Hi all and thank you for your replies
In answer to your questions
The putty was laid down in a nice thin layer with a blade then I used thin Tamiya glue to spread it out a bit more placed the etch on top and then added more glue, this way its really easy to adjust the etch if you havnt got it right then when in the right place you then add more glue for example on the grills to get rid of access putty and just really smarten it up. The etch is in pace and dont go anywhere after the glueyputty dries
I cant remember who I got this tip from but I know I read it somewhere maybe it was a Steve Zaloga tip ?????????
The mud
Yes the acrylic paste is mixed with pigment just to see where Ive been and it dries nice and hard
When you do all the painting etc etc youll still see the raised rigdes of the paste and then you can drybrush with a suitable earth colour this will then give the impression of caked dried on mud,...of course a darker colour will give you freshly splattered muddy effect
It works really well on the wheels too.
Of course using this putty also has an advantage of if youre using it with a piece that rquired a weld seem then dont thicken too much and let it squidge out of the side and you have a seem all ready just to tidy up
A bit more titivation is required to the Panther before the fun stuff of painting
Cheers and thanks for looking
Andy
