GazzaS
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Merhaba, Efendis!
Today I made a base for a friend who couldn't find one the size he needed. So, I decided to work on the base for my panzer. I decided to model a cobble stone road.
I mixed some poly fille, poured it onto a sheet of baking paper, then scored it with a knife. Then, about an hour later I chopped it up with a knife which resulted in a lot of different sizes and shapes. I glued them to the wooden base with PVA... and they're drying. There are a few steps left before they're ready.
The Tank will sit like this:
Of course.... work continues on the Kommandant. I finished painting the uniform last night in various shades of dark gray, trying to bring out the details. Then, after letting him sit overnight, he got three black oil washes to unite the shades.
Also, I did three dust washes on the tracks. Each dust wash was a different shade of dirty gray... but the pictures came out poorly.
One problem with the figure... He's an early war guy and he's already got the Iron Cross 2nd Class, Wound badge, and Knight's Cross with oak leaves. And my research shows that the first Knights Cross with Oak leaves weren't awarded until 1940.
Happy modelling!
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What I'd like to find in my car...
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Beautiful stuff, RichO!
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Impressive looking printed stuff, Ron. Love the hood ornament. I don;t think there is such a thing as a hood ornament that is too large.
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26 minutes ago, Peterpools said:
Gaz
nice start on the front office - with your magical touch, it’s going to be a gem
Keep ‘em comin
Peter
Thank you, Peter. I just don't feel much satisfaction doing cockpits. I rarely buy AM for them, and I'm usually disappointed by my results. There are others who seem to make them look beautiful and interesting. I'm hoping on this build that greater application will lead to greater satisfaction. But I'm definitely not looking forward to the PE seatbelts.
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7 hours ago, Kaireckstadt said:
Great start on the 109 pit Gary.
Parts pinging of the tweezers is a topic which we all have to face. I also found many other things on the floor while searching (spider-legs, etc) but not the part I searched…
Thank you, Kai. Luckily, this one landed on the desk, so I heard it. But once they hit the floor, it gets a lot harder.
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Welcome back, meine Herren!
While I did a little work on the Panzer I today, both crewman and tank had paint that needed to settle. So... I started work on the cockpit of the 109.
The Brassin set is quite comprehensive, with a colorful IP. I spent a lot of time folding and attaching an amazingly small amount of PE. One part even pinged off my tweezers but I heard it land on my bench. I picked it up only to realize that I had picked up the desiccated carcass of a tiny black ant. Fortunately I found it later.
Had company for dinner, so my achievement for the day had to end there. Here are some very poor pics.
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8 hours ago, Peterpools said:
Gaz
Figure looks so very well done - a talent I surely do not have.
Keep ‘em comin
Peter
Thank you! I've always thought you a better painter than me, Peter. It's still a process of learning, and painting a a 1/16 figure that is well formed is a lot easier than trying to paint a 1/32 or smaller face. The well defined structures of the larger face basically tell you where to put the paint, and give you room to do so. The smaller face is the opposite and much harder.
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Looks nice. I like your plan... trying to spray yellow over blue or red... would be a nightmare.
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54 minutes ago, DocRob said:
Great detail painting with the comannders face.
I don't see, why the given position of the commander would not be suitable, only because there are no existing photos. Seeing the guys on the river picture, I can't imagine, sitting upright unsupported in a shaking tank would use up a lot of energy to maintain the body tension.
Interesting thought, put in a short phrase, I haven't layed that out to myself that clear. Now, that you set me on the track, I have to admit, being more of an artsy interpreter, or to use other words, mildly freestylin'
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On the other hand, I think it's really difficult to judge from historic pics in general. I'm a photographer since 45 years and lots of things changed only in this period. I will figure some of the points, I think have influence.
- B&W pics taken with an analog camera are not comparable to digital B&W pics, at least not with basic settings. There is a completely different kind of contrast, with analoge film tending to
have dark areas darker.
- Photographers often used filters for B&W analoge film, like Peter said, to further enhance contrast, or reduce light exposure, ..., which often leads to changing color saturations and hues.
- You often have only hints about the circumstances the picture was taken, concerning light, exposure time, reflection,...
- Often, not enough is known, about the pictured materials, like how reflective was a coating to the bare eye.
- If you go further back in history, there were even different materials and processes to develop film material, with their individual footstep.
- You can not now, if older pictures were post processed, they often are.
I just named a few aspects here, which came to mind first, but there is a wide array of possibilities, which have an influence on the image of reality.The basic story is, every picture is a lie, intended or not. Photography seems so objective, but in fact is not, because of technical aspects or artificial aspects.
Basically, that is, why I'm freestylin', I form a picture in my head, which is a combination of seen pictures and imagination or to use other words, an educated guess.
Cheers Rob
Thank you, Rob!
A lot to think about... maybe too much. I can really only go with what evidence can be found. My colors are not far from color chips presented online to represent the period. The good thing is, that if I don't like the result, I can do the next model differently.
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1 hour ago, Kaireckstadt said:
Really like how the figure and the camo on the tank turned out Gary.
The Brown over Panzergrau looks really convincing! Great painting of the face of the Panzerkommandant!
Thank you, Kai! I'm quite happy with the face... as Uncle Nightshift says: "a great figure almost paints itself".
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Buenos tardes!
Face and detail painting... been struggling most of the day on it.
Tomorrow, I'll do the wood detail on shovel and ax handle... then give it a clear coat to unify the paint surfaces on the tank. And I'll keep working on the figure. BTW...the flash makes the tank look lighter than it really is. I took a punt on the padded leather on the hatch being brown instead of black... that's my artistic license.
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Looking pretty, John!
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Wow! That is crazy pricing! I had to get an entire sprue from Airfix once. It was loose in a box with a little piece of bubblewrap. Fine broken parts that I had to replace with brass pins. But at least they didn't charge me since the sprue wasn't in the kit when I received it.
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Nice work on the pre-shading, Kai!
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2 hours ago, Wumm said:
Thanks for that Dave...
Local authorities are constantly looking to the UK for guidance on the vaccine roll-out, and there are calls from some quarters to extend the recommendation for Pfizer to also include the 50 - 59 age group.
Not here, not for the foreseeable future. For instance:
Federal Government gives a special dispensation to allow a fully vaccinated couple to travel from the US, so that the man can see his dying Father. Couple arrives in Sydney New South Wales, but Queensland Government refuses their entry and requires them to quarantine for 14 days if they do decide to push the issue...
Another:
Fully vaccinated Melbourne couple flying in from overseas, and forced to quarantine after the Mother required an emergency Caesarian Section, and denied access to the Baby for over a week.
One is left to wonder why those fully vaccinated are still being required to quarantine upon arrival here, when they're constantly urging people to get vaccinated so that we can open up the borders!
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See.... this is just madness. I'll bet the guy got the vaccination just so that he could travel... and now he is stuck in quarantine for two friggin weeks. I live in Queensland... And now it's like I dare not leave because I sure as hell don't want to pay for two weeks in hotel quarantine.
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Anyway.... one step forwards, two steps back. This is a no-update update.
1. The figure. He is posed behind a vertical hatch....
Very t-34 ish.
This is a problem. Because all of the photos in my books and online show only two possible positions.
Either 3/4 open, like this:
Or all the way open, like this:
So, the hours I spent yesterday fiddle-farting around with the figure and hatch, looking for the perfect fit were wasted.
So now... the figure will be buried deeper in the tank, with the hatch fully open.
2. The decals are thick, unresponsive to decal softener, and every bit of clear decal film sticks out like a pimple on the tip of your nose.
...so, I sanded them off, and made masks. I also primed and painted white areas for the new insignias... the paint is resting overnight.
Speaking of the figure... I painted the red tones on his face today. I'll do the yellow and blue tones tomorrow.
Anyway... Like Freddy Fender sang: "Wasted days and Wasted nights...."
Hasta la Vista, Babies!
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7 hours ago, Peterpools said:
Gaz
Not sure about the monochrome vs color. I've spent years enjoying photography and do shoot a lot of B&W work. I'm not sure exactly what you want to accomplish but the lighter the color up to a Mid tone the better the chances it will not show up well in a B&W photo. Flat, dull lighting helps a lot.
Nice work on your figure - the details are bringing it to life
Keep 'em comin
Peter
Thank you, Peter. What I'm really trying to accomplish. I understand that there are two sides of modelling. There is the historical reproduction side... and the artistic side. The goal of one is to perfectly emulate a scheme or situation, regardless of other considerations. Then the other wants to make something interesting to look at regardless of the facts presented in both print and photos.
In this situation, there are lots of guys who have chosen the 'art' side, using lighter colors with greater variations between the dark gray and dark brown as in this picture below.
Now... each to his own.
My goal is to make an interesting model with a lot less obvious artistic license. Will it work? I won't know until I get there.
I don't know much about photography. I had to do a websearch just to figure out how to take a b&w photo with my wife's Canon Olympus. The obvious tack for me to take was to take my own photos of the colors available and see how they compare in color and b&w. If one color virtually disappears, as they seem to in most historical photos, I figure I must be close.
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Peter... Glad to see the shape coming together!
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The figure is wired for sound, and the first dunkelbraun is on the turret.
He was supposed to have some binoculars... but they aren't there. I'm afraid he's gonna have to steal the canteen from the other dude.
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Thank you Peter!
Here we go with the dunkelbraun test. The main goal was to have a color that didn't show up well in color, and virtually disappeared in B&W. Just like we see in historical photos.
Here is a monochrome photo of the PZ gray with my 'track brown', both colors united under a matte coat.
I was advised by a friend to go more brown, and here is the B&W result of that test.
Obviously too brown ins too easy to see in monochrome.
Just to give you an idea of the difference, here is a color photo of the two comparison tests together.
Now... the camera in electric light doesn't pick up the brown as well as the naked eye. I played with the ISO a bit, but it didn't make much difference.
And as you may have guessed, my Panzer commander has arrived:
I think he looks nicely detailed and will add scale to the kit.
Happy Modelling!
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Nice! Glad to see some paint!
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Excellent result, Rob!
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Any plans for a figurine or some dock works?
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Takom Panzerkampfwagen I 1/16 scale... with figure
in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress
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Thank you, Kai. I've left Knight's Cross and Oak leaves in place. As well as the other decorations. Removing them cleanly would be too difficult and time consuming.
Thank you, Peter.