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Post by deafpanzer on Nov 27, 2013 18:21:02 GMT -5
Looking really good!!! Hope fewer business trips due to holidays so you can find your way back to the bench...
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Post by Tobi on Nov 28, 2013 2:04:31 GMT -5
Dan, Andy - I'm looking forward to my winter holiday starting Mid-December. I want this build finished within this year. Nevertheless I will have to travel to Italy again one last time and I'll be on duty at the local Christmas market selling wine punch next weekend. End of the year is always crazy... Thx Pete, I found there has to be more to the HS method than rust chips and worn white-wash. It's not the end result, just another layer to build up the effect.  Cheers, Tobi |
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Post by paulh. on Nov 28, 2013 2:27:04 GMT -5
Tobi,
you have really given me inspiration to work toward with my next Leopard build.
Thoroughly awesome and enjoyable blog.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2013 4:42:28 GMT -5
The hatch looks excellent! Must have been difficult?
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Post by Tobi on Nov 28, 2013 5:37:56 GMT -5
The hatch looks excellent! Must have been difficult?
No, not at all Bruce. It's surprisingly easy, all you have to do is cut some Tamiya Masking Tape to the shape you want and then paint a thin line along it's side. After pulling it off the rust effects were painted randomly with some Lifecolor Dark Rust, and this was immediately blended with a little tap water before dry. Cheers, Tobi |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2013 5:55:22 GMT -5
Thanks Tobi! Will give that a whirl some time. 
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Post by Leon on Nov 28, 2013 5:56:14 GMT -5
Fantastic work on the turret and hatch Tobi.  |
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Post by Tobi on Nov 28, 2013 13:53:00 GMT -5
Those who followed the build from the beginning might remember that I wasn't sure about this detail which I did only copy from the Hobby Boss kit. I can now confirm this is correct and I also learned the purpose of the little box. It's called brush bin, for gun cleaning I suppose. Cheers, Tobi  |
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Post by wing_nut on Nov 29, 2013 12:41:48 GMT -5
Read through some, sorry not all, of the stuff and there is a crap load of info. This seems to be the ref thread if someone wnatsot build a Lepoard. Nice work all around.
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Post by Tobi on Nov 29, 2013 12:57:09 GMT -5
THX, just trying to get it right!
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Post by wbill76 on Nov 29, 2013 20:38:09 GMT -5
Always good to know where to store your brushes! Just ask Dicky, it's because he didn't know where to store them that he now no longer needs one. |
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Post by Tobi on Dec 1, 2013 5:29:44 GMT -5
Yesterday I worked on the hull for the whole day, carefully removing the dust layer, partly according to photos, partly with artistic license. My goal is to depict a vehicle that could be found in the barracks, not the field, so I don't want too much dirt on the model. On the other hand I need to cover up my bad priming job, where some areas became gritty during airbrushing, because it was so hot on that day so the color dried to quickly!  Next I want to seal the achieved effects with a clear cote and make some "inverse" boot and fingerprints with the base colors, as if the surface had been cleaned from dust there. Then some washings with NATO rain-marks, maybe a little dirt dry brushing. Forgot anything before I start the final stage with detail painting? Should I make her more clean? As always, thoughts and comments welcome.    Cheers, Tobi |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2013 8:31:39 GMT -5
really realistic effects there Tobi I like the build up of grime on the hull very nice indeed
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 1, 2013 11:51:43 GMT -5
I agree with Pete... very realistic looking.
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Post by paulh. on Dec 1, 2013 16:11:08 GMT -5
I've said it already Tobi- but don't mind saying it again- superb!
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Post by wbill76 on Dec 1, 2013 19:15:51 GMT -5
I'd say you're on the right track for what you're wanting to depict, looking good Tobi.
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Post by Tobi on Dec 2, 2013 1:11:47 GMT -5
Pete, Andy, Dicky, Paul, Bill - Thank you chaps, then I'm going to proceed like intended, to get this war, err - model ended before X-mas. I really shouldn't tell this, but when I started it in late April I figured I would be done by August! Next kit has to be an easy one - said that I'm thinking of something tamiyaesque... Cheers, Tobi |
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 2, 2013 1:43:58 GMT -5
No worries! I started my DUKW last April too and it is no where close to be done! LOL
Something Tamiyaequey? Perhaps a Chally II if you haven't?
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Post by Tobi on Dec 2, 2013 2:31:38 GMT -5
No worries! I started my DUKW last April too and it is no where close to be done! LOL Something Tamiyaequey? Perhaps a Chally II if you haven't? No, thinking of WWII German armor. Got an Allied-Axis issue on the Marder III M with some very elaborate camo scheme! Always despised the vehicle because of being so inconceivable ugly in my eyes, but with a bad weather tarp from MIG and that paint job it should look great! Tobi PS: got the Tamiya Chally I and a Trample-deer Chally II with Dozerblade in my stash |
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Post by Tobi on Dec 4, 2013 14:50:11 GMT -5
Did I mention I LOVE TRAMPLE-DEER!!!! Me too, especially when served with fruit-loops!!! Cheers, Tobi |
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Post by paulh. on Dec 4, 2013 16:50:55 GMT -5
Pete, Andy, Dicky, Paul, Bill - Thank you chaps, then I'm going to proceed like intended, to get this war, err - model ended before X-mas.
Cheers, Tobi Love it!  |
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Post by Leon on Dec 4, 2013 20:21:40 GMT -5
Looking really good Tobi.I like the results on the Leo. |
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Post by Tobi on Dec 19, 2013 10:12:00 GMT -5
I started bringing the pieces together. But first I continued the dust job by lightly dry-brushing all the gritty areas with some French Tanker Highlights from the Vallejo Panzer Aces range in an attempt to integrate my bad primer job into the painting and finish. Originally my intention was not to make the model too dirty, but well. I'll never prime or paint a model again if the temperature is too hot! Next I mixed a wash from some AK colors close to the Tamiya Buff I’d used at the beginning. With that I made some streaks on vertical and dust accumulations on horizontal surfaces. The announced “inverted” boot and hand-prints were done again with acrylic oils, prepared on a piece of cardboard. Dark wash from Mig was used as a pin wash in some selected areas, mainly to accentuate panel lines. To tell the truth the paint job looked shitty to me at that point, because of a glossy sheen in several areas and the ever present graininess. A flat coating from the airbrush with Alclad Klear unified everything and it was then when I thought for the first time, the model might be not as f** up as I felt all the time. I think I relatively managed to make the gritty areas look realistically dirty and thus like it was intended…     Progress now is slow but steady. Someone else might manage to finish the model from here within a day, but I’m really taking my time on this, making a lot of breaks and constantly looking through my references for weathering effects, like on the lower edge of the front fenders. Hey, I’m in my holidays! You can see in the pictures that some further details now have been finally attached, mainly to the turret. There’s still a lot of details and detail painting missing. In the turret basket I added a tarpaulin over the camo net, made from Green Stuff. It was painted with Revell Yellow Olive, weathered with some Mig pigments and sealed with their Pigment Fixer. This also served to make the tarp looking rubberized, with a light sheen. One has to know about the Pigment Fixer that it is, theoretically spoken, a highly diluted gloss coat. Thus it tends to darken the underlying paint and when applied generously it also produces an almost unnotable sheen. Perfect to depict this kind of material, especially when the surroundings are dead flat. What I really like is how my self-made plugs look on the model. I believe they add a great deal of realism now they're in place. In my infinite stupidty I managed to loose the drivers head pad on the turret side, so I was forced to make a replacement from scratch. An original part from another Revell kit in my stash served as a template.    Next I will make some random wet speckles on the model, more detail painting and then I’m nearing the point where it’s time to unmask and get to the final assembly stage! Cheers, Tobi |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2013 10:20:04 GMT -5
That's pure eye candy Tobi. Just love the effects the dust and grime looks spot on and the boot prints just add to the realism. The tarp although a small piece looks like the real thing and really adds to the whole model as do the plugs which I suspect most people would miss. Top stuff!
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Post by wing_nut on Dec 19, 2013 10:36:01 GMT -5
Yeah... what Pete said!
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Post by Deano on Dec 19, 2013 10:51:11 GMT -5
Very realistic weathering effects you are achieving here .... looking superb!
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Post by wbill76 on Dec 22, 2013 12:22:13 GMT -5
Always good to take your time with these steps Tobi, dust effects are looking good.
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Post by jackh. on Dec 23, 2013 18:09:18 GMT -5
Just read through this, brilliant work on the leo 2   with a lot of great info. |
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Post by ceresvesta. on Dec 24, 2013 15:59:30 GMT -5
HOLLY POOP! What else can I say....Look so good I want to eat it! Can I? Keep this up Tobi! Phil. |
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Post by Tobi on Dec 25, 2013 2:33:26 GMT -5
HOLLY POOP! What else can I say....Look so good I want to eat it! Can I? Keep this up Tobi! Phil. I'd love to make your wish come true Phil, but it's a kitty not a cookie, and a smelly one, too! Caught a cold over the weekend as a X-mas gift from two of my fellas (don't know which one  ). Too bad, could be finished right now...  But if you like this so far I promise you will love the results that came after this! Cheers and Merry X-mas, Tobi |
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with a lot of great info.
). Too bad, could be finished right now... 