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stikpusher I’ll let the stripes dry overnight, then add a coat of Future tomorrow or the day after in preparation for the decals...
I’ll let the stripes dry overnight, then add a coat of Future tomorrow or the day after in preparation for the decals...
Harold
stikpusher And for anyone who would care to see 6th Tank Battalion in action, there are at around 7:25 in this newsreel.
And for anyone who would care to see 6th Tank Battalion in action, there are at around 7:25 in this newsreel.
Cool newsreel.
Some cool thing s to see. Like arty guys tossing 155 rounds to each other to feed theri SPG.
Some really good details to see on Easy 8s in threater.
Also, some realling interesting M16 MMG details, like how the guns are served, and the rack over the windshield for extra cal..50 cans.
Right? I was so worried about not screwing this part up. I am very happy with the paint work now. Most every project has a point where it goes from “ehhh” to “oh yeahhhhh”. I just reached that point here.
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
Oh my stik, this is one of the coolest paint schemes ever.
"Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?"- Oddball
John
On the bench:
Man I love that scheme!!
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
Nah, I just waited overnite. I would have posted this yesterday but....
The day arrived for the part that I think most everyone following this project has been waiting to see... the Tiger stripes!!!
First I did some white stripes on the turret sides, as well as white on the co ax machine gun and gunners site housings. There are “eye” and “whisker” decals for the mantlet that I will add in a few days.
Then the black stripes onto the turret
Then I added black stripes onto the hull, as well as painting the front fender mudguards black. Looking at several photos of 6th Tank Battalion, I could not see any that had any white stripes on the hull.
Humbrol? I would wait at least 4-5 days.
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
Harold, thanks.
Keyser/John, no worries... as your quotee might say, “have a little faith baby...”
I’ll let the new yellow parts cure overnight, then tomorrow I’m looking to get a start on the striping. I think that part is gonna be fun!
The angle really threw me off but I do see it now.
stikpusher Keyserj Stik, I think you might have posted the wrong pic. Looks to me as though you didn't add more yellow. Anyways, it is looking really good. Lol! Thanks. But no, that photo was done immediately after i painted the yellow and from a different angle. Just see how the yellow goes out to almost the front most stamping rib on the fender.
Keyserj Stik, I think you might have posted the wrong pic. Looks to me as though you didn't add more yellow. Anyways, it is looking really good.
Stik, I think you might have posted the wrong pic. Looks to me as though you didn't add more yellow. Anyways, it is looking really good.
Lol! Thanks. But no, that photo was done immediately after i painted the yellow and from a different angle. Just see how the yellow goes out to almost the front most stamping rib on the fender.
I extended the yellow more forward on the fenders this afternoon...
Thanks guys. I’m pretty surprised at how vivid the yellow looks here, but I think part of that is due to lighting in my new photo booth and photo editing settings.
RG, I did zero prep work for the yellow over the OD. I just used Humbrol enamel, but that has a pretty strong pigment in there. Lots of light coats built up. And I think that since OD is basicly a mix of yellow and black, the yellow top color has something in that base to work with.
Bill, some of the 6th Tank Btn. had the canvas mantlet covers, and some did not. Just like some had the T84 rubber chevron track and others had the T80 steel chevron track. I’ve seen both in film footage and photos of the unit. I couldn’t find any photo of the turret/hull number for this tank to say either way for certain, so I’m taking the path of least resistance and going with what is in the kit.
I have to agree, you laid that yellow down like a champ! Very well done!
Bruce
On the bench: 1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF
1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I
I don't know how I missed this post, it's really cool.
25 or so posts just on track. Man.
Thinking about it, painting the yellow over OD in the field would probably face the same issues. It's gonna look like mud soon enough.
Th ARVNs did some of this stuff too, later.
In your photo of the group, doesn't the front tank have a canvas mantlet cover?
Bill
Hey Stik, how did you do the yellow? It is a notoriously difficult color to lay down over other colors without extensive prep. The M46’s yellow paint is solid looking!
“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”
Wow! Is that yellow ever bright. I'm sure it'll get toned down eventually, but right now its stunning.
stikpusher Yellow base for the stripes on now.... I think that I need to extend the yellow on the fender areas forward a bit...
Yellow base for the stripes on now....
I think that I need to extend the yellow on the fender areas forward a bit...
Well, after weeks of having this thing stare at me in all black on my workbench, mocking me, I had to add the OD. It did not go quite as intended... compressor problems, and finding out that Mission Models paints do NOT airbrush well when highly thinned... but overall I’m good with it so far...
maybe the yellow base for the tiger face tomorrow...
Real G Also, for highlighting green paint jobs, use something like Dunkelgelb instead of white, as it does not impart a chalky look to the green and gives the paint more "life". This is where the fun begins; look forward to color application Stik!
Also, for highlighting green paint jobs, use something like Dunkelgelb instead of white, as it does not impart a chalky look to the green and gives the paint more "life".
This is where the fun begins; look forward to color application Stik!
Hmmmm, I'll give the Dunkelgelb a whirl. Thanks!!!
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I’m not sure which tone if OD I want to go with... more brown or more green... decisions, decisions...
Good eye there on the storage rack. And she looks good in black!
I haven't tried the black and white technique yet. I generally just spray a couple of coats adding a little white to the OD as I move up the vehicle.
Carlos,
It's comes from the Spanish School of modeling Black & White Technique.
I didn't do fully what is described in the technique, but, i do like the results. It gives a non-camouflage base (American Olive Drab, Russian Green, and IDF Grey) some interest, on what is otherwise a bland base.
I'll be doing this on the M1A1 I started building.
Anyway, I like the progress on your M46, and I'm looking forward to how you weather this beast!
That’s a technique that I’ve never seen or heard of before... very interesting... thanks for sharing that!
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