Italeri Carro Armato M13/40

[wds]

Italeri Carro Armato M13/40

Kit # 6213 @ 1:35 scale.
It is a decent kit that went together well. The figure include is not up to par, and the instructions were pretty bad.

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My set-up for paint

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Dark yellow and buff mix with some buff highlights.
I clear gloss coated before and after decals.
The decals were a little reluctant to lay down, so I painted the white roundel.

Next some washes.

Thanks for looking.

Bill

 

[StuG]

Looking good....

 

[Iron Mike]

Italian armor has a cool look to it, doesn't it? Nice work so far, Bill!

 

[jknaus]

Looking good. Nice and clean build and paint job.
James

 

[Kreighshoer]

beautiful work bill! will you put the carro armato in a dio and use some am figures?

 

[wds]

StuG, IM, jnaus: Thanks for the comments. Kreighshoer: No plans for a dio. or figures at this time. This one will just go on the shelf. I have a platoon of figures waiting to be painted, so I will hit some of those first.

Pin wash. I tried to do it with some artist oils (Rembrandt) that I purchased recently. The problem was, I couldn’t get the paint and thinner to mix well. When applied to the model the paint would separate from the thinner. I defaulted to enamel with odorless mineral spirit. Its kind of dirty, I hope weathering will tone it down.

Next hairspray.
Thanks for looking.

Bill

 

[Iron Mike]

I like what the wash did! It's coming along nicely!

 

[Sherman 18]

Lookin good.

 

[wds]

I applied hairspray all over and then a camo of sky (XF-21) and cockpit green (XF-71) and a base color coat on the mufflers. The camo is too heavy, but the good thing about the HS is you can wash it off and do-over. Next, scratches and worn paint.

 

[Kreighshoer]

looking kewl!

wds wrote:

I tried to do it with some artist oils (Rembrandt) that I purchased recently. The problem was, I couldn’t get the paint and thinner to mix well.

give rectified turpentine a try! -> http://www.dickblick.com/products/shiva-rectified-turpentine/

 

[Legio Italica]

Hi, very good work..

For wash with Rembrandt oils, I suggest to use Talens thinner.. I use Rembrandts colors too and with its thinner color work very well.


Massimo

 

[wds]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions everyone.
Here it is with some light and dark (Nato black) scratches
I used a tiny brush for most and a torn piece of fine foam for some.
I need to touch up the wash over the green camo, finsh the tools, tracks, and that lousy looking machine gun.

Thanks for looking and commenting,

Bill

 

[Iron Mike]

That purple background really sets the paint off, I'm liking where you're headed!!

 

[Tim A.]

Looking very good Bill

Tim

 

[panzerace007]

WoW !! Some how I missed this. This is Rockin !! Awesome weathering so far & paint !!!

Yeah Baby We got a live one here !!

Great Job ...

ERIK

 

[Cheyenne]

Very nice build Bill , ........... I like the scratches , not too much , not too little , ......... and in all the right places !!!

 

[AndyFettes]

Excellent Bill

What a great machine you`ve produced

What makes it even better is the pictures that you`ve taken to show us

Can you describe your set up please !

 

[wds]

Thanks everyone for the kind works and the encouragement.
Little by little, it approaches some finale.
Andy, I assume you mean my photo setup? If so, nothing fancy. It’s just a couple of 60W drafting table lights, with the camera (Nikon coolpix 5600 instamatic) set up for no-flash and the light balance set for incandescent. I have to use a tripod without the flash due to slow shutter speed and shaky hands. (The hands don’t appear to shake, but the camera keeps prompting me “picture blurred – Save?”) Next time I take some pictures, I’ll pull back and photo the set-up.

Thanks again,

Bill

 

[Sherman 18]

This little cool tank looks better everytime. Keep it up.

 

[jose luis lopez]

VERY nice painted tank.The camo is neatly applied and the colors are vivid and atractive. And your selective pin wash is very effective.

My congratulations!