DML Neubau-Fahrzeug Nr. 3-5

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Bill Bill Bill

WOW

Your Gray is outstanding buddy,love it.
Tony lee

[Deleted]

Prettiest gray paint German tank I've seen yet Bill .
The delicate weathering is just right .
In other words ........me likes !

[bullardino]

Stunning job, Bill. The numbers are perfect and the dust technique worked brilliantly

[TRM]

Some fine weathering Bill!! ery nice blending! Looking forward to seeing the pigments come about!

[detailfreak]

Looks great from my angle Bill,looking forward to the finish.

[wbill76]

Tony, Carl, and DF thank you kindly gents!

Luigi, glad you like the way the numbers came out. I was pushing the envelope on this one and the first tentative strokes with the blender brush were done while holding my breath!

T, I'm looking forward to the pigments process as well although it's going to be a little more of a challenge due to those static tracks but I'll manage!

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Cheers
Tony lee

[wbill76]

Nice pics Tony! The first one is well known and published often. The 2nd is one I've not seen before, thanks for sharing.

[martyncrowther.]

Hi Bill, really nice work on this one the weathering is nicely done!

[wbill76]

Thanks Martyn! I'm looking forward to getting this one done...hard to believe it started as an end-of-year 2012 project.

[pt109]

Really nice Bill, the weathering is great!

Paul

[wouter]

great stuff Bill! love your SBS as usual, it looks very neat!

Cheers

[wbill76]

Thanks Paul and Wouter, much appreciated.

[406 Silverado]

Looks great Bill, and can't wait to see more. A big beast like this one just cries out to be weathered.

[wbill76]

Couldn't agree more Rob! Definitely a lot of canvas to play with.

[wbill76]

Only a modest amount of progress to report in this session as bench time has been precious the past week. Still moving forward though and that's what counts! This round of effort dealt with applying a pin wash of MM enamel Burnt Umber to provide some depth to the raised details and add another layer to the finish. I used a small pointed brush to apply the wash and after it was dry, used the same brush and some clean thinner to make minor adjustments here and there.





Next up will be the pigment weathering for the lower hull and track runs.

[dupes]

I need to go back a few pages to find out how you did those faded number "10"s.

Looking sweet!

Also, light grey drybrushing? Is that what I'm seeing?

[bigjohn]

Great update Bill, The pin washes bring out the detail. Keeps getting better and better! I love that faded "10", and still drooling over those tools!

[fightnjoe]

bill it looks awesome. i know, standard answer. no, really, it is absolutely fantastic. excellent weathering, pulls it all together.



joe

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

"Standard Answer" me too

Tony lee

[wbill76]

Dupes, the faded out '10s' were a fun part of this one...had to think long and hard on how to pull that one off but found a great way to make it work. Definitely worth the experiment. No dry-brushing on this one, just the use of dot filters and fading, some of which naturally accumulated on the angular weld lines/surfaces on this monster.

BJ, glad you like the progress, just don't get drool on your keyboard and you'll be fine.

Joe and Tony, standard answers or no, I'll take it and much appreciated!

[bullardino]

Sweet progress, Bill

[deafpanzer]

You are almost there!!! Only few more steps away from the finish line! I have followed your builds for like 4 or 5 years now... safe to say this is your longest build? But on the positive side you got your MBA degree and launched My Hobby Info product!

[wbill76]

Thanks Luigi!

Andy, because of the interruption in the middle this one's turned out to be the longest build effort chronologically speaking...but not the one that's required the most 'hours' of work. It waited very patiently for about 3 months where absolutely nothing got done on it, but very close to the finish line now!

[Leon]

Great progress Bill,almost home now.

[multicam]

Forward and onward! Advance! Charge!!! Nice one, Bill. One step/layer at a time:)

[wbill76]

Thanks Leon and Nate! Fingers crossed that this weekend will provide the time needed for the finishing touches.

[wbill76]

May 7, 2013 14:41:27 GMT -5 @dickyf said:

I don't even know what a 'standard' answer is......this looks ferkin' brilliant bill - excellent work fella

Thanks Dicky! Glad to see you back online and posting again...even if it is non-standard!

[wbill76]

With tomorrow being Mother's Day and all, this week's update takes place on a Saturday as a result!

Lots of great progress to report, the build is 99% complete. I picked up from the last round by applying a dull coat using MM Lusterless Flat in the spray can.



After that had dried, it was on to the pigment weathering. I selected Mig Dry Mud to produce the dusty effects as seen in the reference photo posted earlier in the build. This was applied as a wet mixture using ordinary tap water with a drop of liquid dish washing soap added to break the surface tension. It's applied liberally using a sable brush to get it into all the various nooks and crannies.



The wet mix is allowed to air dry and then the removal process begins. The first step is remove excess pigment using a round stiff bristle brush. I wear a dust mask during this process as inhaling the fine pigment powder is not a good idea. After the round brush, I use a series of smaller square and rectangular stiff bristle brushes to get into the harder to reach places and remove excess where necessary.



Next more of the pigment is removed/adjusted using dry cotton swabs. A pair of tweezers is kept handy to remove any snagged fibers that get loose from the swab in the process.



Because of the large hull sides on this vehicle, I wanted to show some dust streaking effects with the pigments. This was accomplished by using a water-dampened large sable brush and drawing the brush downward to pull the pigments into streak lines.





Last but not least, the final details were added for the large head lamp on the hull front in terms of the kit-provided clear lens. The smaller lights on the hull sides under the main turret received some 'lenses' of their own courtesy of small amounts of Testors Window-Maker glue added with a toothpick.



I also took a set of walk-around photos to see if there's anything amiss for final adjustment. Will check tomorrow to see if I need to tweak anything before declaring this one 'done'.

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

Man that looks GOOD Tex8-)

That's All I Got To Say About That
Tony lee