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MARDER III
- Thread starter MrT
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NEAT!
Thanks!
Swordsman
Active member
Thanks!
Ok on this round of painting I will break it down and explain the steps I take. So stay with me.
Thanks!
Great Terry!...great figures choice
Luiz
Thanks Luiz! I don't know if the figures are right for the time period, but I like the poses.
B)
135engineer
Active member
Stunning 
Stunning
Thanks!
You aint da only one!! :hmmm The detail on this is incredible and, weathering will definitely make it pop
You aint da only one!! :hmmm The detail on this is incredible and, weathering will definitely make it pop
Well I hope so I goof things up alot.
B)
You aint da only one!! :hmmm The detail on this is incredible and, weathering will definitely make it pop
Well I hope so I goof things up alot.
B)
Don't we all? :hmmm
What I'm doing is really just shading the weathering will come later, but that being said the whole process is about layers. Ok so here we go.
Step one I paint everything black. (Tamiya Nato Black) By the way I use Tamiya paint so if you don't well....
Next I spay a light coat of dark grey (two parts German Grey and one part Nato Black.
Then straight German grey paying attention to panels and upper surfaces.
Next shading with two parts German Grey and one part Medium Blue.
Then adding a few drops of Light grey to the above mixture to highlight the upper areas.
With a brush I highlighted the rivets and other raised areas.
Now everything looks way too light for Panzer grey, but have no fear the wash is here. I make a wash using oil paints (blue and Black) mixed with mineral spirits. The mineral spirits thins the oil paint and dries fast. You can make the wash as think or as thin as you want depending on how much color you want, but remember you just want to tint the paint you have already applied not to cover it. This wash will darken everything down. WARNING DO NOT USE THIS WASH ON OIL BASED PAINTS ONLY ON ACYLIC PAINTS!
When this is dry I went back over it to re-highlight some upper surfaces. I did this with the airbrush and a paint brush. Here's how it came out.
Keep in mind this is just really the base paint with more tinting and weathering to follow. Once the upper hull is painted I will cover the model with future and apply the decals. So stay with me.
B)
Step one I paint everything black. (Tamiya Nato Black) By the way I use Tamiya paint so if you don't well....
Next I spay a light coat of dark grey (two parts German Grey and one part Nato Black.
Then straight German grey paying attention to panels and upper surfaces.
Next shading with two parts German Grey and one part Medium Blue.
Then adding a few drops of Light grey to the above mixture to highlight the upper areas.
With a brush I highlighted the rivets and other raised areas.
Now everything looks way too light for Panzer grey, but have no fear the wash is here. I make a wash using oil paints (blue and Black) mixed with mineral spirits. The mineral spirits thins the oil paint and dries fast. You can make the wash as think or as thin as you want depending on how much color you want, but remember you just want to tint the paint you have already applied not to cover it. This wash will darken everything down. WARNING DO NOT USE THIS WASH ON OIL BASED PAINTS ONLY ON ACYLIC PAINTS!
When this is dry I went back over it to re-highlight some upper surfaces. I did this with the airbrush and a paint brush. Here's how it came out.
Keep in mind this is just really the base paint with more tinting and weathering to follow. Once the upper hull is painted I will cover the model with future and apply the decals. So stay with me.
B)
135engineer
Active member
Just curious but what is the darker tone difference between the gun shield and the upper area directly below
Are you talking about the upper hull? That has not been painted yet...well not completly.
Excellent SBS Terry, timely also. I think I got bored with my halftrack because it was just grey. I'm going to try this on the Karl.
Thanks!
135engineer
Active member
That answers that thank you . everything else is so nice I didn't understand the tone. Now it's all crystal clear. Also it's a great sbs.