British Cruiser Comet A34 main battle tank.

[armorguy]

Hello again gents, after some Dodge dropping now it's time to concentrate on the Comet tank again.

I've applied a 'dirty' oil paint wash as a fresh start.



Best regards ! G.

[bullardino]

I like it. The green looks pleasantly uneven, looking forward to seeing more

[armorguy]

bullardino, thanks ! The pic doesn't show the tonal differences as they really are, I'm glad you've seen them !

[wouter]

I agree mate, the green has a very nice shade. I can only imagine that it looks even better in the flesh. As you said camera's don't capture every subtlety. Nevertheless, this looks great!

Cheers

[tonylee]

OH YYYeeeaaahhh I like it too

Excellent color

You Done Good big guy
Tony

[bullardino]

Apr 28, 2012 9:46:31 GMT -5 armorguy said:

bullardino, thanks ! The pic doesn't show the tonal differences as they really are, I'm glad you've seen them !

I know, I had the same issue with my firefly. That's why I developed a new way of looking at the pictures of green tanks.

[wbill76]

Very cool, look forward to seeing this one progress.

[`Boots`]

Fantastic........... ;D

[TRM]

Making me all warm and fuzzy too G!! Love the green!!! The wash just make everything POP!!! Keep it going!!

[armorguy]

Thanks guys, I'm glad you like the green tones. Still a lot to do however...

Actually I'm adding a time consuming soft pinwash.



Next to do is brushing/sponging on some minor paint damage as the Comets went to Germany when war was practically over.

Celerity tank had fender damages, that's also something to play with.

[rm6239]

G, this is looking extremely good mate, great work.

cheers
Rossco

[wbill76]

Nothing wrong with taking things slowly, pin wash is adding some nice depth and making the details "pop".

[bigjohn]

I agrre with the rest guy, Looks great. Glad to see this one moving again.

[armorguy]

Rossco, thanks mate !

ChrisS, thanks, I find adding pinwashes always one of the most important things for it's the start of aging a vehicle. It has a lot of influence on the following soft drybrushing sessions.

Dicky, the build was very educational and in the raw it had something nice too, but as a paint/pigment/wash/filter/dirt/dust/mud/rust addict I didn't have a choice. Doing this part of the project is like being in heaven to me, really, the smell of all those paints, thinners...make my day !
You don't have to paint at all, the white stuff you show us is magic on its own !!! That's why I'm probably your biggest fan on the planet.

wbill, thanks my friend, you're right, I prefer to build up things slowly and with care.

bigjohn, I'm glad the Comet's on the roll again and it won't stop until it crosses the German border LOL.

::)Now here's the issue I'm dealing with :

As Comets only arrived in Belgium in late '44 (Ypres-Aarschot) and went into Germany in a later stage of the war, they weren't involved in heavy tank battles. So here's my question : what with the paint chipping part of this one
Maybe it's better to go for a moreless accurate appearance and avoid severe chipping...

What do you guys think ?

[wouter]

Hi Guy:

First of all: this is looking great! What do you use for the pinwashes?

Second: about the chipping: well, there's much debate about this. I know German armour didn't last long at the later stages of the war so heavy chipping isn't really realistic. I guess that counts for the allied stuff as well.

HOWEVER: I think some chipping adds extra interest to a model. Adding chipping to my Elefant brought me much joy (I used Adam Wilders method and it was much easier than I initially thought, turned out ok) and I think it brought the model a bit more to life.

So, it depends what you want: do you want to depect an ultrarealistic vehicle: I'd say, don't go too heavy on the chipping; maybe here and there on the hatches and where the crew mounted the vehicle. If you don't want to do it too realistic but make it an even bigger weatherfest, I'd say: go crazy (without overacting of course ;D)

In any case I think it will look great!

Cheers

[armorguy]

Thanks my good friend, I share your opinion. Applying just a little chippings around hatches and on grab handles can add that little extra to it, without going to far of course.

[406 Silverado]

Can't help with the tech info but can say this baby is looking really cool so far G.

[armorguy]

Hello Rob,

No problem bro, I keep it subtle, here's a pic showing a bit of progress :

[armorguy]

Hi guys, I'm working on the turret now. The spare track parts were painted a first time and AK winter streaking grime works well on the greens.



I want to make it look interesting without adding tons of chipped paint.

Best regards, thanks for watching ! G.

[TRM]

I think you are on your way G!!! That looks amazing!!!!!!

[bullardino]

May 8, 2012 5:58:40 GMT -5 armorguy said:

thanks for watching ! G.

Thanks for showing

It's really nice to follow your work

[tonylee]

WOW WEE

Tony

[406 Silverado]

Looking sweet G.

[johnt]

Definitely looks sweet, another superb paint job G.

[armorguy]

You're welcome guys ! It's not easy to keep up the standards here, you're a real bunch of professional modelers and I'm so glad I can show you the progress of my builds ! I'm 100% sure I now have three awards for my Dodge thanks to you and MSCF ! I've learnt a lot since I got here.

[martyncrowther]

Hi G very nice work on the Comet and after your build I feel I need to build one now.

[armorguy]

Buy one Martyn, I can recommend it. An aluminum barrel is worth every penny since the two halves of the kit barrel aren't up to todays standards.

[wbill76]

I'd say you've met your goal of visually interesting on this one G!

[bigjohn]

looking great guy! keep it up

[dupes]

Nice work...don't see this kit built up all that often, which I think is a shame. Looks great when done up right like this!