1/48 Tamiya Panzer 38 E\F

[DennisM]

I have been away from modeling for quite awhile now due to a move to a much smaller home with a lot more land. I really don't have much room or time for modeling but I have decided to make time as it is important to me. I pulled out a Panzer 38 I got for my birthday awhile ago. I wanted to wait to post anything until I was past a certain point and I was certain that I will finish the build.

Black primer

Grey base coat

Modulation and highlights







Decals and detail painting





Once I make it to the oils the build has rounded third and is heading to home plate.

I am about half finished with the oils.

[Leon]

Nice work Dennis! The old Panzer is looking really good.

[wbill76]

Looks like a home run in the making Dennis, got to love a nice 38t build.

[deafpanzer]

Great build... fantastic color modulation!

[panzerjager2]

VERY COOL 38T

[desertrat]

nice, I,ve got one of these, hope it turns out like this....

[tobias5555]

Good paintjob.

[DennisM]

Thanks everyone.

I finally got back on this project and I finished the weathering with the oils.

Now I will do some washes to enhance the shadows. Since I used oils it will need to dry for quite some time.

I am trying a new technique (at least to me) I like to refer to as anti-drybrushing.

I mix some oils to a good shade of dust using some dark browns, buff, and white.

I rub this in with a stiff brush making sure I get it into the corners and hard to reach spot to simulate the first layer of dust and dirt.

This also does something I do not want which is the old school style of dry brushing with highlights on the raised surfaces.

I let it sit for an hour or so and then take a brush with just a trace of mineral spirits and remove the highlights from the raised surfaces and leaving it in the recesses. Hence anti-drybrushing.

This will just serve as a base for pigments later on as I feel pigments over a plain base coat doesn't look quite right. I like a layer underneath that the pigments help blend.

Unfortunately this is a 1/48 and the camera on my phone just doesn't pick it up very well.

Anyway

[Leon]

Very nicely done with the oils Dennis! Looking really good.

[dierk]

Looks superb Dennis!

[sturmbird]

I like it!
gary

[wbill76]

Coming together nicely Dennis! Can't go wrong with multiple layers.

[deafpanzer]

I really like what I am seeing!

[desertrat]

great job with the anti/drybrushing, i'll have to give it a go, looks fantastic,