Building up dirt

Some photos of making light spots/watermarks and dirt with AK streaking grime.

first i made some random spots were dirt collects, after that i thinned it with the white spirit and blend it into the basecoat.

After that it was time for some streaking on the zimm. This is hard to see because i want to keep it subtile.

When the spots are dry after a day or two it is time for oils. I only used oils on the non zimmerit parts

First i gently wet the surface with white spirit and place little dots of al kind of colors on the model. this time i choose to to it random to make it colorful. There are many ways to use oils to simulate the effects you want.

Next pigments!

Paint!

Basecoat

After the base layer i freehand sprayed the camo and used some fine decals from Echelon. I used Buff for the base layer with green and brown camo from Tamiya.

Chipping

First chipping round is done with Vallejo paint. I used Light Flesh for the first chipping. The second color is Burnt Umber to give the chipping the desired 3D effects. 

i also chipped the zimmerit with light flesh. Recording most sources zimmerit was grey of white. I decided to use the Light Flesh again for random chipping and the edges.

Next, time to make a mess :)

Panther A Normandy

The Hunting the Tigers project is temporary on hold,  it went wrong with the paintjob. I used Silly Putty for the camouflage. When i removed the Silly Putty the paint and PE came of also. I think that the Silly Putty is to sticky. Unfortunately the damage was to much to go on with it. A new KT is on his way so stay tuned!

In the meanwhile i've been working on this beauty, the Dragon Panther A Normandy version. The build was nice and fast just like al Dragon Panters.

Updates are a Armorscale barrel and ATAK zimmerit. From a modelling frend i got  Dragon DS tracks and think that i will use these on the Panther. some left overs from PE Panther sets and a set of grilles are used for some extra detailing.

next paint!

Season Greetings

I woulk like to wish all of you a great christmas and a healty and happy new 2012.

Thank you for watching my blog this year and i hope to welcome you again next year.

Greetings,

Elco

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Hunting the Tigers

Hi folks,

After finishing the Panther it is time for a new one.

last year i bought this baby as a package deal with a Eduard Big Ed set.

I am gonna use the most of the Eduard set except the fenders because they dont fit the setting the Tiger is gonna be in. A set of Friul tracks must finish it :)

When i was looking in the AFV Photo Album the chapter of "Hunting the Tigers" got my attention because of the looks of these Tigers from SPzAbt 503 "Feldherrnhalle".

And the finished build

Now i must wait for the new Alpine figures and the Friul tracks, so stay tuned for more Tiger updates :)