Well, after fouling up the paint number of the olive drab, I'll start the fifth lesson. After the initial dry brush tutorial, I normally begin attaching details after they are also painted and weathered using the same wash system. After I have most of it glued in place, then I do a touch up with the matt 72 Khaki drill and the matt 155 olive drab. Just so you know, this is what it should look like and not the blue grey hue Bill and James were getting.
AS nobody else is weathering a Diamond T, I will relate how some of these details were done as we go down the files.
The winch wire was made from twisted solder wire and then dry brushed with the 270003 polished steel, then buffed.
The resin tanks were replaced with tanks from the Italeri Tool set. Archer dry transfers for the stenciled data. More twisted solder wire for the two crane wire. In the bed, I added a set of acetylene tanks on a cart with gauges. The hoses will be added later.
Here is an overall shot from above to show the additional dry brushing that was done after details were attached. I will give those areas another pin wash later.
The left side of the truck. The wheels and tires will receive some splashes of dried muddy water in the next lesson.
Here is a shot of the truck from an above angle. Note the dry brushing in the panels on the side of the bed. These will also get some pin washing later as well.
Here is detail of the .50 cal. I left the ammo box open to show detail of the brass jackets and copper heads of the rounds.
Detail of the crane assembly was dry brushed with both the OD plus khaki drill mixture and the 270003 polished steel. The metallic color should be used very sparingly as it is very easily over done.
The right front showing details of the additional dry brushing.
The right side.
The bed.
And, more detail of the crane assembly.
Still have quite a few more details to add, plus all the rigging for the two cranes. As you may have noticed, I like to contrast the heavily weathered, the slightly weathered and the new equipment on a busy vehicle such as this. IMO, it creates a more realistic look. Random is a difficult thing to model, as we humans are prone to uniformity and symmetry, but live in a world where everything around us is spontaneous and random. I always attempt to create that random appearance.
As most of you are doing Shermans, I have a Jumbo that has been washed and I will include that in the final dry brushing chapter before we go into dirt, mud, scratches and chipping in the final 3 series, 203.
Bob
AS nobody else is weathering a Diamond T, I will relate how some of these details were done as we go down the files.
The winch wire was made from twisted solder wire and then dry brushed with the 270003 polished steel, then buffed.
The resin tanks were replaced with tanks from the Italeri Tool set. Archer dry transfers for the stenciled data. More twisted solder wire for the two crane wire. In the bed, I added a set of acetylene tanks on a cart with gauges. The hoses will be added later.
Here is an overall shot from above to show the additional dry brushing that was done after details were attached. I will give those areas another pin wash later.
The left side of the truck. The wheels and tires will receive some splashes of dried muddy water in the next lesson.
Here is a shot of the truck from an above angle. Note the dry brushing in the panels on the side of the bed. These will also get some pin washing later as well.
Here is detail of the .50 cal. I left the ammo box open to show detail of the brass jackets and copper heads of the rounds.
Detail of the crane assembly was dry brushed with both the OD plus khaki drill mixture and the 270003 polished steel. The metallic color should be used very sparingly as it is very easily over done.
The right front showing details of the additional dry brushing.
The right side.
The bed.
And, more detail of the crane assembly.
Still have quite a few more details to add, plus all the rigging for the two cranes. As you may have noticed, I like to contrast the heavily weathered, the slightly weathered and the new equipment on a busy vehicle such as this. IMO, it creates a more realistic look. Random is a difficult thing to model, as we humans are prone to uniformity and symmetry, but live in a world where everything around us is spontaneous and random. I always attempt to create that random appearance.
As most of you are doing Shermans, I have a Jumbo that has been washed and I will include that in the final dry brushing chapter before we go into dirt, mud, scratches and chipping in the final 3 series, 203.
Bob
