Wow friend, that is cool. I like the different subject. Excellent photoshop skills too btw. I like the weathering you did. Maybe a little glossier on the red light? Figures are awesome. You are one of the solidest builders on this site

Awesome Jack, love the car and the figures!

Jack awesome work! Really beutiful armoured car.

Thank you Eric, Cliff, and Raindog9.

Agreed, that tail light does look lifeless.  So took a look at some museum photos of the vehicle to see what I could add to it.  Using flat paint, added detail in the form of colour shapes:

regards,

Jack

I really like that your decals look painted on. Is there a chemical you're using? Also, did you dust on the brown color with a watered down paint, or did you use pigmants? Really impressive work.

It does look like they're waiting for the specialized maintence crew to come fix them up though. Only problem with those fancy german vehicles.

Hi Raindog9,

Thanks for your continued interest on this one.  The decals were applied over a gloss coat of future/pledge acrylic clear.  To get rid of the edges of the decal film, I did a number of rounds of clear coating, followed up with light sanding.  As soon as the surface appears dull, apply another coat - going any further and you risk defacing the actual decal.  This basically builds up the acrylic around the decal edges, resulting in an even slope towards the model surface.

I used  weathering powders, both wet and dry.  Also enamel wash - mostly ochre, but also some brown in shadow areas.  MiG filters was the actual product.

The vehicle is actually a captured Soviet built BA-20, but the Finns did use some German equipment.

regards,

Jack

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Hi Raindog9,

Thanks for your continued interest on this one.  The decals were applied over a gloss coat of future/pledge acrylic clear.  To get rid of the edges of the decal film, I did a number of rounds of clear coating, followed up with light sanding.  As soon as the surface appears dull, apply another coat - going any further and you risk defacing the actual decal.  This basically builds up the acrylic around the decal edges, resuting in an even slope towards the model surface.

I used  weathering powders, both wet and dry.  Also enamel wash - mostly ochre, but also some brown in shadow areas.  MiG filters was the actual product.

The vehicle is actually a captured Soviet built BA-20, but the Finns did use some German equipment.

regards,

Jack

 

Thats something I'm hoping to expand into. I'm ordering my first set of pigmants off Lastcavalry, and really need to up my weathering game. Thanks for the info Jack! Look foreward to seeing your future projects.

all the best,

-Raindog