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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2014 21:22:34 GMT -5
I got this from Wild Bill and immediately started it. The mojo disappeared so it has sat for a while now. I pulled it out last Friday night, finished the build and had it in primer before Sunday Morning. One long marathon paint session later got me here.     I realized I was short on the appropriate Lifecolor paint so I decided to mix my own from MM Acryl colors. Yeah that didn't work. The base color immediately gummed up my AB and I was using MM's own Acryl thinner too. Plan B entailed a mix of Tamiya for the "correct" RAL colors. I used Tamiya Buff, Deck Tan, Flesh and Flat White for RAL 8020. I added a drop of Tamiya Khaki to the mix for RAL 7027. Thinned with Tamiya acrylic thinner, l achieved the expected results. Most "references" show the two late Tropen RAL colors as being very close in tone and reportedly indistinguishable from each other. Not so, exam of period pics show a distinct tonal change. So I used the SWAG method, measured it by the LAR scale and painted the darn thing.  G |
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Post by dupes on Mar 5, 2014 22:18:25 GMT -5
What's it resting on? Looks like good material for a base of some sort.
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Post by TRM on Mar 5, 2014 22:48:10 GMT -5
Very nice G!! Nothing wrong with ripping into a Pz III and hitting the paint inside of a week!! Yeah!! Dupes...thinking that is a heavily painted piece of EPS!!  Does look a bit volcanic, don't it? |
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 6, 2014 14:21:06 GMT -5
Looking great! Always liked that subtle camo scheme! Looks like Billy is our fav drug dealer here... [sigh]  |
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Post by Tojo72 on Mar 6, 2014 17:15:11 GMT -5
Nice fast work G looks good
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 6, 2014 18:28:31 GMT -5
Looking great! Always liked that subtle camo scheme! Looks like Billy is our fav drug dealer here... [sigh] Ha!  Nice to see this one get its turn at the bench G! I'd say you got the two-tone Tropen scheme down pretty good, looking forward to more on this one. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2014 21:25:22 GMT -5
Good to see that this is moving along again G .
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 11:33:28 GMT -5
nice! looks very good indeed
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Post by Leon on Mar 7, 2014 20:23:56 GMT -5
Looking really good G. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2014 18:19:56 GMT -5
I ordered a set od DAK decals from Eschelon. They arrived yesterday so I got this one marked. I'll let it set during my four day work week and begin weathering next weekend.    They were still wet when I took the pics. G |
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Post by Leon on Mar 25, 2014 19:04:08 GMT -5
This is coming along a treat G.Nice results on the paint and decals. |
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Post by wbill76 on Mar 25, 2014 20:19:59 GMT -5
Markings look the part G, on to the real fun for a DAK build! |
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Post by Deano on Mar 25, 2014 21:12:38 GMT -5
Looks excellent G , cool markings too!!!
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Post by panzerjager. on Mar 25, 2014 22:46:30 GMT -5
Is great to see a DAK Pz III in 2 colors, it looks beautiful, G-man!
Darío
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 26, 2014 6:55:51 GMT -5
Cool markings... they look great!
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Post by wouter on Mar 26, 2014 10:14:57 GMT -5
when Bill sold his stuff I was hesitating of getting this one. Glad you got it, looks very cool so far there!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2014 12:40:14 GMT -5
Thank you gentlemen, gentlemen thank you! This is up again, while the paint cures on the Befehlspanzer, I began weathering the Pz IIIL. I mixed tan enamel with burnt umber oil and used this as a muddy brown wash over the whole tank. When dry I went in with a yellow "filter" on certain panels and hatches. I then took a small bit of moist sponge in a cross locking tweezers and dipped it into dark brown acrylic paint. After blotting this off I delicately dabbed edges and certain high traffic areas to create paint chips. I highlighted the center of these areas with dark gray acrylic. Once dry I used tiny amounts of burnt umber oil to discolor the areas creating a worn effect. The acrylic is not effected by the oil like enamel would be. Stowage is just placed for now but it will be close to the final look.        The white balance was way off as I had tinkered with the settings yesterday, but you get the idea. G |
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Post by wbill76 on Apr 1, 2014 13:35:35 GMT -5
Got to love the DAK stowage options that are available. Nice layout there G!
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Post by deafpanzer on Apr 1, 2014 20:39:19 GMT -5
Looking magnificent already... can't wait to see it done.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2014 11:52:17 GMT -5
Thanks guys!
I did manage to take some better pics late yesterday. I'll call it done when I post those as I went in with some pigments and dusted her up.
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Post by tonylee-Rest In Peace on Apr 2, 2014 13:39:16 GMT -5
Waiting on you Tony lee |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2014 15:08:09 GMT -5
I'm at work and the nanny bots won't let me access Photoyucket. Soon my friend, soon.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2014 20:20:27 GMT -5
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Post by Leon on Apr 2, 2014 20:58:17 GMT -5
Fantastic finish G,looks perfecto. |
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Post by tonylee-Rest In Peace on Apr 2, 2014 20:59:05 GMT -5
G-man that looks just like what I remember, it's perfect.  Tony lee |
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Post by wouter on Apr 3, 2014 12:03:36 GMT -5
yup, agree with the gents above mate, this looks exquisite!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2014 12:26:55 GMT -5
really very nice indeed looks great
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Post by deafpanzer on Apr 3, 2014 16:34:39 GMT -5
FANT-SUPERB-ASTIC BUILD!!! Dig the camo and jerry cans...
I love DAKs and I can't wait to do one NEXT!
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Post by ironhand6 on Apr 3, 2014 16:52:29 GMT -5
G, I love the colors you brewed up. I have to say, this is one of my favorite tanks from this theater. Great Job buddy boy!
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Post by imatanker on Apr 3, 2014 17:03:54 GMT -5
What? Who? Where? Geez that was fast. Almost missed it. Glad I didn't. Swaaaaeeeeeettttttt.
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Does look a bit volcanic, don't it?
Nice to see this one get its turn at the bench G! I'd say you got the two-tone Tropen scheme down pretty good, looking forward to more on this one. 
