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Changing it up - Tamiya Panzer II

errains said:
Its always great to see them old tamiya kits shine. It looks like you added the doodads that were needed without overdoing it... :good:

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That was kind of the goal, but I apparently caught the PE bug from MoonPup! Once I started I just couldn't stop adding the PE! :frantic :frantic :frantic :frantic
 
Well I ran into a little bit of a speed bump last night. Primer and the XF-63 base coat have been painted. Unfortunately I ran out of XF-63 :bang head so I couldn't get all the shading done. I should have opened the bottle instead of assuming it was full :facepalm !

I put in a quick order to SprueBros last night as a back up and plan to stop at the LHS on my way home tonight. Assuming they have a bottle, I will be rolling again!

Thanks for looking folks and I appreciate all the encouragement!

Mike
 
Alright – quick update. Fortunately my local Hobbytown USA had a plentiful supply of XF-63, so I was able to wrap up the Panzer gray tonight. Here are the photos.

First off a primer coat. I used Ammo’s gray primer thinner 1:1 with there primer. I noticed I had some of the adhesion issues that the ammo paints had originally so I am guessing that this bottle is from one of the early batches. But I got through it and laid down a thin coat of primer.

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I let that sit overnight to cure then following the directions I sprayed Tamiya XF-63 German Gray as a base coat, followed by successively lighter shades, mostly on the horizontal surfaces until I felt it looked just a little over done. The weathering and gloss coats will serve to darken it up a little bit.

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And there we go, next up will be a gloss coat followed by decals.
See you soon!

Mike
 
Hi all!

Quick update before I head out of town for the week. Decals are added.

I gave the whole tank a coat of future, then used some Echelon Panzer II and IV DAK decals I had in the stash, followed by an overspray of future followed by a full coat of Ammo Semi-Gloss Varnish.

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I also mixed up my RAL 8020.

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Well didn't get quite as far as I hoped, but I am getting closer!

Thanks for looking
Mike
 
Skinny_Mike said:
Hi all!

Quick update before I head out of town for the week. Decals are added.

I gave the whole tank a coat of future, then used some Echelon Panzer II and IV DAK decals I had in the stash, followed by an overspray of future followed by a full coat of Ammo Semi-Gloss Varnish.

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I also mixed up my RAL 8020.

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Well didn't get quite as far as I hoped, but I am getting closer!

Thanks for looking
Mike
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Your gonna catch me pretty soon!
 
Hi Guys – Back for another update.

Time for some RAL 8020! I carefully masked off the decals after they sat for about a week, then instead of using hairspray, I sprayed two thin coats of Ammo Scratches Effects, which is basically the same thing, but I didn’t have to decant it from a spray bottle. The scratches effects was followed by a scruffy, haphazard RAL 8020 paint job. Goal was for it to look a little ratty. I could have done a little better job here, but overall its good.

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And the road wheels:

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After the tan dried I then broke out some old stiff brushes and some water and chipped up the paint. I tried to pay attention to places where the crew may have rubbed of the paint, but also a general scruffy appearance caused by the harsh desert environment.

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I’m pretty happy with the results so far. Next I’ve started working on some of the accessories and such, but I think that about brings me to caught up in class.

Thanks for looking!
Mike
 
Looks Sharp, and yep you are almost caught up! Take some of your RAL 8020, add a wee bit of white paint, and highlight hinges, rivets, lift hooks, etc.


Guess I better get another session posted up!
 
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