Takom T-55 AM2B - Paint
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Prior to piant...
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Kit broken down and primed with Mr Surfacer 1500 Grey...
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Mmmm... Turret Texture...
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Mr Surfacer 1500 was thinned with Mr Levelling Thinner in a 1:1 ratio... This stuff is by far the best primer and surface prep paint available... Sands to a feather edge... Has micro filling properties without clogging detail... You can flood it on without fear of buildup... Truly a no fuss primer...
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Love looking at a kit all primed...
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After going round in circles researching Post War Soviet Green I simply reverted to my reference photo which shows a distinctive olive green colour...Starting with XF58 Olive Green, I used Sky to lighten and threw in some yellow green and flat green for shits and giggles...
Mix ratio was approx the following:
6 parts XF-58 Olive Green
5 Parts XF-21 Sky
2 Parts XF-5 Flat Green
1 Part XF-4 Yellow Green
Mix ratio was approx the following:
6 parts XF-58 Olive Green
5 Parts XF-21 Sky
2 Parts XF-5 Flat Green
1 Part XF-4 Yellow Green
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Finally was able to bond the loose items to the turret and hull after an initial coat under these items...
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Base colour on... 2 thin coats... Honestly I think I stumbled on the recipe for NATO Green..?? Afterwards everything got 2 thin coats of Mig Heavy Chipping Fluid ready for the distressing...
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Distressing Colour clouded over the hull... This was the original mix Desaturated with XF19 and white...
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Distressing the paint begins...
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Paint distressed...
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Comparison of distressed versus no distressing...
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Close up of the distressing technique... some Postshading and Filters to come...
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This technique could work especially well for predusting during the mud and dirt phase of the paint job...
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Distressing coat to the turret...
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Turret distressed...
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All sealed in a clear coat of Tamiya XF86...
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Overcoat of highly thinned Olive green mixed from Tamiya paints... This removes the chalkiness from the distressing and unifies the surface... Well... That's what I was hoping...
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Olive green distressed base paint done... Onto some acrylic filters... Should help create with demarcations between elements...
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Setting up for acrylics... My idea is to use acrylics to glaze/filer large blocks of geometry to create demarcations... Also add highlights to details...
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Kinda worked..?? I think...
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Acrylic filters done... Very subtle but you can see the change in hue between elements...
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Vajello colours Green Sky, Golden Olive, Medium Olive and Neutral Grey were diluted down with VMS Slow Mo and a little water to a filter... The slow mo works well preventing tide marks and hard edges...
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I'm hoping these filters don't disappear during the oild rendering..
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After much deliberation... Let's rust the hell outta her instead...!
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I'm guessing some maybe mortified at what I'm doing... Lo
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This is a bit of a first for me...But what a blast... Lol... Lifecolour's Rust and Dust set used to the extreme... They are incredible paints,...
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I'm looking forward to accenting these with enamels and oils...
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A few more darker tones tomorrow night and I'll call the rust to the turret and hull complete...
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Darker tones added... Not too shabby me feels...
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Rusty...
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Turret and Hull Rust complete...
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Experimenting with oils...
Komentáře
34 24 August 2023, 11:27
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Cheers Guy... Bit of an experiment in Distressed Paint on this one... Fingers crossed...
25 August 2023, 15:13
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It fell into a bucket of orange paint Mike... Bit tired of doing green and this was turning a bit bland... Going to have some fun with it...
29 August 2023, 07:05
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The Season 1 with green camo painting was very nice! Season 2 turned suddenly in to stress for me. 😁
29 August 2023, 11:15
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Paint job of Takoms T-55 AM2B...
No familiar with this particular modern era Soviet Armor Colour... But let's have a go...