Man, I would be happy at this point, this is going to be good!
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Tamiya Jagdpanzer 38 (t) Hetzer
- Thread starter Iron Mike
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Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Looking good Mike!
ricklawler
Member
Paintwork looks very nice, and the best is yet to come!
Rick
Rick
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
A big THANK YOU to all who commented, I really appreciate your support!! After spending a week trying to figure out the best way to mask the hard edge, I finally gave up and free handed a camo scheme.
I tried to make a stencil for the splinters, but thought the pattern a little too unnatural, so going without I think. I'll let it dry overnight, then hit it with Future for the decals. Comments, suggestions, good natured ribbing always welcome!
I tried to make a stencil for the splinters, but thought the pattern a little too unnatural, so going without I think. I'll let it dry overnight, then hit it with Future for the decals. Comments, suggestions, good natured ribbing always welcome!
Look at the colors!!!!
Well done Mike! I like it
Well done Mike! I like it
panzerace007
Active member
MIKE,
Cool camo !! Great Free Style !! I really Dig it ! I'm lookin forward to th weathering.
Note: another thing I picked up on recently as a Mask for hard Edge Camo - Try using Blu-Stik. DAP makes it & it can be found in Lowes' on th Paint Isle with all of the little X-tras. That works better than Silly Putty as , some that you buy now is a really soft compound & hard to remove from th model after painting. I also use it to hold stuff temporarily like figures arms, parts of a Tank to see what it looks like etc .... To use it as a paint mask, you can pull some off , roll it length wise to th size you want, press down on th Tank. mark off th entire tank , paint , then remove after th paint is dry.
As far as trying to add the Flecks, it would've been easier to do a "reverse" camo paint. Paint th Hetzer Dk. Yellow, then cut tiny pieces ( triangles, bow ties etc * ) out of th Blue painters tape & apply everywhere, then paint th other colors & remove th tape after all is dry.
If you already know about Blu Stik disregard otherwise - http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&sugexp=gsish&pq=blu+tac++sold+in+america&xhr=t&q=adhesive+putty&cp=11&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=16052056106846094808&sa=X&ei=po7QTa2uKtTogAf27Z3CDA&sqi=2&ved=0CEUQ8gIwAw#
* here's an attached picture of a Museum piece to show you what I'm talking about.
Cool camo !! Great Free Style !! I really Dig it ! I'm lookin forward to th weathering.
Note: another thing I picked up on recently as a Mask for hard Edge Camo - Try using Blu-Stik. DAP makes it & it can be found in Lowes' on th Paint Isle with all of the little X-tras. That works better than Silly Putty as , some that you buy now is a really soft compound & hard to remove from th model after painting. I also use it to hold stuff temporarily like figures arms, parts of a Tank to see what it looks like etc .... To use it as a paint mask, you can pull some off , roll it length wise to th size you want, press down on th Tank. mark off th entire tank , paint , then remove after th paint is dry.
As far as trying to add the Flecks, it would've been easier to do a "reverse" camo paint. Paint th Hetzer Dk. Yellow, then cut tiny pieces ( triangles, bow ties etc * ) out of th Blue painters tape & apply everywhere, then paint th other colors & remove th tape after all is dry.
If you already know about Blu Stik disregard otherwise - http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&sugexp=gsish&pq=blu+tac++sold+in+america&xhr=t&q=adhesive+putty&cp=11&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=16052056106846094808&sa=X&ei=po7QTa2uKtTogAf27Z3CDA&sqi=2&ved=0CEUQ8gIwAw#
* here's an attached picture of a Museum piece to show you what I'm talking about.
Kreighshoer
Active member
looking fine!
i'd go ahead and add the ambush camo with a brush in random pattern!
i'd go ahead and add the ambush camo with a brush in random pattern!
That would be an Awesome scheme!!!
Ken Abrams
Well-known member
That's a really nice paint job Mike.
:peace
:peace