"The Hunters GB" (2/1/08 to 6/1/08)

After noticing that I had alot of shiny spots on my M10 and the gear stowage, I fixed it.  Ended up using a flat clear coat.  Fixed both of the problems.  The other being I used the wrong pigment color.  Would have got these finished pics up earlier but my job had long hours this last week, and painting a 1:1 scale wissota street stock.  As always comments and constructive critism welcome. 

Any help as to techniques on painting gear stowage will be most welcome.

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ps1scw wrote:

espins1 wrote: I'm still waiting for the PE grill screens to get here so I can paint the StuG.  I went ahead and sprayed all the road wheels a mix of flat black with a touch of gray (80% XF-1 Flat Black, 20% XF-54 Dark Sea Gray).  Later today I'll spray some XF-60 Dark Yellow on the centers using a drafting template.  How do you contend with the fact that the template is not an exact match?  Do you put your wheels on toothpicks placed into foam, spray and go to the next?  Do you have to clean the template between sprays?  How do you rotate to paint the reverse side?

Good Questions:

1. How do you contend with the fact that the template is not an exact match?  First, I tack all the unassembled roadwheels and return rollers down to wide strips of masking tape.  I find the template hole that is the closest match, going with one that is slightly bigger as opposed to slightly smaller.  I tape off all the holes around the one I'm using so I don't accidentally get overspray on the other wheels.  I use my small paint jar as opposed to my open cup as I try to spray vertically straight down.  Now, if there is a bit of overspray onto the black rubber wheels because the template hole is a bit bigger, you can fix the overspray using one of two methods.  One of them is to take a thinned mix of the black/gray paint, use a small brush, then just touch the edge where the rubber and steel meet.  The surface tension of the thinned paint will suck it right along the edge and cover the dark yellow overspray.  The other method is similar, but using a black oil wash.  Works like a champ.
2. Do you put your wheels on toothpicks placed into foam, spray and go to the next?  No, I leave them un assembled, and tack them down to strips of masking tape.
3. Do you have to clean the template between sprays?  I haven't run into any problems yet, so no. 
4. How do you rotate to paint the reverse side?  If it's necessary to do the back sides, I simply wait until the paint is cured, flip them over and repeat the process.

I will post some pics to which will help show what I have explained above. 

espins1 wrote:

I'm still waiting for the PE grill screens to get here so I can paint the StuG.  I went ahead and sprayed all the road wheels a mix of flat black with a touch of gray (80% XF-1 Flat Black, 20% XF-54 Dark Sea Gray).  Later today I'll spray some XF-60 Dark Yellow on the centers using a drafting template.

How do you contend with the fact that the template is not an exact match?  Do you put your wheels on toothpicks placed into foam, spray and go to the next?  Do you have to clean the template between sprays?  How do you rotate to paint the reverse side?

I'm still waiting for the PE grill screens to get here so I can paint the StuG.  I went ahead and sprayed all the road wheels a mix of flat black with a touch of gray (80% XF-1 Flat Black, 20% XF-54 Dark Sea Gray).  Later today I'll spray some XF-60 Dark Yellow on the centers using a drafting template. 

Looks great from where I'm sitting!  Can't wait to see more!

I ordered an Eduard Grill Screen set for my Tamiya StuG III G.  As soon as those arrive, this hunter is ready for paint! 

My 100mbps is the max speed (wich has never happened)....in actuality it's only about 70.

I did size them down to 1024x768, should load faster now

OMG Hermes, you're waaaay overboard with all of that chipping!

Heheheheh.

Personally, I'm digging it. Looks really sweet, actually.

P.S. Next time could you shrink those pics down a little bit...?

Well, here are a few progress photos of my build - the Dragon Jagdpanzer IV A-0.

So far I've painted the basecoat, sealed it with Tamiya Flat Base/Future, added scuffs and chips, applied several washes and filters, and added the first layer of MIG mud to the lower hull. I still have to do some more filtering to add more fading to the dark yellow and finish the pigment effects. Right now It's about 85% done.

I can anticipate the omg-you-went-waaay-overboard-on-the-chipping, so before it starts, let me remind everyone that this vehicle was used hard by rookie drivers at the Paderborn training facility for 3+ years, and getting the usual amount of paint and repair work that most non-combat units got (very little). 3 years is a very long service life for a WWII AFV, and for a training vehicle that would constantly be run into things and have students and instructors climbing all over it, I think the level of wear is appropriate.

Great looking Jagdtiger there Panzer88!!!! Your camo work is beautiful.

Dale 

dupes wrote:

Hey Dale, I know I'm colorblind and all, but what's with the red/green/blue/gray different pics? Are you layering primers or something?

LOL, not really Dupes, although it does look a mess there for a bit.  The blue is the grey plastic color the kit came in. Yellow is going to be the actual color, I wanted to spray that down into the area around the mantlet before assembly cause I wasn't sure about coverage limitations when painting it. the red oxide is the actual primer, which I'm planning to pre-shade a bit more and hopefully get some subtle variance in the yellow.   Oh, the white is the "Liquid Paper" used to texture the mantlet. As the mods came on, weld beads, damage and such, I sprayed a coat of primer directly on the area to "blend in" the effect a little by adding an additional layer of primer.            I know, I've got a wierd course of action on builds  

Dale 

dupes wrote:

Panzer88 - looks specTACULAR. Man, that thing is a BRUTE! I've never tried the dullcoat-over-Migs, but from what I've read it has the same effect as overcoating normal pastels...the overspray will essentially "absorb" the pigments and tone the colors waaaay down. Personally, I wouldn't mess with it.

I've heard the same, but am not an expert. It might be wiser to go darker and then seal next time. 

Panzer88 - looks specTACULAR. Man, that thing is a BRUTE!

I've never tried the dullcoat-over-Migs, but from what I've read it has the same effect as overcoating normal pastels...the overspray will essentially "absorb" the pigments and tone the colors waaaay down.

Personally, I wouldn't mess with it.

I've been away a little while, busy with work and such. Finally caught up on everyone's builds , they all look great, the elephant looks great now with the new camo and the figure hanging out in the back is a nice touch, the m10 is real nice too,I'm going to have to add that one to the stash now, the stugs are coming along very nicely and that is a bummer about the hetzer she was coming along great hope you can save her. I'm in the home stretch on my jagdtiger, just need to add a coat of flat. A question for you all who have used Mig pigments, can you spray a coat of flat on without ruining the finish/ changing the color of the pigments? I want the color to stay that nice dusty dry look , don't want the pigments changing color and looking wet or like mud. Here's some pics of my progress 

espins1 wrote:

Coming along nicely Dale!  I especially like the texture on the Saukopf mantlet!

Don't worry I haven't posted any progress yet. I mated the top and what a mess. The area that I had to trim near the drive sprockets had to be puttyed up. Hard to sand. It won't be flush, but perhaps covered up enough with the sprocket.

Coming along nicely Dale!  I especially like the texture on the Saukopf mantlet! 

   Espins Brews SAltered,Looking good guy's.

   Labour  I was listening to the radio this morning and they were talking about a guy who had shot a nail threw his hand and how he was taking Easter way to serious.

Just to let ya know Tigerman, I haven't forgot. Slow but steady progress on the StuG is being made. 

Excellent looking builds in here so far guys.  

Dale 

DerOberst wrote:

Labour In Vain wrote: I managed to shoot a 4 inch Steel nail through my left hand 10 days ago Some guys will do ANYTHING on Easter to make it more authentic...

Brews and Scott- Your builds are looking great!

Is Fantacmet still on this GB? If so I think I can finish scanning the pics of the Hellcat's interior for him.

Got some work done on my Hellcat this weekend and I'll try to get some pics up for you guys.

-Stephen