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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 3:59 PM

Thats a nice finish. I do think some good lighting will really help with the photographs.

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Coldwater, Mich
Posted by MKelley on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 3:02 PM

TigerII, I agree but the way the figure is set up that is just about the only way to do it with out surgery on the arms and cutting the legs off. I chose not to do that. This way he is a sitting duck for a Russian sniper.  

  • Member since
    June 2004
  • From: East Stroudsburg, PA
Posted by TigerII on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 12:52 AM

Great camo job. As for photography, the lighting is very important. Try using overhead lighting so you don't have to use your flash. All in all a very nice tank, but your TC is too far up in that hatch for my taste.

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Coldwater, Mich
Posted by MKelley on Monday, January 4, 2016 8:32 PM

Doog, thanks for the information. Right now getting the weathering right is the toughest part of building process. I have  a long way to go.

  • Member since
    January 2007
Posted by the doog on Monday, January 4, 2016 6:54 PM

Really nice. When you give the model a base coat of Dark Yellow, mix it with about 40% White and do a quick, light pass of the lighter color spraying directly from above. It gives a nice sun-bleached look to the finish and really adds some life to the finish. Big Smile

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Coldwater, Mich
Posted by MKelley on Sunday, January 3, 2016 6:18 PM

Gentlemen, I would like to take credit for being able to paint fine lines with my airbrush. In reality I painted the tank Panzer Olive green first, then I used poster putty rolled in thin strips and layed out the camo pattern. After that I sprayed on Panzer yellow. I peeled off the poster putty and that is how I got the finish. If you keep the airbrush about 6-10 inches away from the model it will give you a soft edge, closer to the model you get a harder edge. Thanks for all the comments.

  • Member since
    October 2015
Posted by ModelMan68 on Sunday, January 3, 2016 6:06 PM

Very nice MK....I like your paint job, it show's nice control of your AB. Keep them coming.

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  • Member since
    April 2015
  • From: Detroit, MURDER CITY
Posted by RudyOnWheels on Sunday, January 3, 2016 4:28 PM
I like it! I know, pictures are not very easy. I took my latest pics of my panzer IV with my iphone 6 in my paint booth with some white paper under and behind the tank. It helps. Look forward to seeing more of your work. I am learing weathering myself, but I think you did a fine job! Rudy
  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: California
Posted by SprueOne on Sunday, January 3, 2016 4:12 PM

Great, lets see more tanks from you. I like how you got a fine line with your AB for the camo. 

Looks like the only parts that register as glossy is where you applied the wash. Notice the helmet and one of the gray packs remain matte. 

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Sunday, January 3, 2016 1:05 PM

Looks pretty cool, nice work!

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  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in central North Carolina.
Posted by disastermaster on Sunday, January 3, 2016 1:02 PM
 

I really like the camouflage paint scheme.
As for the camera, I never use the flash
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p137/diedye/Humor/smiley_flasher.gif~original on my
trusty 10 year old digital and my pictures always come out nicely.

Check the site out below to see what I mean.

 https://i.imgur.com/LjRRaV1.png

 

 

 
  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: Groton, CT
Posted by warshipguy on Sunday, January 3, 2016 11:46 AM

I like it.

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Coldwater, Mich
Panzer III
Posted by MKelley on Sunday, January 3, 2016 11:16 AM

Here is A Tamiya 1/35 Panzer III. Straight from the box with a sludge wash for weathering. The markings are for the sPzAbt 502 1st company Russia Sept. 1942. 

The flash made it look glossy. It is not glossy. Still working on getting the weathering down on armour. I have new camera that I am trying to figure out so, the photos are not the best.

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