GazzaS Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Recently completed: I spent more time on weathering these tracks than any previously. I think I've learned a lot about how rubber roadwheels react with the neighboring steel by looking at current photos. Thanks for looking! Gaz 8 2
GusMac Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Nice dusty look Gaz. The last pic is a great help for how I think I'll weather the tracks on the AMX-30B2 I've got on the go at the moment. 3
DocRob Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Great looking Leo Gaz and the tracks and wheels look stunning. I may had applied a little bit more dust to front orientated parts of the tank and turret, given the dust sodden wheels. Cheers Rob 3
BlrwestSiR Posted July 15, 2020 Posted July 15, 2020 Great looking Leopard Gaz. I looked around and couldn't find a replacement MG and mount for you. I thought there might be one in my spares box but there wasn't. Carl 3
GazzaS Posted July 16, 2020 Author Posted July 16, 2020 12 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Great looking Leopard Gaz. I looked around and couldn't find a replacement MG and mount for you. I thought there might be one in my spares box but there wasn't. Carl Thanks mate, I appreciate the effort! 3
BlrwestSiR Posted July 16, 2020 Posted July 16, 2020 10 hours ago, GazzaS said: Thanks mate, I appreciate the effort! So I'm at my bench and I look down on it and see this. I'm not sure if it's the right MG, but if so, let me know and I can send it off to you. Carl 2
GazzaS Posted July 16, 2020 Author Posted July 16, 2020 2 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: So I'm at my bench and I look down on it and see this. I'm not sure if it's the right MG, but if so, let me know and I can send it off to you. Carl Thanks again for your effort. That's the right gun... But I have one of those I can use. The mount is the crucial piece. I may scratch one some day. Bothers me that I still can't figure out what happened to them. 2 1
BlrwestSiR Posted July 16, 2020 Posted July 16, 2020 57 minutes ago, GazzaS said: Bothers me that I still can't figure out what happened to them. I lost a Tamiya 1/32 F-4 J fuselage. No idea where it went. One huge piece of plastic for the Carpet Monster to drag down into its den. 3
Martinnfb Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Lovely Leo Gaz, I really like that hazed turret patina 1
GazzaS Posted July 17, 2020 Author Posted July 17, 2020 6 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Lovely Leo Gaz, I really like that hazed turret patina Thank you, Martin. It's the result of an experimental technique tried for the first time that I want to expand upon in the future. 2
Martinnfb Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 It's perfect, that is like I remember tanks during summer exercises, little bit of dust and the slightest hint of mud on the wheels and tracks.Love it ! 1
GazzaS Posted July 18, 2020 Author Posted July 18, 2020 7 hours ago, Martinnfb said: It's perfect, that is like I remember tanks during summer exercises, little bit of dust and the slightest hint of mud on the wheels and tracks.Love it ! Thank you! Weathering the tracks was a whole new deal for me. Again, something which I want to expand upon in the future. I made some 'textured mud' with model paste and cheap tube acrylic paints which I stippled on with various brushes depending on the space I needed to fill. Photos from the Bundeswehr tank training areas show a lot of yellow mud. I keep a lot of old grotty brushes way past their freshness date for various purposes. (or I'm a tightwad...lol) One of my main concerns is getting away from pigments, because they are easily wiped away, and often change colors if hit with a clear coat. I've considered that every new technique either creates more work, obliterates a previous layer, or shows me that I wasted money on older techniques. Gaz 1
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