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Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962 COMPLETED
- Thread starter Iron Mike
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phantom II
Master at Arms
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962
Got to be way more fun than yard work :drinks
Cheers, Christian B)
Got to be way more fun than yard work :drinks
Cheers, Christian B)
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962
After getting another session in the yard this morning, I took Rhino's advice and hit the paint booth. This is AK Interactive 4BO Russian Green set, I didn't go all the way with the colors, stopped at Light Base, adding highlights to horizontal panels. Looks a little stark right now, but that's going to tone down as we add layers. Waiting on the question...
Planning to add brush painted highlights as Dr John suggested to MP before getting dirty.
Time to blacken the tracks and get the assembly done! Thanks for checking in.
:drinks
After getting another session in the yard this morning, I took Rhino's advice and hit the paint booth. This is AK Interactive 4BO Russian Green set, I didn't go all the way with the colors, stopped at Light Base, adding highlights to horizontal panels. Looks a little stark right now, but that's going to tone down as we add layers. Waiting on the question...
Planning to add brush painted highlights as Dr John suggested to MP before getting dirty.
Time to blacken the tracks and get the assembly done! Thanks for checking in.
:drinks
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962
Best part is, you can do it all over again!
Looks like you're having fun.
Regards,
Best part is, you can do it all over again!
Looks like you're having fun.
Regards,
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962 Paint!
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962 Paint!
Thanks, guys! Man, is that the right green? Just like being at a Surgeons meeting back in the day. :laugh:
I am going to let this simmer overnight, maybe add a few more highlights with the airbrush, I went light on the front on purpose, but it looks lost when I see it on the monitor. Looks OK IRL, but you know how it is. :frantic
Thanks, guys! Man, is that the right green? Just like being at a Surgeons meeting back in the day. :laugh:
I am going to let this simmer overnight, maybe add a few more highlights with the airbrush, I went light on the front on purpose, but it looks lost when I see it on the monitor. Looks OK IRL, but you know how it is. :frantic
phantom II
Master at Arms
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962 Paint!
I agree with Saul . Looks like you're having fun .
Cheers, Christian B)
I agree with Saul . Looks like you're having fun .
Cheers, Christian B)
iambrb
Well-known member
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962
Well to quote you, having fun is an important part of it - enjoy the ride!
Kudos to you for spening time with da' missus. Gotta date the wifey ya' know!
Well to quote you, having fun is an important part of it - enjoy the ride!
Kudos to you for spening time with da' missus. Gotta date the wifey ya' know!
iambrb
Well-known member
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962
Let me add that I like the fact it is so light. I am trying to learn to keep it light, I am finding my work is not stark enough in the early stages and it all blends away.
Can you please enlighten me asa to what you mean by blackening the tracks?
Let me add that I like the fact it is so light. I am trying to learn to keep it light, I am finding my work is not stark enough in the early stages and it all blends away.
Can you please enlighten me asa to what you mean by blackening the tracks?
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962 Paint!
Thanks Chris, Bruce and Luiz, I appreciate the feedback.
Bruce, these are white metal tracks, so the popular method of weathering them is to use a chemical to "blacken" the track. You can learn much from the Sprue U. section of the forum, Tony Lee shared this long ago, check page two for the answer to your question. https://www.modelersalliance.com/forum/after-market/69495-friulmodel-track-assembly
I have an old bottle of Black 4 Tracks, but think I'll use my "newer" bottle of AK Interactive's Metal Burnishing formula. More to come.
:drinks
Thanks Chris, Bruce and Luiz, I appreciate the feedback.
Bruce, these are white metal tracks, so the popular method of weathering them is to use a chemical to "blacken" the track. You can learn much from the Sprue U. section of the forum, Tony Lee shared this long ago, check page two for the answer to your question. https://www.modelersalliance.com/forum/after-market/69495-friulmodel-track-assembly
I have an old bottle of Black 4 Tracks, but think I'll use my "newer" bottle of AK Interactive's Metal Burnishing formula. More to come.
:drinks
iambrb
Well-known member
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962 Paint!
Thanks man! I checked that out - I wonder if it works on the white plastic tracks as well?
Thanks man! I checked that out - I wonder if it works on the white plastic tracks as well?
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962 Paint!
Nice work, sir. Nice work!
Nice work, sir. Nice work!
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962 Paint!
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Thanks man! I checked that out - I wonder if it works on the white plastic tracks as well?[/quote]
Nope, won't work. It's a chemical reaction between the solution and the white metal. I'd paint plastic tracks, colors would depend on what you're building. Panzer Aces makes a color called Tracks Primer that looks swell on German armor, also can use a mixture of Tamiya Red Brown and Dark Grey to get a plausible metal track color.
I have no new update, maybe tomorrow. :idonno
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Thanks man! I checked that out - I wonder if it works on the white plastic tracks as well?[/quote]
Nope, won't work. It's a chemical reaction between the solution and the white metal. I'd paint plastic tracks, colors would depend on what you're building. Panzer Aces makes a color called Tracks Primer that looks swell on German armor, also can use a mixture of Tamiya Red Brown and Dark Grey to get a plausible metal track color.
I have no new update, maybe tomorrow. :idonno
Hawkwrench
Active member
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962 Paint!
Nice work so far
Gotta include the wife in your spare time.
Happy wife--happy life. Happy life means MORE MODELING!!!
At least not in my house anyway. :idonno 
:S.
Tim
Nice work so far
Gotta include the wife in your spare time.
Happy wife--happy life. Happy life means MORE MODELING!!!
At least not in my house anyway. :idonno
:S. Tim
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962 Paint!
Thanks, Tim! I'm fortunate that my wife loves to read, so she gets the hobby thing. I had the day off today, so I added some more highlights to the upper hull and turret. Looks better to my eye, still looks weird on the monitor right now.
Tracks are cleaned and drying, ready for the burnishing bath. Much more to come, thanks for checking in.
:drinks
Thanks, Tim! I'm fortunate that my wife loves to read, so she gets the hobby thing. I had the day off today, so I added some more highlights to the upper hull and turret. Looks better to my eye, still looks weird on the monitor right now.
Tracks are cleaned and drying, ready for the burnishing bath. Much more to come, thanks for checking in.
:drinks
Trumpeter T-62 Mod. 1962 Paint!
Good day for the bench around here wasn't it?
Good day for the bench around here wasn't it?