White Washed SU-122 Completed 95%

SMJmodeler

Member since
April 2007
From: Schroon Lake, NY

Posted by SMJmodeler on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 11:42 AM

These photos show the angled lower hulls MUCH better and I retract my comment. Nice work!

You may want to fix the track ends where they glue together...they appear to be coming apart and you can see the liitle "posts"...

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osjohnm

Member since
October 2003
From: Cape Town, South Africa

Posted by osjohnm on Saturday, May 5, 2012 6:29 AM

Following JohanT's suggestion I tried to fade out the stars and unit number subtly.

Sun is shining again but makes it look very white and not sure if the mud on the inner wheels are very visible?

SMJ, are you meaning I should add some mud streaks above the red line in the photos and also tone down/remove/randomise below the red line? Ie. reveal more white in random spots or add straight streaks of various shades?

Rear was pigments+water (so easy to fiddle with) and the front was pigments+white spirits so gave me sturdier but thicker finish.

John

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SMJmodeler

Member since
April 2007
From: Schroon Lake, NY

Posted by SMJmodeler on Thursday, May 3, 2012 4:28 PM

"The main aim of this build was to attempt a white wash, try out the hairspray technique, fiddle around with mig pigments and how to weather something white."

osjohnm: Success!!! This is a very convincing white wash job and the worn areas are well thought out and well placed. Yes

I like the variation on the mud on the road wheels...but definately slop-up those inner wheels. The mud on the sloped undersides of the front and back of the hull are not quite as convincing. They seem to end too abruptly...too smeared versus rubbed...does that make sense? You may want to consider some throw up mud splotches around the fenders too.

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JohanT

Member since
April 2005
From: Gothenburg

Posted by JohanT on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 1:14 PM

Hi osjohnm,
Excellent results on your experiment!
I think the whitewash was very successful and the pigment application looks great!
All good stuff Big Smile

My only question mark is the red star and the turret number.
You might want to show them either under a coat of whitewash or maybe even in an area omitted in the white wash.
Then again I have seen T-34 factory fresh in a whitewash where the turret number is fresh on top of the white.

Thank you for sharing!

Very Best Regards
Johan

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osjohnm

Member since
October 2003
From: Cape Town, South Africa

Posted by osjohnm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 1:46 AM

Thanks for all the feedback guys, appreciate it.

Tojo72
Looks real good,you need to get some mud between the double road wheels,it's noticeable in your pics that the inside road wheel is clean.But a nice job overall

Thanks Tojo72, will add some mud in there today. I didn't even pick that up, fresh eyes always make a huge difference.

John

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bufflehead

Member since
July 2006
From: San Francisco Bay Area

Posted by bufflehead on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 12:03 AM

Other than what Tojo72 mentioned, I think its pretty darn nice! One of these days I'll do a winter whitewash on some armor! Hats off to you for a great job!

Ernest

Last Armor Build - 1/35 Dragon M-26A1, 1/35 Emhar Mk.IV Female

Last Aircraft Builds - Hobby Boss 1/72 F4F Wildcat & FW-190A8

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wbill76

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by wbill76 on Monday, April 30, 2012 7:12 PM

White wash looks good from here! Yes

BP Models

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Tojo72

Member since
March 2003
From: Western North Carolina

Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, April 30, 2012 6:47 PM

Looks real good,you need to get some mud between the double road wheels,it's noticeable in your pics that the inside road wheel is clean.But a nice job overall

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ED1CavScout

Member since
March 2011

Posted by ED1CavScout on Monday, April 30, 2012 5:47 PM

Very cool man! As a tamiya russian armor fan myself that is pretty sweet looking!

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stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Monday, April 30, 2012 4:45 PM

Beautiful work! Yes The Tamiya mix for 4B0 Green is a nice tidbit to file away for me too! I do like those Tamiya weathering items. You really made a nice muddy beast here.

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Monday, April 30, 2012 4:30 PM

That turned out really great John. I like the dirty, muddy look you gave it.

Eric

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osjohnm

Member since
October 2003
From: Cape Town, South Africa

White Washed SU-122 Completed 95%

Posted by osjohnm on Monday, April 30, 2012 4:20 PM

Hi all

Thought I would post my current project to get feedback on my first white wash attempt.

It is the Tamiya SU-122 kit recently re-released with the "russian" weathering masters set included (main reason I got the kit). I've had pretty good results with the weathering sets but I know other builders don't really like them.

The main aim of this build was to attempt a white wash, try out the hairspray technique, fiddle around with mig pigments and how to weather something white.

Accuracy wasn't a concern and I even skipped the steps of removing the barrel seam and the seams on the fuel tanks.

Here are the steps I followed:

Primed the kit with Tamiya TS-6 Flat Black because their lacquers stand-up to pretty much anything.
Sprayed the 4BO with a 50:50 mix of XF-4 Yellow Green and XF-58 Olive Green (the mix is in Tamiya's BT-7 instructions) it came out lighter and brighter than I expected but actually worked well with all the weathering in the end.
Then I missed a crucial step, I didn't flat coat the 4BO coat before I applied the hairspray.I sprayed on flat white and I should have been more random in my spraying, think I covered the model too well.When I applied the water and started chipping away it went straight down to the black primer in places.

Touched that up and then clear coat, decals, clear coat again. Used oils for pin washes and overall washes with Raw Umber and Raw Sienna. Then flat coated the kit.

Used Tamiya's weathering sets on top of the hull and used a mix of Dry Mud/Russian Earth (mig) on the wheels, tracks and lower hull. I tried using white spirits as the fix but eventually used water instead since I can still remove the pigments if needs be, might still remove some pigments off the wheels(last 5% of build)

Sorry for long explanation but thought my approach would help you guys spot a step I missed or could have done better etc. Please let me know from a weathering perspective where I can improve this project and my next white wash attempt.

I apologise for the "flashed" photos, been raining cats and dogs all day so no outside photography possible.