Hobby Boss ZTZ99A MBT

[craigcole20b.]

Got the base coat done this past weekend need to touch up some a few spots i use bronco tracks and oil drums.

[paulh.]

Very nice.

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[WigWag Workshop]

Looking Great!

-Steven

[craigcole20b.]

thanks ill post more after iam done with it

[multicam]

camo pattern and colors look awesome!

[craigcole20b.]

got some pin washes done just the right fender and side skirt and rear left to do on the hull still have to do the turret and decals
not to happy with the future going to shoot one more thin layer to see if it levels out to me it look spotty
the wash i used was AK interactive brown for green what a killer wash

[bbd468]

Hey Craig,

The pin wash is looking great. Brings out the finest of details. well done!

[craigcole20b.]

Thanks Gary lots of stuff to pin wash on this kit

[bigjohn]

Hey Craig, Those pin washes are looking mighty fine!

[craigcole20b.]

thanks john just that took almost the day and a stack of records cant wait to get this one done i have the B version of this one to its going to get the digi camo

[craigcole20b.]

got the pin wash and decals put on i went with #427 for my daughters birthday

[bbd468]

Hey Craig,

Decals and pin wash really brought this bad boy to life! Thats a sweet looking tank bro.

Gary

[paulh.]

wot nemo said- defo on the wishlist now!
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[martyncrowther.]

Nice paint job on the PLA armour!

Martyn

[craigcole20b.]

thanks for the comments guys i found this one on squadron for 19.99 usd they had a big sale i guess picked up the B version also they had one more
the kit did have some issues but not much i have a list if you guys would like to know what they were
hear is the hull so far two rounds of oil filters raw umber then some oil streaking and dot fading

[bbd468]

Hey Craig,

ZTZ's looking good my man! Whats next, chipping? Keep it comin' bro!

Gary

[craigcole20b.]

thanks gary ill do some more chipping then go back and hit some spots with the ak interactive steel pigment going to do some earth oils next

[wbill76]

Looks like this one is progressing nicely.

[craigcole20b.]

Thanks wbill76 it is getting close go the end
I got the drums and turret done on Thursday I'll post some pics on the am
Going go mess around with the ak earth tones along with the mig oils on a card that I did the base in
to see what I can come up with before I go to town on it

[craigcole20b.]

[multicam]

This is looking awesome, Craig.

[craigcole20b.]

did some work today with mig light mud oil paint only have done one skirt this is round one ill be adding some pigments and darker dirt still trying to get the hang of this any tips

thanks nate for the comment

[bbd468]

Craig, Looks great to me bro. Love the streaks. Very nice man!

Gary

[wbill76]

Looking good craig, the variation against the camo pattern is looking very nice. Only tip I can offer is to think "in layers" when you do your applications...meaning try to visualize what the cumulative effect will be in the end as you work through the different steps...and don't get discouraged if some of your earlier work tends to disappear a bit as you add the pigments and stuff, that's not necessarily a bad thing!

[martyncrowther.]

Awesome work Craig weathering has really toned down the paint job and she looks sweet. Any ideas on a base?

Martyn

[craigcole20b.]

thanks gary i like streaking (not like frank the tank) and all the weathering
wbill got you on the layers the ak mag that came will help with the rust side of things but i really want to see the dust and dirt one i have all this ak stuff and really want to turn it loose along with the oils this is the second time i have used oils
martyn thanks for the comment as for a base i have a SBS that gary has used ill be using that one i have two bases that need to be done one for a M48 and on for this one i have a pic of a ZTZ some place in china in the high desert

[TRM]

Nice job on this so far Craig!! Coming along very well on the weathering!!

[multicam]

Nice streaking! Like the guys have said, it's done a great job of fading/toning things down. Nice job with the oils:)

[robbo]

Funky paint job fella

[craigcole20b.]

thanks everyone ill have an up date later just getting going