Final pictures
Comentarios
3 July 2014, 18:03
Albi HitzHell yeah!!! .... wow cool ... very nice build and very nice paint and weathering ... inspiring!
3 July 2014, 20:05
Alan RushLooks great Heico! The weathering and desert dust look realistic to me. I especially like the coolers and the detail of the single bottle lying by the cupola. The taxi sign is a nice touch! 👍 🙂
3 July 2014, 23:05
Eelco GregoireNice job Heico! I'm looking forward to see it in real at the meeting.
5 July 2014, 13:05
Frank KrauseHups, I missed that! Great job, Heiko! 👍 I love the "busy" look with all that equipment.
5 July 2014, 13:15
Barry LloydReally great detailing - good to see the crew as they're often missed out on tank models!
5 July 2014, 18:42
Heico van der HeideThanks guys! Barry, usually i don't do figures but the sunglasses made it work for me.
6 July 2014, 08:34
Barry LloydYes - sunglasses or goggles make the job easier! I wish there were more modern tank figures available though.
6 July 2014, 19:04
Heico van der HeideNever looked at it. Perhaps some resin ones available? I know Meng has an IDF set for instance in plastic.
6 July 2014, 20:02
Mike ROhhh man o man o man ... very nice kit! I have one in the wings, but seeing one completed ... great job!!
1 August 2014, 17:20
Hunter CumminsHow did you weather this ?? Can you pm me and tell me the paintimg process and the weathering stages and how you did it?? I am new to modern armor and I love how you did it
great job 👍
1 August 2014, 23:58
Heico van der HeideI want to thank all of you for your comments. It's pleasing to see that so many like my Abrams 🙂
Hunter: I'll just type it here if that's ok with you. That way other people may be benefited too 😉
* I started with a brown/earth base colour, the next step was painting it with Modelmaster Acrylic 4812 Us army Sand leaving a bit of preshade.
* Then i went for fading the middle of the panels with some Tamiya XF-55 and Vallejo 075 sand.
* After glosspaint and decals etcetera i applied a brown wash to make the deeper parts like the panel lines stick out more.
* And then some pigments were used to make it a bit more 'dusty'.
* Finally i did a drybrush with a lighter colour than the US sand from modelmaster to make the rivets and bolts etc pop out some more. I believe is used Vallejo Iraqi sand for this.
If you have any more question don't hesitate asking!
2 August 2014, 14:00
