Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Hello friends! It's been a long time since I have had a build in this section, so in honor of the renaming to Armoured Fury, here's my Wespe. This is an older Tamiya kit, seems like it came out in 1996, so it's going to need a few improvements along the way. The morning started with filters on my two Campaign builds and then on to the Wespe.
I purchased this kit last spring for $10 and found some additional parts and pieces along the way, including a set of Modelkasten tracks (raffle prize) and a Verlinden driver's compartment. I recently bought the RB Model 10.5cm L/28 barrel, what a gem!
The gun required surgery to make the barrel fit, but sure looks like it will be worth the extra effort.
The hull is typically Tamiya and fits with little issues.
The Verlinden driver's compartment is well detailed, although most of it won't be seen. The mailman brought my package from AK Interactive around 2:30, so I decided to try their Worn Effects Fluid. Water based and quick drying, I sprayed two coats as directed over my rather thin layer of red oxide primer (the can is dying and spray pattern sucked!)
When the Worn Effects was dry, two light coats of AK's RAL9001 Cremeweiss over the parts. This is a lighter shade than most interior paints and sprayed very well straight from the bottle.
The instructions say to let the top color dry, I waited about 15 minutes and then wet the surface with water. Using a flat brush and a toothpick, I removed some of the color, making the interior look worn.
Overall, I liked the way the AK Worn Effects works, it goes on smoother than hairspray and dried really fast. I'll add some of the AK Interior Wash on my next session, more detail painting of the accessories and then button up the hull. Stay tuned, thanks for looking!
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I purchased this kit last spring for $10 and found some additional parts and pieces along the way, including a set of Modelkasten tracks (raffle prize) and a Verlinden driver's compartment. I recently bought the RB Model 10.5cm L/28 barrel, what a gem!
The gun required surgery to make the barrel fit, but sure looks like it will be worth the extra effort.
The hull is typically Tamiya and fits with little issues.
The Verlinden driver's compartment is well detailed, although most of it won't be seen. The mailman brought my package from AK Interactive around 2:30, so I decided to try their Worn Effects Fluid. Water based and quick drying, I sprayed two coats as directed over my rather thin layer of red oxide primer (the can is dying and spray pattern sucked!)
When the Worn Effects was dry, two light coats of AK's RAL9001 Cremeweiss over the parts. This is a lighter shade than most interior paints and sprayed very well straight from the bottle.
The instructions say to let the top color dry, I waited about 15 minutes and then wet the surface with water. Using a flat brush and a toothpick, I removed some of the color, making the interior look worn.
Overall, I liked the way the AK Worn Effects works, it goes on smoother than hairspray and dried really fast. I'll add some of the AK Interior Wash on my next session, more detail painting of the accessories and then button up the hull. Stay tuned, thanks for looking!
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In my excitement about the new color, I blew it! SO, I reshot the primer color and repeated the process, this time with AK Interactive's Dunkelgelb Base. 
