Waffentrager - Done!

[noll]

Thanks! I really like how the camo ended up .

Just a quick question before i go to bed - do you think I should repaint the turret again or leave as-is (this is before weathering, drybrushing, etc). The inside is my concern - I will be repainting the outside anyway.

Pics of how it is now:




If I were to repaint, do you guys think white would look nice?

[noll]

Thanks also wingnut - you ninjad me

[noll]

After school ill try to fully complete the interior so I can mask it off and do the outside of the turret.

[bbd468]

Hey Oliver, Love the camo buddy...fine job! IMHO...i would paint the inside to better match what ya got goin on the exterior. The Base color perhaps? Lookin awesome Oliver!

Gary

[noll]

Thanks Gary I think I'll do exactly that. As a bonus, it means ill be able to paint the whole turret in one go - ill spray the rust undercoat as soon as I get home, and then clear coat what I did yesterday. I'll then work in the gun while the rest dries, and then has and paint the tank in he basecoat.

[bbd468]

Mar 28, 2013 10:40:07 GMT -5 noll said:

Thanks Gary I think I'll do exactly that. As a bonus, it means ill be able to paint the whole turret in one go - ill spray the rust undercoat as soon as I get home, and then clear coat what I did yesterday. I'll then work in the gun while the rest dries, and then has and paint the tank in he basecoat.

Right on Oliver...sounds like a plan my man!

Gary

[406 Silverado]

Sorry to late to the show Ollie. Been doing most of my work here in the admin so I don't get to check out or post comments much, hard enough to keep up with my own blogs.
looks like your really get the hang of the chipping. Loving that two tone camo scheme. As for the painting issues, well it's part of the learning curve we all go through, and it never ends. Once you settle on paints you like you get to know how to use them best. You've come a long way the past few months and your skills improved with each model. Keep on the good work and don't worry much about folks commenting, it does not mean we are not looking, we are.

[sollie]

as Scratch say, the chipping looks ubercool. looking fw to the final steps :-)

[Deleted]

8-)Yup , cool .

[deafpanzer]

Great job there!!!

[noll]

Thanks, guys!

Over the course of the long weekend, i've gotten a fair bit done on the turret. I AB'd it in a rust shade, clear coated it, then added HS and light tan paint. I then clear coated it again and then masked, hs'd and painted the brown.

Here is how it is now ( the pics were taken when the turret was wet):




On wed (as i work tues) i will clear coat the turret yet again, and then attach the gun, and attach the wheels to the tank itself.

I am currently working on the fruils, and have 1/2 of a side done so far - i just need a hr or two to make some good progress.

Oh, and before i forget, I decided the paint the rocket car that I'm making for venturers in the same scheme (next sat we will stick rockets in the back and launch them off a ramp);




-Oliver

[noll]

the above car doesn't have wheels yet .

[wbill76]

That rocket car ought to raise some eyebrows when it takes flight! Nice progress on the paint and weathering Oli.

[bbd468]

Awesome paint work Oliver....looks yo me like ya nailed it!!! Gonna put an 88mm on the car too? J/K

Gary

[Leon]

Awesome work Oliver.
This is launch control waiting for count down.

[406 Silverado]

I am really liking how this is looking, very nice work Ollie

[afvfan]

The paint's looking good.

[ironhand6]

this is a wicked cool afv. i cant wait to see it finished oliver

[Hinksy]

Apr 5, 2013 0:49:35 GMT -5 ironhand6 said:

this is a wicked cool afv. i cant wait to see it finished oliver

Great job Oliver,

Looking forward to more! Amazing paint scheme that looks perfectly chipped!

Ben

[noll]

Thanks Guys . Sorry I haven't replied for a while.
while i was working on it, the muzzle of the gun decided to come off, and, try as i may, i couldn't get it on properly. To try to salvage it, I've added a cover for it from a teabag. Here it is so far:


As always, thanks for looking!

[Leon]

Great idea on the muzzle cover Oliver.

[wbill76]

Nice save with the cover! Tracks look like they've started to get some weathering as well.

[noll]

Thanks Guys . I was lucky enough to reserve some blacken-it that i will pick up next thurs (armor club meeting @ hobbyshop), so ill try to get the tracks done for then - only have 1/2 of one run done at the moment .

Since the last pics I have painted the cover (still needs weathering, etc) and used a pencil to imitate bare steel rims on the roadwheels etc. Ill post pics tomorrow.

Thanks all for following this build!

[multicam]

This is looking good! Love the camo and the muzzle cover is lovely:)

[noll]

Thanks multi. I'll post some pics tomorrow.


Just a quick question to all - for the base, should I go for a repair shop, street, or bridge? Here's what I have to work with:


Thanks!

[noll]

I'll get some work done on it later and ill be sure to post pics.

[bbd468]

Hiya Oliver,

If your wanting to go super detail...a repair shop would be killer. Other than that a nice street/urban and rubble scene would make it look right at home...IMO of course.

Gary

[noll]

Alright, some pics (wet atm):




As you can see in the middle pic, the enamel wash has removed some of the pencil I used for bare metal - ill reapply soon.
I'm thinking of doing whitewash for the tank, and going for the repair shop idea, the idea being that its being fixed in early '45.

Tomorrow ill clear coat it again, and then add a coat of hs and spray some balkenkreuzes on (sturer Emil came with Eduard? Stencil). I'll then seal that in and start the camo.

[Leon]

Repair shop sounds like a great idea Oliver.

[noll]

Thanks Leon.

Ill also add some plaster to the base tomorrow and make it look like concrete.