Back at it--King Tiger callin it done

[bullardino]

Very nice job, Mark. Thumbs up!

[Deleted]

terrific stuff, almost time for paint!

[reserve]

Thanks guys

Hey G good to be back

So my first shot at three color camo. Can't say I'm over happy with it.








It looks like a giant mess to me. Perhaps with filters, washes, and a bit of cleanup it'll get better.


Regards,
Mark

[bullardino]

I think it's a good base to start from. With all the weathering, filters, washes, scratches and so on you can make it shine

[danb.]

Seeing that a free hand camo is 1 of the hardest paint jobs with an AB i think ya did fine buddy the key for me when painting freehand camo keep ya paint thin and keep close too the area your spraying another idea for a camo like this would be to cut masks from paper and blu tack them to the model keeping a slight gap between paper and model this way you can get a tighter painted edges and still gives you a free hand look i think once you get some filters and washes on it will look a lot different hope this helps ya buddy

Dan B

[Deleted]

Dan's ideas work for me, maybe also you could lighten each base colour slightly and go back over the model to give it some subtle shading and lightening. It's a good base for further weathering too.

[wbill76]

What aren't you happy with Mark? Is it the pattern itself in terms of how it looks on the vehicle or something more specific? The weathering process will always alter the tones as you know, so always have to think ahead to how it will look as an 'after' vs. the 'before'.

[reserve]

Thanks for the positive vibe and advice guys these are great things to receive when one is not really sure which way to proceed. Bill, you always manage to get me thinkin...

Regards,
Mark

[wbill76]

Dec 15, 2013 15:27:48 GMT -5 reserve said:

Thanks for the positive vibe and advice guys these are great things to receive when one is not really sure which way to proceed. Bill, you always manage to get me thinkin...

Regards,
Mark

Now there's a scary thought...

[reserve]

Bill it's OK I take my meds on a regular basis


Got out the DA airbrush and did a bit of fading








Acryllic glosscoat next, and since I'm trying new stuff anyway I may as well give weathering with oil paints a shot.


Regards,
Mark

[deafpanzer]

Looking better with faded paint... great work!

[bbd468]

That looks great Mark, i think ya nailed it with the fade coat. Well done bro!

[wbill76]

Nice work fading it in Mark, looking forward to the next round!

[reserve]

Thank you gents

Been playing filter





I need to get an incandescent worklight over the bench neon does not cut it. Will probably do some more filtering as it's not quite there yet

Regards,
Mark

Screwing the model to a 2x4 chunk was one of my better ideas; I can handle the model without damaging not cured paint

[Deano]

Excellent paint job , really looks the business !

[Deleted]

yep that worked a treat the fading and whole camo look very nice, plus better brighter pics help too

[reserve]

Deano-Thank you sir

Nemo-I can't vouch for its accuracy either but that's what I've been able to extrapolate from pictures that make the vehicle look one color and what other guys have done. Oh well my heart's still beating guess I've gotten away with it...Arrgghh!

Pete-Thanks also, and yes I must arrange better lighting

Regards,
Mark

[deafpanzer]

WHOA! I just love the decals! What a color contrast they bring...

Can you do me a small favor? Can you edit your header subject to include 'King Tiger'? So that way if we ever want to find your KT build later on, we can use the search tool to find it. Know what I mean? You can say 'King Tiger: Back at it" I can do for you if you want me to.

Again great work on ur KT!

[Deleted]

Fading really improved the look Mark .
Looking forward to your oil washes .

[wbill76]

Looking good with the markings on there Mark, you're on a roll now that you've got proper digs!

[reserve]

Andy-Guess you beat me to the change, haven't been around for a couple of days as time's been short. Supposedly 332's numbers were this color...I don't know, but they're on and sealed.

Carl, Bill-Thanks for the kind comments


As said, time's been short so not much bench. In spite of this pinwash and flatcoat have gotten done





OK photobucket's being difficult so just the one I guess. Now time to play with the oils he he


Regards,
Mark

[wing_nut]

Mark that really looks nice. The fading really did the trick. Would never that's a 1st for you.

[craigcole20b.]

Looking great I just broke my king tiger out last week

[bbd468]

Lookin mighty fine brother Mark! Nice job fella.

[modelfreak72]

Coming along nicely Mark! Sweet camo job! The fading and pin wash really make it stand out!

[Hinksy]

Dec 24, 2013 1:28:46 GMT -5 modelfreak72 said:

Coming along nicely Mark! Sweet camo job! The fading and pin wash really make it stand out!

Ditto!

I was originally going to say if you really aren't happy then I'd go back to it and have another go but that recovery job looks great so stick with it.

I'm glad you're liking the kit - I took receipt of my first ever King Tiger only yesterday (Henschel Turret version with the pre moulded Dragon Zim that I like - kit #6303). The instructions look identical to your's so are the only differences between our kits the added Zim on mine? What kit number is your KT?

Keep the updates coming - it's looking sweet so far!

Ben

[ceresvesta.]

Love it! Camo turned out real goood finaly. Great job so far...As always Mark.
Phil.

[reserve]

Wingy-Thanks man it would not have turned out so if not for advice and how to's from those like yourself

CC-Thanks also and you're doing a Tammy are you not?

Gary-Glad you like it thanks for stopping by

Modelfreak-I've heard it said that the mark of a craftsman is how well one can cover their mistakes, so far I've been able to be crafty. Thanks for the kind assessment

Hinksy-This is kit 6254. I think most Dragon stuff comes from the same molds, the difference being the new sprues thrown in for another version. Just conjecture, I can't prove this. You're gonna like yours if it went together as easily as mine. Thanks for the look, happy ya like what ya see


Phil-Thanks brother I was not sure it was gonna turn out but there's always that uncertainty factor when trying new stuff


And as to trying new stuff, I played with oil streaking for a couple of hours. Oil paint's quite different to work with I find and there seems to be a lot of mistakes one can make...I know 'cause I think I made all of them. I am learning however and I do believe that this is going to be a regular part of finishing for me. It turned out thus so far






As always, comments critical or otherwise are welcome

Regards,
Mark

[wbill76]

Nice to see you stretching the envelope Mark! Nice progress on the KT.

[danb.]

Love that camo and the start of the weathering aint too shabby either nice to see you made use of the kit tracks my first Tamiya KT had the bandys and i struggled with them you made a awesome job keep the updates coming

Dan B