Hetzer Late - WIP

Thanks friend!.

I finished the model using Humbrol as final washes (white mixed with black, black) and pigments mixed with brown+white and black.  I will add the final resulst in another post.  Thanks for see my proyect!.

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Rodolfo

Thanks for your kind comments friend!.  Yes, the last step is retouching the rubber wheels and to add some of dry mud.

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Rodolfo

Good call on lightening the Dark Yellow---that's much nicer in tone now.

Great job on those wheels, too! Although I would hope you're going to paint out the "rusty rubber" look?

Really can't wait to see the overall weathering!

Thanks my friend!.  Yes, the "OOB" is more easy

Continue Tracks:  Step 3.- Adding pigments toast shadow with Spirit solvent.   Step 4.-Dry brush with "polished steel" y "Polished aluminium", both of Humbrol.

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Rodolfo  

You've been moving along very fast with this build Rodolfo, nice progress with the paint and tracks!

Hello friends!

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 Tracks: Step 1.- A coat of gun-metal of Metalcote (Humbrol). Step 2.- Using pigments - mixing indian-red + toast sienna with Spirit solvent.  NOTE: I not finished the tracks yet.

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Rodolfo

  Hello friends!

More updates!

Application of Tamya - white XF2.

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Rodolfo

Hello friends!

More updates:

Application of grey-black of Vallejo in the wheels. Application of black in the tracks, tow cable and machine gun. Some little details will be arrange in the advance.







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Rodolfo

  Thanks friends!

Phil:  I will not use the masks, my version will be winter, sorry

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 I have checked some color pics and the last Hetzer were applied a sand-yellow too. Now I need to lighten the color with white. Using the same mix I added a flat.yellow XF59.









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Rodolfo

Basecoat looks good Rodolfo, nice update.

I'm curious how your going to get on with the masks. It'll help me when I finally take this out of the stash

Phil

Thanks friends!   I changed the cable with one real of Greif.

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 I Applied a mix of Tamiya paintings: desert-yellow XF59 + flat-white XF2 + flat yellow XF3.

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Rodolfo

Rodolfo, that's going to be a fine looking model when it's been painted and weathered...I think I'd replace the towing cable with something that doesn't look like thread. Look at real wire rope and see the difference. You can use real wire (anneal it with heat first), or even larger sized nylon twine.

Sounds like a good plan Rodolfo, looking forward to seeing the results!

  Thanks friends!

I decided to paint it as Eastern Front version. This because some factory yellow hetzers were school trainers and were rushed to the Eastern Front and received a white wash.

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Rodolfo

Hi Rodolfo, nifty looking build. Looking forward to the paint scheme to really bring this Hetzer to life.

Nice progress Rodolfo.

  Thanks friend!

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I applied a coat of Surface Primer of Vallejo, excellent for a best applying of the painting.

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Rodolfo

This one's going to be done in record time Rodolfo, looking good!

Hello friends!

Finally was added a tow cable and chains of Greif (Mexican) and I made a little hole for adding after of painting.  The cable (?) of the kit is a simple thread!.

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Rodolfo

Thanks friends! .  Yeah!, the tracks are excellent!

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 Armor ready for paint!. The only problem were the upper hatches which I arranged by filling the hollows with the method of "blended plastic" using glue. I also show by separated the parts that will be painted before they are assembled wich will also include the machine gun.

Some great progress. This looks like a nice kit.

Interesting sag on the tracks. I'd think that the forward part should sag as well. Looks more like an Marder H version.

tracks look great !

Thanks friends! .   Yeah!, this is a "express" build, but funny!

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The tracks are ready without problems, great!!.

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Rodolfo

This one's comging together pretty fast, but then the Hetzer doesn't exactly have a lot of parts to it so that shouldn't be surprising. Looking good, always have a soft spot for the 38t family.

This should be a fun WIP. I enjoyed your Tiger so much , that this  could be an encore.

Thanks friends!

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Ready the wheels and part of the Hull. The tracks are curved so they can give the heavy weight effect when installed.

Looking good so far Rodolfo, I'm sure it's in capable hands!