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The legend stowage kit is quite nice with a lot of useful parts, such as the field modified boxes on the fender.
Since I had no particular vehicle as a reference, I took the freedom and added a little rack on the right fender, right after the stowage box.
The tank will have some Antitank Damage on the rear left road wheels. One round might also have penetrated, causing a small engine fire. During the repairs, a different enginge deck plate in a different shade was used.
The tarps did not fit together with the Rück- and Kolonnenfahrlicht, so I hat to relocate the whole bunch and added some more tarps made of Tamiya Basic Type Putty. The brackets for the jerry can rack were added as well.
The hatch was masked because I painted the turret interior first.
Made some progress painting the details - and highlighting each of the many rivets of the tank.
Rivets, continued.
Unfortunately, I encountered the worst issue of decal silvering ever, so I had to repaint the otherwise transparent spaces between the numbers. Hope this will get toned down by the following washes. I don't really know what happened, but I will scrap the Vallejo decal softener and buy Micro Set + Sol again. Never change a running system...
Some quick pics after the first pinwash and oil filters. I really like how panzer grey is reacting to earthy colors. The lower hull is following, along with the running gear and dust.
First wash on the wooden box as well. next up: chipping!
After everything has set a little, I'll remove some of the oil colors with a microfibre cloth to show the base color again.
More progress today. After a matte coat (The Army Painter), chipping started with a light grey followed by dark brown.
You can see some traces of the decals going bad, but it almost looks like the repaint was done on purpose 🙂
Added the track links to the bow, with some rust indications where they would rub on the paint.
I'm really happy with the exhaust. This was done using a sponge to splatter old remnants of the paint, and some oil washes. The exhaust tip was blackened with pigment.
Tarps are still WIP.
Usually, I'm no big fan on rust on a vehicle, but in some areas it just makes sense. The field modified rack will be filled wit more stowage later on.
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25 14 May 2023, 17:55
zakboom0815Thank you very much for your kind words 🙂 Uploaded some minor progress today.
20 May 2023, 13:12
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Started this project as a weekender. In fact, the kit went together so well, that I even forgot to take pictures prior to painting. D'Oh!
After the usual black primer, I sprayed Tamiya XF-63 German Grey straight from the bottle (diluted 1:1 with Mr. Levelling thinner) in a mottled pattern. This works so well, I never had any troubles with paint peeling or other defects. But a proper filtering mask is a must!
After that, the first highlights were done with XF-55 Deck Tan for a slight warmish hue, and the second layer was done with XF-2 Flat White.
