randy_ditton
Master at Arms
Looks like you won the good fight, Laura 
What camo are you doing?
Randy
What camo are you doing?
Randy
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Alan - Panzer II Ausf. c
- Thread starter Kreighshoer
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Kreighshoer
Active member
i bit the bullet to start painting although i wasn't in the mood for it ... not very happy with the outcome so far but it's ok for this kit ...
i decided to go for polish campaign - 1st panzer division ...
Diva Destruction - The Broken Ones
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i decided to go for polish campaign - 1st panzer division ...
Diva Destruction - The Broken Ones
Don't know why you're not happy, I would be. Which airbrush did you use on this?
The kit fought you all the way and you subdued it, what is not to be happy about it?
Regards,
Regards,
Kreighshoer
Active member
thanks y'all!
bob - the weapon of choice was the iwata hp-sbp - my new side feeder!
i'm unhappy since both tamiya paints used, although diluted about 60:40 - grey and brown - were quite uncooperative and the brown even clogged the ab!
that's why the paintjob is not that good as it could be!
believe me, that ab is so fine and the atomisation so perfect that when i made my tests with REAL ab color i was able to paint hair thin lines over a longer period. with that ab calligraphy is no problem (but proper camo painting with tamiya colors, so it seems!)
bob - the weapon of choice was the iwata hp-sbp - my new side feeder!
i'm unhappy since both tamiya paints used, although diluted about 60:40 - grey and brown - were quite uncooperative and the brown even clogged the ab!
that's why the paintjob is not that good as it could be!
believe me, that ab is so fine and the atomisation so perfect that when i made my tests with REAL ab color i was able to paint hair thin lines over a longer period. with that ab calligraphy is no problem (but proper camo painting with tamiya colors, so it seems!)
panzerace007
Active member
LAURA,
Despite th hick-ups that you had with th Paint ... I think it came out lookin' Great !! It will really PoP once you get into it with the weathering !! Great Job on th Camo !!
Question: the White hatch on the back - Is that for Air Recognition ?
Great Job. I'm lookin forward to th weathering !!!
:drinks
Despite th hick-ups that you had with th Paint ... I think it came out lookin' Great !! It will really PoP once you get into it with the weathering !! Great Job on th Camo !!
Question: the White hatch on the back - Is that for Air Recognition ?
Great Job. I'm lookin forward to th weathering !!!
:drinks
Maybe some retarder for the paint? That's a constant problem I have with the Tamiya paints, I got to keep back blowing my airbrushes to get the stuff out, especially something that requires a lot of trigger action.
ricklawler
Member
Hi Laura,
I'm with the others - it looks fine to me.
Have you tried using the Tamiya Lacquer thinner - the yellow cap bottle? This is THE wonder tool for a nice, smooth finish using Tamiya paints.
I'm with the others - it looks fine to me.
Have you tried using the Tamiya Lacquer thinner - the yellow cap bottle? This is THE wonder tool for a nice, smooth finish using Tamiya paints.
Kreighshoer
Active member
very early war air recognition! aye!
unfortunately unavailable over here! haven't seen it, no matter what hobby shop!
local modellers are wondering already when the lovely mr gunze deluxe extra thin cement will be forbidden! tamiya extra thin isn't available here too so we wouldn't wonder if something like that would come!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Hi Laura,
I can't see what your complaint is from here. Looks good to me.
Cheers, Christian B)
I can't see what your complaint is from here. Looks good to me.
Cheers, Christian B)
Kreighshoer
Active member
ooooooh martin ... you surely didn't know how much i hate that song! whenever i hear those tunes i turn into an aggressive mood and want a pumpgun in my hands! "don't worry, be happy" ... *shivers* :pinch: - but thanks anyway!
whatever ... to make myself clear: i'm unhappy about the outcome since i know that i can do much, much better and i was ranting about the tamiya colors that i suspect of having gotten bad due to too long storage!
Shock Therapy - Hate Is Just A 4 Letter Word
i wanted to try something else than the standard for filtering and so instead of applying diluted oil paints i airbrushed some transparent colors over the tank in random pattern! i used the colors below in the order left to right:
that's what those colors did:
let's see what a washing will do!
whatever ... to make myself clear: i'm unhappy about the outcome since i know that i can do much, much better and i was ranting about the tamiya colors that i suspect of having gotten bad due to too long storage!
Shock Therapy - Hate Is Just A 4 Letter Word
i wanted to try something else than the standard for filtering and so instead of applying diluted oil paints i airbrushed some transparent colors over the tank in random pattern! i used the colors below in the order left to right:
that's what those colors did:
let's see what a washing will do!
Ken Abrams
Well-known member
You certainly love these little Panzers and this one is coming along nicely.
jose luis lopez
Member
Really interesting experiment!I must try it!!!
