One Year War GB 2011-2012 !Extended time! 30sept 2012

Ahh, I did not know you were color blind.  It is a light gray with alot of sand weathering.

Also, if you want to try something different this tank can and has been done in OD green in the series as well.

dupes

Ideally I can paint it in some way to fit both the Gundam universe and to satisfy my need to do something "different". My past several builds have alllll been panzer gray or modern armor sand. MUST stay away from those.

I'm colorblind - what colors am I looking at in the picture you posted, Smeagol? They seem to be pretty faded, I'm having a hard time telling them apart.

Another question - is there any reference available that would show some sample EFGF paint schemes?

I search around, but the kit is relatively recent, also you must consir that these kits are snap-fit enginered and lots of people just snap-it and consider the kit finished  

Heres an hoover truck 1/35 built by CosmicJ

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You can get something from this build

also some other link

http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~TANK-GUY/Gallery01/TY-m61a5.html

http://www.gamerabaenre.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1484&start=50

http://www.smf-modellismo.net/olympus/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3582

http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/nakminohito/24168686.html

wow colorblind hope not too much influences this hobby!

imho is to try some your own camo variation , what's your photoshop skill dupes?

Get a BW image of the tank and spay over the draw some test without risk to ruin the kit

Bsy - thanks for the links! The first M61 by "Tank Guy" was especially cool. Wow, I was planning on adding some stowage, but he REALLY loaded it up!

Being colorblind does have a big effect on my modeling - at least when I'm trying to get "accurate" colors on a model. I end up taking a lot of time spraying patches of different color combinations to figure out what I like and what looks good. After that, I run everything by my significant other to make sure it looks like I think it does! I'll snap a pic of my current sheet o' styrene that I've been painting all over this weekend.

Believe I've narrowed the scheme down to a 3-tone jagged-edge pattern. "Deck Tan" base with two different greens on top of it in large stripes. Currently working on adding a mine plow to the front - was able to scrounge a spare one from another kit.

Will throw up some pics before painting starts! I promise!

cant wait to see it. 

A three tone pattern huh, sounds interesting.  One of the people from those links put a mine plow on the front.   Canon wise the EFGF was a modern military army, so it makes perfect sense to see mine plows and whatnot on the vehicles, a well as any other mod a real tank would have.

Aaaaaand an update. As far as I can tell, I'm finally ready to basecoat the monster (unless I decide to hairspray-method the plow?). Final review tonight.

The plow looks very strange... I think its because its so thin compared to the width of the tank.  If its meant for clearing obstacles and mines you would think you wanted it to protect the tracks as well

Nice kitbashing Dupes but probably Smeagol is right, or the minesweeper are not yet finished? 

Also from pictures this beast seems larger than an abrams want to get the 1/144 set with zaku and figures

waiting for updates, i'm about to clear the workbench finally

Keep in mind that it's not for track protection, but removing obstacles (i.e., pushing crap out of the way!). Perhaps calling it a "mine" plow is a bit misleading. Other than some chains to be added later, that assembly is complete and ready for paint.

Basecoat this afternoon!

dupes

Keep in mind that it's not for track protection, but removing obstacles (i.e., pushing crap out of the way!). 

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More pics for you guys!

Basecoat:

A bucketload of masking:

And after all of that got peeled off:

Dupes the camo looks great !! with the paint on the kit lookk really like perfect fitting

dupes

 

Totally awesome! Dupes, this has got to be one of the coolest paint schemes I've seen on a tank.

Beats the heck out of my 1/144th M61s!

Please, keep up the great work!

Klik

Back on the gouf!

primed some skeleton parts 

and primed with humbrol 144 most parts on armor

Not yet decided which color i'll use for finish (used 144 just as primer) but the dry look is really cool

second layer and first layer on the rest again to do

that looks like a good realistic color reproduction for the Gouf, I'd go with it.

smeagol the vile

that looks like a good realistic color reproduction for the Gouf, I'd go with it.

watching the perfect dry color i'm too with it. Also seems to give a retro look like the RealG old gouf

a dry highlight wuth azure and white can work!

But need again the second darker color, only a color don't look so good for the gouf

btw lots of pieces again need the first layer and all the second (or if needed the third) .... yes finished gouf being to pop up in my head

Why dont you try something different?

use something like clear black (smoke) from tamiya to shade the dark areas

its not a solid color and it lets the bottom leak through, making it look like, well, shadows

I think I'm done with the Gouf. Let's see if I can figure out how to post pictures...

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If that didn't work I'd appreciate some advice on how to post pics! I think you can get to other pics here if interested. I suck at Flickr, so maybe it isn't.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/68172957@N07/

This was a very fun kit to build! Especially taking artistic license with paint and weathering. Next I need to learn how to operate my camera and take better pictures.

Great Gouf badlanguage nicely done weathering.

I know how to post from flick but need a your link (added you also on my flickr account) 

click on share button on top of the picture (not the twitter , facebook etc buttons)  ,you will see a pop up with 3 options:  go on the last  HTML/BBCode and copy the long link write inside the window and past the link to the forum "insert media" button (frame icon on the left of smiles) .

Need at least a link to post the gouf on the GB gallery  

Also i can advice to get even a photobucket account, is more simply to share pictures with it and you can put looots of free pictures

Thanks, bsyamato! Let's see if I can try this picture thing again following your advice...

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Looks like this will work better.

then, ok for pictures i'll post the 3rd for the finished gallery, if you want to use another speak about

what you used for weathering, dry brush?

I went with a mud-colored wash, then a dry-brushing (hope I didn't go overboard, I really wanted to look 'used'), and lastly I brushed on chalk for the sandy-dirty look. That was my first time using chalks, I really like the effect!

I like the Gouf, nice and beat up but still looking victorious.

Nice Gouf!

Bit of a hiccup with the M61A5 - apparently Bandai really means it when they lay out assemblies in a particular order...unlike most tanks, you are NOT able to add the drive sprockets afterwards! I have a broken axle to prove it - am fabricating a brass replacement now.

Thanks, and I can't wait to see the finished M61!

I stumbled onto this thread looking for some Musai pictures for reference. Needless to say, I will have a completed Musai and Magellan pretty soon.

Like this:

nice pieces, are the little bandai kits?

Yes- The really old little guys. 1/1200. Pretty sure the Magellan would wipe up the Musai. Outguns it more than 3 to 1.

Yeah, it does outgun it, but the Musai's profile is quite strange making a broadside not hit the entire thing.  Also the Magella is a capital class, the Musai is not, the Mousai is on the same line with the Salamis (the blue one).

The Gwazine is the Zeon battleship http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/msgundam/gwazine.htm

The Salamis only outguns the Musai by 2-1...

The difference early in the war was that Feddie capital ships had Balls, Musai's had Zaku's.