02 - Painting the King Tiger
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April 2, 2020the only reference what I find for painting of the real thing, the others is the box and the manual! 😄2
March 28, 2020lets start the primer!3
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March 28, 2020wheels and links already with Vallejo primer with the color I use for the base of rust tones6
March 28, 2020colors made with Italeri acrylics, my mix to get the tone I wanted it to be!7
March 28, 2020first coat of paint for color testing! I didn't like it, I wanted it a little clearer!8
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March 28, 2020wheels already painted and camouflaged10
March 28, 2020to start preparations to make rust with pigments11
March 28, 2020I used these pigments from Parabellum, provided by João Baroni12
March 28, 2020the colors what I use in the Track Links13
March 28, 2020I apply the pigments randomly14
March 28, 2020then I spray the parabellum fixing varnish everywhere the pigments are!15
March 28, 2020let it dry well, at least 24 hours! to dry very well!16
March 28, 2020after the dry pigments just pass a hard and dry brush all over the wheel to remove the excess pigments and seal everything with a light layer of matte varnish, you have to apply it by spraying, it cannot be too wet or it loses all the rust and dirt effect17
March 28, 2020wheels already ready and in their proper places to never leave again, then the mudguards are glued18
March 28, 2020then the exhausting and annoying part of isolating the wheels begins to paint the chassis of the tank!19
March 28, 2020good thing that this stage only takes place on King Tiger, E-50, E-75 and subsequent ones, not to all German tanks, as the wheels do not enter after the fenders are glued in place20
March 28, 2020let's start with the base layer of Dunkelgelb RAL7028 late 1944-45. this is my mix made with acrylic paints from Italeri21
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March 28, 2020after the very dry base we will start painting the characteristic camouflage of the s.Pz.Abt 50526
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March 28, 2020a dry-fit and we will start the weathering, here the tower together to see the color difference that occurs in the Dunkelgelb right after the start of the wash layer29
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March 28, 2020here the tower already in the wash too and I choosing how and where to leave the extra wheel31
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March 28, 2020matte clear coat apply33
March 28, 2020spare wheel already painted, with its own colors, different from the vehicle34
March 28, 2020painting practically finished! now is to assemble and paint the spare track links on the side of the tower35
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