STZ T-34 MOD. 1941

[mrt51]

Mar 18, 2015 9:46:19 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Superb paint job!!! I'd like to know what you are taking to help you keep up with the mojo?

I feel like I've been a slacker this week.

Thanks!

[4bogreen]

Looks pretty good! Watch out with the Vallejo russian green. Its actually to dark for WWII soviet AFV's. When i did my T-34 in that color, i had to brighten the color up with oils. I got the Akan colors, so i have pretty good color accuracy. I am very curious how this continues

[mrt51]

Mar 18, 2015 12:05:28 GMT -5 4bogreen said:

Looks pretty good! Watch out with the Vallejo russian green. Its actually to dark for WWII soviet AFV's. When i did my T-34 in that color, i had to brighten the color up with oils. I got the Akan colors, so i have pretty good color accuracy. I am very curious how this continues

Aaaaaa...me bucko have no fear it's all a part of the plan.  I'll be puttin a little light on the subject later on.

Thanks for looking in.

[4bogreen]

This is the result on one of my T-34's Vallejo russian green (tried to find the photo's earlier, but i had to upload them again)

[mrt51]

Mar 18, 2015 13:16:05 GMT -5 4bogreen said:

This is the result on one of my T-34's Vallejo russian green (tried to find the photo's earlier, but i had to upload them again)

Did you put on wash?  That can make things dark. Hey are the straps for the snow cleets made of leather?

[4bogreen]

I did not use a wash on it. I aplied a filter instead of a wash. Filters are way lighter than a wash. Keeps the color more intact. The straps were indeed made of leather in this one. It was my first tank, so there are some eh... Things i would now do different

[Jelly]

Hey there Ming

Superb PE job, and great painting process... its a pity to send this "to the war"


Later,
Jelly

[mrt51]

Mar 18, 2015 14:13:08 GMT -5 4bogreen said:

I did not use a wash on it. I aplied a filter instead of a wash. Filters are way lighter than a wash. Keeps the color more intact. The straps were indeed made of leather in this one. It was my first tank, so there are some eh... Things i would now do different

Really nice job for your first tank!

Thanks for info on the straps.

[mrt51]

Mar 18, 2015 14:27:57 GMT -5 Jelly said:

Hey there Ming

Superb PE job, and great painting process... its a pity to send this "to the war"


Later,
Jelly

Thanks!

[mrt51]

Ok where did I leave off.....oh yes step 3. Well next I began shading panels with Tamiya Olive Green in preparation for the some modulation next. The lightens the the darker Vallejo Russian Green.









Step 4 Next using the olive green I add a few drops of Tamiya Yellow Green to make progessively lighter shades to creat the effect of light reflection. This step is repeated several times until I'm satisfied.











Step 5 One of the little tricks to modulation is to go over the model and highlight certain details with
a brush. Details like bolt heads, hinges, etc.







Ok by now you are thinking this is nowhere near the right color and you would right. That brings us to
step 5. Next I make up an oil wash of Olive Green and Raw Umber from Windsow and Newton and apply it all
over the model and let it dry.











Step 6 Now I do something that is considered rather old school. I do a dry brush of a mixture of Cadium
Green, Olive Green, Cadium Yellow, and White oil paint over the model. With this step complete I can
move on to further detail painting and weathering.

















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[4bogreen]

Hmm, maybe the drybrush is a bit to light. Altough i like it very much on the last photo. I think you are pretty spot on with your green yellow combination. What also is a good combination is Green and the Buff color. If i look at the bottom of the Akan jar, see a buff kind a pigment. Your work is looking pretty nice. Keep up the good work!

[mrt51]

Mar 19, 2015 10:12:39 GMT -5 4bogreen said:

Hmm, maybe the drybrush is a bit to light. Altough i like it very much on the last photo. I think you are pretty spot on with your green yellow combination. What also is a good combination is Green and the Buff color. If i look at the bottom of the Akan jar, see a buff kind a pigment. Your work is looking pretty nice. Keep up the good work!

Thanks!

[dupes]

I must be old school...I love the drybrush phase. Looks spot on to me!

[mrt51]

Mar 19, 2015 10:21:25 GMT -5 dupes said:

I must be old school...I love the drybrush phase. Looks spot on to me!

I do too!  I think it finished the painting off.

Thanks!

[4bogreen]

Mar 19, 2015 10:21:25 GMT -5 dupes said:

I must be old school...I love the drybrush phase. Looks spot on to me!

Drybrush is indeed old school dupes, but its still a great technique today. I use it very little. Biggest thing is of course ''use it wisely''
I have seen people making great models, but then ruin it by going drybrush on it. I think its one of the basic skills for weathering.

[Tojo72]

Your process is looking real good there.

[mrt51]

Mar 19, 2015 10:42:40 GMT -5 Tojo72 said:

Your process is looking real good there.

Thanks!

[Jelly]

Truly excellent results, man, an eyecatcher there...

and I'm of the same opinion: old school is great... I think one could model like in the 80 's just with plain painting plus some oils and some drybrush...

Later
Jelly

[mrt51]

Mar 19, 2015 11:17:50 GMT -5 Jelly said:

Truly excellent results, man, an eyecatcher there...

and I'm of the same opinion: old school is great... I think one could model like in the 80 's just with plain painting plus some oils and some drybrush...

Later
Jelly

Thanks Jelly!

[DeafStuG]

Looking good 4BO...

[mrt51]

Mar 20, 2015 16:33:47 GMT -5 DeafStuG said:

Looking good 4BO...

Thanks!

[Leon]

Awesome work on the paint and dry brushing Terry ! All the details are really popping out.

[mrt51]

Mar 20, 2015 20:54:04 GMT -5 Leon said:

Awesome work on the paint and dry brushing Terry ! All the details are really popping out.

Thanks Leon!

[JimD]

Looks spectacular. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who still uses dry brushing. Makes no sense to me why it's not used as much anymore. I've not seen any other technique replicate the effect. Though I don't really miss it on well finished builds, I do think it gives an extra layer to the depth.

[Wes]

That is a great SBS for a newbie like me. Thanks for taking the time to post the pics. Its looking sweet.

[TRM]

Great job on the painting Terry! Fine rendition of the beast if you ask me! "To dry brush or not to dry brush, that is the question"....not really! LOL!! it's one more viable tool for the bench! All comes down to layers in the end! More layer, more depth! You are nailing this one my friend!! Rock on!

[threadbear.]

That T-34 is beautiful. I love doing dry brushing. It is such a valid technique and works particularly well on 4BO and Olive drab . Also Panzer Grau. Less so on lighter schemes like Portland stone etc.

I find it really difficult to move away from enamels and dry brushing.

[mrt51]

Mar 21, 2015 0:57:17 GMT -5 JimD said:

Looks spectacular. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who still uses dry brushing. Makes no sense to me why it's not used as much anymore. I've not seen any other technique replicate the effect. Though I don't really miss it on well finished builds, I do think it gives an extra layer to the depth.

Well I guess it's matter of taste, but I tend to use what works rather than just follow the herd.

Thanks Jimmy!

[mrt51]

Mar 21, 2015 2:48:35 GMT -5 Wes said:

That is a great SBS for a newbie like me. Thanks for taking the time to post the pics. Its looking sweet.

Thanks

[mrt51]

Mar 21, 2015 7:23:42 GMT -5 TRM said:

Great job on the painting Terry! Fine rendition of the beast if you ask me! "To dry brush or not to dry brush, that is the question"....not really! LOL!! it's one more viable tool for the bench! All comes down to layers in the end! More layer, more depth! You are nailing this one my friend!! Rock on!

Thanks T!