glad to see it finished, as I said before, stunning.
Terry.
Superb work there mate, and nice photos…I’ve got an old maquette T-34 in soviet green and you’ve inspired me to have a stab at a winter wash.
I do have one question about your flag, it appears more NVA or Chinese than Russian?, either way gives a very vivid splash of red in your photos
WOW!! GRREEAAT job! especaly for 1/48!
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