Thanks guys,

SD, I would say maybe around a month, working on it a couple hours 4 or 5 times a week.

Nick: Thanks! I'm going to drag out a old test model and give that a try! 

Steve: Think I'm going to go look over your USS Puffer diorama again. Great job, it's worth the time for me to stare and drool once more! 

That’s fantastic 

WOW! That is an amazing dioroma, how long did it take?

Thanks D, here's the WIP link if you wanted to take a peek.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/170521.aspx

Steve, you are killing me.  That is an incredible diorama.   

crown r n7

modelcrazy with all that mudddy water you gotta have some dirt on the tools lol

I must admit that I've never done dirty water before. I like pushing my limits. My biggest push was the Puffer launch.

Griffin25 thank you its been a change using vallejo I hadnt had much luck with their paints but the pigments work very well.

modelcrazy with all that mudddy water you gotta have some dirt on the tools lol

gamera I mix it until it looks like muddy water and spray at 15 or so lbs. to build up slowly this stuff is very forgiving. I had a harder time applying it dry

Nick: So I'm guessing you mixed the pigment and sprayed it? I've tried pigments before and never got it to look the way I wanted it. Yours turned out terrific!

Steve: That looks great! I too wouldn't have thought of doing a muddy river. Looks amazing.

Thank you. Hmmm, it looks like I need to dirty up the tools just a scoch.

modelcrazy

Nick, that looks fantastic man!!  I'll HAVE to remember that trick.

The base painting is complete and the vehicle is in its place. I started to add some cotton for the splashes at the front, sides and rear wake. I'll add more coats of acrylic varnish to deepen the wet water look then add some more cotton. Eventually I'll add the thrust tails from the jets.

Steve

 

Steve! Amazing work. You don't see muudy water effects too often and that looks great!

Oh ya that looks terrific Nick, just figured out your name. That pigment binder did the trick. Great looking T-62!

yes it did lighten up and it dries up pretty tough. I hear you on the freezing .

Hey Nick, that Beast keeps looking better with every picture!  I think the pigment will lighten up, but even if it doesn't, that just looks great.  You have the desert look down!

Gonna have to pick up some pigment binder when it warms up enough for it not to freeze in transit. 

crown r n7

Modelcrazy that looks fantastic! 

 

Modelcrazy that looks fantastic! 

Nick, that looks fantastic man!!  I'll HAVE to remember that trick.

The base painting is complete and the vehicle is in its place. I started to add some cotton for the splashes at the front, sides and rear wake. I'll add more coats of acrylic varnish to deepen the wet water look then add some more cotton. Eventually I'll add the thrust tails from the jets.

Steve

Gamera thanks bud placed tracks in.removed some of the dust and sprayed the binder

mancityfan thank you it takes some getting used to but it comes off easy with a soft brush.

looks kind of dark it should lighten back up I hope   ?

Sailing_Dutchman

How did you do the dot filters? I would like to, but I don't know how.

 

Hi SD.

Dot filters are easy. I use oils for them because for me, oils are much easier to deal with.

Dot filters are literally dots of differing colors placeall over a surface. I uesd yellow,  white, red, umber, and green. I use a toothpick to "dot" these colors all over the surface. I then take a wide artists brush to blend the colors by pulling them down or up if on a vertical surface. I will also use thinner remove the bulk of what I put on. This takes some time to get the effect I'm looking for but it can be heavy or light.

You can use any medium, but like I said, I prefer oils.

There are also several good videos by YouTubers

Wow, there is so much great stuff happening in the GB!  Hard to keep up.

Steve, the modulation on that kit is outsanding, and the decals pull it together wonderfully.  This is going to be a masterpiece when in the water dio.

wayne, I have had the same problem with filler showing after painting despite several applications.  I never seem to be able to get the filler as smooth as the plastic.  It usually sorts itself out after multiple applications and much foul language.

Nick, the Beast is looking great!  I had never thought of airbrushing pigments, but the results you obtained makes me want to try it.  It gives a nice, even, layer of dust.  Well done!

Steve & Nick: Those look fantastic guys! 

How did you do the dot filters? I would like to, but I don't know how.

the dusty beast ? we will see what happens next with the pigment binder

gamera thanks that creature is a lot of fun. I'm still working on another creature with the girl its been shelved for a bit. Im sure yours will come out great.

modelcrazy nice smooth finish and decals top notch

That looks really sharp!! So well balanced and the decals look great.

After some dot filters and washes, I finished the weathering. I need to add the tools and MG and also need to complete the base.

Wow guys great work all around! So much progress here I'm afraid I'd leave someone out if I try to single out everyone...

I will single out Nick here, love that Creature! I'm very slowly working on one here and hope mine turns out half as good as yours. 

Bufflehead thank you, but I do have a hulk figure still in the box its a 60's thing my kid bought a few of them for me . some more weathering on the t62

Nick - the MG is looking good, so are the tracks!  And great CFtBL figure!  Quite the different take on "green and wet"!!

modelcrazy - great shading on the PT-76!  The green is mean! (will Nick bust out a Hulk figure??)  I think I know where you're going with the brown base paint for the water....eagerly awaiting more updates!!

modelcrazy

 

 

bufflehead

Soon it will be green and wet!

 

 

The first thing I thought of the Creature form the Black Lagoon LOL.

Thank you Bufflehead,Gam and Nick.

I sprayed a few shades of green and this is where it's at now. Time for some washes and some detailing while I work on the base some more.

 

Great paint modulation!