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  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 12:37 PM

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

If I'm correct I believe stik used Track Color by Humbrol....

 

I have used that on many of my builds if I am just painting the tracks. But it was discontinued for years. And I ran out of my original tin of it probably 10 years ago at that point. It was only recently re issued. For vehicles with steel tracks in non muddy environments, that is the color I like to use for the base.

 

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 9:32 AM

If I'm correct I believe stik used Track Color by Humbrol....

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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 12:30 AM

I start with a coat of tamiya NATO black, then a steel dry brush on the ares that would get worn. I then do a wash, usually raw unmber but more sandy colurs for desert vehciles and finish with pigments. I am not familar with those weathering set you mention, but i think the Tamiya could be used in place of the raw uber oil wash.

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  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 10:50 PM

A very simple technique that I learned from one our AMPS guys, Jim Wechsler, for that:

1:build, paint and finish the entire kit

2:airbrush on a dark base coat of burnt umber onto the tracks, suspension, and surrounding areas- this simulates a nice muddy coat

3: airbrush on lighter coats of lighter earth tones such as raw sienna, etc. to get a drier dusty look. Work to lighter shades to get the look you prefer.

 

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  • Member since
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Trouble painting tank treads
Posted by Nucleartestrabbit on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 10:03 PM

I recently bought my first airbrush and am working on my first model in a long time tamiya‘s Walker bulldog...  I’m actually amazed with how well I did with my first time with an airbrush but I’m really struggling with how to approach the tracks...  ive been looking up methods but a lot of them seem pretty advanced and complex and everyone seems to have a specific process using all kinds of products  don’t have or might have trouble finding at the local hobby store.  

The TL:DR of it...  Im looking for kind of an easy straightforward method to paint these tracks.  I’m not really looking for heavy rusting effects as I want the vehicle to look taken care of like it was still in service. Mud effects I’m more interested in.

I’ve been using Vallejo model air and I do have the Vallejo AFV weathering set but wasnt very happy with my results.  I do have a Tamiya weathering master set too.  But I really need to get the basic paint job down first...

 

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