I finihsed my whitewash and went on to weather it. I know that the lime used to make the wash would slightly corode the armor so i added some rustall. This part was fine. I wanted to make it look like it jsut came from the Battle of the Bulge so I added dirt to the model that would have got on it form shells blowign up around it. I did this by applying the powders to the whole model and them brushing the excess off so it would only stay in the recessed lines I used the brown colors, such as dirty brown, rusty red and rusty brown. It looks good but I am not sure how accurate the color is for the area. Since it was in was in Belgium I am not sure if they would have had a clay colored dirt or more of a blackish dirt. I can remove the powders becausei havent added a sealer yet. I jsut wanted to know how I should properly this whitewashed, Battle of hte Bulge veteran tank.
To best be able to answer this question, because it sounds like you’re well on the way to being finished, how about a progress pic or two. That’ll make it easier to visualize what needs to be added, if anything at all.
Yea, that sounds good, i will just have to get my father’s camera and post it. That will take a day or so, but ill get it on here
Pictures would definetly help.
I read your profile. Glad to know im not the only 15 year old. Is this the tank your grandfather drove?
Hey nice to meet a youngin around here too. Yes this would be that tank, its amazing what type of stuff you can uncover when doing reaserch. I ahve found the specific batalion and company that he was in in many books. He proably knew some of the people they interviewed.
Anywho, I’ll get those pictures up ASAP, nice meeting you.
I got to go, I am in school and the teacehr is coming my way.
Where did you find all of your research?
I know the feeling of the teacher coming
lol
Well I went to the book store and looked at the military history section, I found a book called Patton and the Batle of the Bulge by Michael and Gladys Green. They ahve all sorts of books, I guess you have to get lucky. Anywho Firefly I mentioned it in the Young Guns post in the general model discusion a minute ago, but I was thinking about having a group build for modelers 18 and younger, I think that would be fun, and show these older gentlemen the future of their hobby.
Great idea … [tup][tup][tup] … of course you all know I’m only 14 [:-^][:-^]
Hmmm 14 eh???
Awasoda:
The groupbuild sounds great. I’d have to build a model though hmmm
I’ll do group build like that. And for the record, I’m fifteen. Born October 25, 1988. The only problem is that we would be like the only three, there may be like two or three others, but still.
Awasoda, Going back to the original question, I’m pretty sure its dark earth, like coffee brown or black. I’ve been there before, but somehow forgot the shade of soil [;)]. Actually, if you think about it, there really wouldn’t have been a whole lot. That winter there was record snow fall, up to 5 or 6 feet in some areas. I think would think that the dirt would be somewhat contained by all the snow. I’m not sure, just a thought.
D’oh. Increase that to 20 and I’m in. I’m still young… [:)]
ANywhoo, since you’re basically finished, not sure I can offer any help. But I’ve read on many different ways of applying a whitewash. I read (might have been in FSM, not too sure) of one very very good method that I’ve tried myself. Since whitewashes were applied by hand most of the time, the idea is to replicate that. Most paints in the field were diluted with whatever they had, either water, gasolene, whatever, resulting in a less-than-opaque look. What this article outlined was to take pastel chalk (i’ve tried it with normal white chalk, worked the same) and grind up some powder into a little container. Mix in paint thinner till the consistency is close to that of milk. At that time, just keep stirring the mixture with your brush, and brush it on to the model, trying to replicate a field-applied paint job. After that, weather as usual. I’ve tried this, and it worked like a charm. I’m more than certain that most of you have allready heard of this (or a variation thereof) somewhere by now.
darn i am 25 guess i am out of that group build lol
Way to go, Scubaboy!! We share the same birthday (if not the same year)!
Frosty’s birthday is about then, too.
I guess so far i’m the youngest unless Awasoda is born a few days after. There may only be a couple of us, but it would still be fun.
Well i am August 30th 1988, sorry i ahve not been paying much attention to the build but like i’ve said before, TEACHERS AND HOMEWORK, how ever we have jsut finished WWII in school (i aced that test!) and we are watching a color film on the korean wars, i am the only one taking notes on the weathering of the tanks…lol! Anywho that group build sounds great, i jsut need to finihs my sherman and then we could get one done. I am not very good with my computer so someone else may have to do the website, also if there is only 3 of us we could extend the age limit. I’ll post another topic to see what they say.