So the first model I ever built was the T34 below. The build was okay (nothing special or out of the ordinary) but my painting and weathering was terrible. So rather than building a new model i thought now (one year on) ill try to fix up some of the issues with this model and make it look a little better.
You can see below a couple images of the T34. very poor chipping on the decals, and what was meant to look like mud ended up looking like rust..
So Step 1 - Have a plan. I decided to do a dirty winter cammo look as it will be pretty easy to coverup some of the build imperfections (too much glue etc) with snow and grime.
First thing was to remove the blankets (i just dont like them). Putty up the gaps then give it a respray in russian olive drab and give it new decals that i kept from the original build. I deliveratly left the putty a little rough to give then now flat area a bit of contrast when it came to grime.
Hair spray technique for the first coat of whitewash and then i took most of the whitewash off.
Followed this with a second harispray and whitewash but being a little more concious of where the paint would wash away.
I then gave the entire model a dark brown wash. I let this dry only about 5 minutes before removing most of it with clear spirit. Some of the secondary whitewash coat came off during this process but i think it added to the overall effect.
Finally I added some soot pigment to the barrel and exhaust.
Last thing to do will be to add some dark mud effect to the wheels and track. I may do a little rust streak effect on the fuel tanks but other than that I feel this T34 has been saved. Would love to hear your thoughts or suggestions.
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