Zugkraftwagen 5t "Diana" Sd.Kfz.6/3 by Bronco 1/35

[moon puppy]

I think i'm gettin a handle on these now

Am I getting there yet?
opinions appreciated people
Tony lee

Well at least you're not building the entire build before painting. This makes sense.

Looks fantastic Tony! :drinks

 

[Kreighshoer]

sweet stuff tony!

 

[Tony lee]

I'll tell you Pup I couldn't see any other way of doing it. Maybe there are others out there that could but not this cat.
Thanks Laura :Hiay

Tony lee

 

[Tony lee]

I felt the red was still a little strong so a second coat of black/brown applied:

Much better me thinks and what say you?

Thanks
Tony lee

 

[reconron]

Looks sweet Tony!
I would give it [a bit] of dry brushing with a steel color,...but that's me.

Greetings,Ron.

 

[Bagge]

Me say
maybe some graphite to give it a little metal look as Ron say :idonno not much though

 

[Tony lee]

Guys that brings us to another debate,appearance of the metal that comes in contact with sand and or rocks in the desert.
Just how much shine will you get running in sand?

I've worked around dozers burring telephone cable for years and the cleats and edges of the links get pretty slick but between the cleats the surface got a semi polish but were not that shiney,more like a steel paint silver.

I don't think it would look so much like it was sand blasted though. I've got all kinds of silver from dark steel to steel to almost like chrome. I've never been able to find a picture on the net that showed a good view of tracks in the desert and I sure don't want to go overboard.

Tony lee

 

[Bagge]

I think you can leave it as is, the metal maybe will look to shiny, it's difficult to get that metal rust combination right
worked with repairing wheel loaders and diggers before and it's a good reference-source of wear and tear of metal parts.
//Mats

 

[AndyFettes]

Id give the very edges a little polish and thats it,.. as the tracks look superb

 

[Tony lee]

Like I said I don't want to get carried away with the silver because a little goes a long way.
I just gave it a little wear and I think i'll leave it right there for now.

I'll put the desert dust on when I do the rest.

Tony lee

 

[AndyFettes]

 

[reconron]

Hey TL......You NAILED IT!!!
Think with the dust on it will look very realistic!

German tracks got more magnesium in it then,lets say U.S. tracks,so I think your metalic look on them is not overdone.

Greetings,Ron.

 

[Tony lee]

Finally getting some encouraging words. One guy said he was raised in the Arizona desert and spent two
years in Morocco and he said the sand would really polish up the tracks and they needed to be shinier.
Just what I didn't want to hear.

Tony lee

 

[TomN]

Looking good Tony, have you tried rubbing some of the raised edges with a soft pencil? That's a technique I like to use to
make things look more metally.

Tom

 

[Tony lee]

Not yet Tom those are enamels and they need to cure real well first.
That will allow me to get some paint on the front cap and maybe get it mounted by the time the tracks dry out.

Thanks much for the help
Tony lee

 

[jknaus]

http://www.scalemodelguide.com/guide/painting/painting-tank-tracks/

Maybe something of use??
James

 

[Tony lee]

A handy site James Thanks

Tony lee

 

[AndyFettes]

Yeah but dont forget Tony that your track has rubber pads and that hit the dirt first and the metal parts may have brushed the surface

I agree with the pencil idea but I sandpaper off my pencil onto a card that then with tissue round finger swirl it around,,......

Sorry mate I know you know how to do that !!

 

[TomN]

Is that more of the "twisty finger" method?

 

[Tony lee]

If I don't I will if you'll explain it for me. :geek

Standing by teach
Tony lee