Renault Char B1 - French heavy Hitter

[Peterpools]

Rob

Terrific paint work and my kind of weathering 

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[DocRob]

Thanks Peter, compared to planes, weathering tanks is pure fun and less risk to overdo. you can add layers and layers without ruining the look and as the icing on the cake you put on some boot prints and smoked Gauloise butts .

Cheers Rob

[Peterpools]

Rob

Now that’s weathering

Peter

[DocRob]

Hola Senhores,

I call the beast done for the moment and have to think now about my little dio. 

To get a 'used' look I added a lot of different pigments for earth depots and smoke residues. There were some different kinds of grime added and 'formed' with a flat brush and some odorless spirit. I left some dotted oil stains with a slightly glistening effect around the engine covers and maintenance doors.

The pavement is only temporary and might be part of my little dio, if my figure painting skills don't go south.

Cheers Rob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DocRob]

Oha, the 'French Touch', the yellow headlight nearly slipped my attention, so back to the bench, adding some Chrome pigments and clear yellow, voila.

Cheers Rob

 

[Mikester]

That looks realllllllly good!

[DocRob]

Thanx Mike, it's great to do some armor once in a while, it's pure fun and you can hardly overdo the weathering.

Cheers Rob 

[GazzaS]

*applause*

 

Very well done, mate!  Really love the weathering.

 

Gaz

[DocRob]

Thanks Gus, it's so much easier to do convincing weathering on tanks. One of my next projects will be a long abandoned Japanese light tank, completely rotten and half sunken on a beach somewhere. I'm looking forward to that.

Cheers Rob

[Bomber_County]

Congrats Rob, the weathering looks very very realistic.......

[DocRob]

Thanks Phil, hopefully my dio idea works out.

Cheers Rob