"Thunder Run" Abrams-12/19 - Calling this one done

[imatanker]

Looks like you got the pre shade thing down now Bub.  Nice paint work and a great save on the MG's

[Leon]

Looking really good with the base color Marc.Nice work on the MG's.

[wbill76]

Woohoo, we have paint! And those MGs aren't too shabby either Marc, rolling right along!

[wing_nut]

I want to say how sorry I am for the "way too long" of a time to take to thank all of you that posted comments after my 9/3 update.

Turns out I didn't have to wait for the new HVAC to be installed to get some time at the bench. All it took was to eat some franks & beans that were in the fridge for a day or 2 longer than they should have been.

After the preshading back on the 3rd, today I did some post shading with a darkened sand.





The panels where then "filled in" with a lightened sand trying to get it a bit uneven. This was given a final filter coat of some Tamiya Buff highly lightened and thinned about 90/10. 3 or 4 light coats of that tones it all done and pulls it all together. Not as noticeable in the pictures but lots of color variations.

[deafpanzer]

Excellent paint job!!! More please...

[bbd468]

Fantastic paint work Marc!!! I like your method of the final mist coats to "Ty" everything together....i do that myself. Well done sir!

[wing_nut]

Jeez, I came back to look at what I wrote and you guys jumped all over that. So happy you like it.

[imatanker]

Glad you're feelin better there Bub. Great pigmentation application. This thing is gonna be sharp

[Leon]

What's not to like Marc !!!! Awesome colorization you have going there.

[wouter]

I like that mate, you created some variation indeed! Looks very good!

Cheers

[wing_nut]

Tanks, Leon, Wouter... Thanks guys

[Deano]

Very nice work indeed , really like the tonal variances which will look great under filters and washes .

Deano

[wing_nut]

Thanks Deano, Dicky. I can't speak for the other guys but I won't be satisfied until I see and M1 WIP thread with yer name on it

[chris0423]

Marc, looking real good. I do like the paint work.

Chris.

[wbill76]

Nice paint progress on this one Marc! The guys around here go nuts for paint, you ought to know that by now!

[dupes]

Neat! Wish I could see (or it's other armor brethren) at the upcoming show, but it ain't gonna happen for me this year. Poop. 2014 comeback for Dupes at Armorcon!

[Deleted]

The Escalade of Tanks!

[wing_nut]

Thanks for all the comments guys.

Yeah Dicky, I do know what you mean. And if you are like me, your build list changes in your head constantly. It's a hard thing we do

Bill WOW you're not kidding. I bet that half the guys her have little tiny altars hidden away where they sacrifice Alpine figures to Pigemtus, the paint god. Which reminds me... Any idea how to make an obsidian dagger in 1/35?

Marc, when I saw that you are not going make it this year I have trying to figure out how to get by without my yearly "Dupes dose" Seriously though too bad ya can't make it this year.

[Deleted]

Well , tis a fine looking Abrams you have in progress here Marc ,

[wbill76]

Sept 21, 2013 7:43:07 GMT -5 wing_nut said:

Bill WOW you're not kidding. I bet that half the guys her have little tiny altars hidden away where they sacrifice Alpine figures to Pigemtus, the paint god. Which reminds me... Any idea how to make an obsidian dagger in 1/35?

See Dicky, he's got all the paraphernalia you need.

[wing_nut]

I’ve tried a new technique. It’s new to me, certainly not to modeling. I have never put a filter on with a brush. I’ve sprayed even coats of a buff filter many times to sort of pull all the components of the finish together. And I have done dot filter’s But this was the first time trying what I saw on a Mig DVD of dabbing a brush damp with the filter to the surface. More than a dry brush among but not enough to puddle. It should be uneven in appearance and when it dries… oh my… the subtle changes in tonal values is very cool. You can see some of it in the pics below but you are not seeing half of what’s really going on there compared to looking at it for real. Time consuming but I think a regular part in the future weathers arsenal.

The 1st pic just the right and middle section of the forward turret are done. The 2nd is the whole turret done sitting on the yet unfiltered hull.

All comments and critiques welcome.

[Leon]

Great effects you got Marc.Looking good.

[imatanker]

Just barely shows on my laptop M. But it does look sweet Man. 

[Deleted]

Hmmmmm , yes difficult to see but I know it must look good Marc .

[Deano]

Looks very good indeed , the contrast with the hull shows the effects and it is very well done.

Deano

[tonylee-Rest In Peace]

I apply my filters the same way Marc and love the results I get too.
Your results show up very well in the photos and looks great.

Tony lee

[wbill76]

I can see the subtle variations this is producing Marc, very nice.

[bbd468]

Hiya Marc, i can see the subtle difference for sure....looks great! What did you use for filter? Mig, AK or custom oil/spirit mix....other? Well done bro!

[wouter]

nice filtering mate, I can imagine that it looks cooler in the flesh indeed. I find it often very hard to capture subtle weathering differences on photo! Keep it up I'd say

Cheers

[wing_nut]

Thanks guy, I really appreciate the encouragement and comments.

Gary it was a mix of white spirits and Windsor Newton oils.


I lost the springs for the antennae and came up with this to make them. A small blob of Milliput shaped and a piece of piano wire. This was wrapped with some 0.01” lead wire and finished off with a couple little bits of brass tube. They are a little big. I have thinner wire, 0.005” & 0.003”, to wrap and I may try to get the blob smaller.







Added some chain to the .50 mount and put in the vision blocks. The gun is help with a blob of blue tac for the pic, I made the chains by twisting 2 pieces of the 0.003 stuff together and squeezing it flat with pliers.