Post by dierk on Sept 21, 2017 9:12:46 GMT -5
Those of you who aren't too alzheimery yet may remember The BT-7 I built in the days before PB went greedy.
It got shelved when I ran into problems whith the Ammo paint going blotchy. Although the third attmept putting Russian tan on wasn't too bad, I'd lost interest by that time.
To pass the time inbetween the different stages on the BT-2 were drying, I had another go at the BT-7. Masking was done using Panzer Putty, using Amo's Russian Green and Brown for the pattern. Did a bit of sponge chipping using the tan colour, and tried to then mix the tan with Vallejo off white to do the same with the tan bits - they really don't mix well at all, at all - won't be doing that again in a hurry, or even at my leisure
A coat of satin matt, some messing around with oil and pigments and this is the result:
I ended up using the kit tracks - keeping the Masterclub ones I had intended for this build for when I get round to doing the BT-5 bridgelayer.
Not quite finished, but still hope you like what you see and ACW.
It got shelved when I ran into problems whith the Ammo paint going blotchy. Although the third attmept putting Russian tan on wasn't too bad, I'd lost interest by that time.
To pass the time inbetween the different stages on the BT-2 were drying, I had another go at the BT-7. Masking was done using Panzer Putty, using Amo's Russian Green and Brown for the pattern. Did a bit of sponge chipping using the tan colour, and tried to then mix the tan with Vallejo off white to do the same with the tan bits - they really don't mix well at all, at all - won't be doing that again in a hurry, or even at my leisure
A coat of satin matt, some messing around with oil and pigments and this is the result:
I ended up using the kit tracks - keeping the Masterclub ones I had intended for this build for when I get round to doing the BT-5 bridgelayer.
Not quite finished, but still hope you like what you see and ACW.
Looks pretty good the Dierk! Personally I think you were on the right track with off white or tan for the base chipping followed by the dark rust coloring. I have not found to much cause to stray too far outside a couple colors for all this. Sometimes I pop some Russian green in with the tan to tinge the color a bit since the primer was most likely the same as the green base. I know this is a WIP, but don't overlook weathering the chain with some mud and stuff too. 
