sharkman
Master at Arms
Soviet ASU-57 assault gun
Ok, last pic before I attempted weathering! I had just finished the basic painting!
For the weathering, I didn't have any of the fancy AK or Mig stuff, no track wash or oils to apply filters so I just worked with my acrylics, pigments and a pencil.
For the tracks, I mixed up some Tamiya XF-64 brown, some flat black and a bit of thinner and painted that on. Once it dried, I went over it with some brown/rust pigments and then dry brushed some X-10 gunmetal on for some highlights.
For the body, I thinned out some XF-63 German grey and brushed it on in a few areas, thinned out some XF-72 brown to add to some of the crevices and then touched up the worn areas with rubbed pencil lead.
To try and simulate some mud under the sponsons, I mixed some brown pigments with Micro Crystal Clear and then rubbed it in. Then I dusted more pigment on top!
Then I gave the thing a dullcoate.
That's about it! It was quite a challenging little kit but overall, it was fun! Tracks are a pain in the a$$ but it was an interesting experience!
Hope you like it!
Ok, last pic before I attempted weathering! I had just finished the basic painting!
For the weathering, I didn't have any of the fancy AK or Mig stuff, no track wash or oils to apply filters so I just worked with my acrylics, pigments and a pencil.
For the tracks, I mixed up some Tamiya XF-64 brown, some flat black and a bit of thinner and painted that on. Once it dried, I went over it with some brown/rust pigments and then dry brushed some X-10 gunmetal on for some highlights.
For the body, I thinned out some XF-63 German grey and brushed it on in a few areas, thinned out some XF-72 brown to add to some of the crevices and then touched up the worn areas with rubbed pencil lead.
To try and simulate some mud under the sponsons, I mixed some brown pigments with Micro Crystal Clear and then rubbed it in. Then I dusted more pigment on top!
Then I gave the thing a dullcoate.
That's about it! It was quite a challenging little kit but overall, it was fun! Tracks are a pain in the a$$ but it was an interesting experience!
Hope you like it!
... congratulations!
