Academy Opel Blitz build.

[Wurger]

A shaking hand....that's way you have to put a paint away when you are going to take a pic. And for the reason your camera will be clean.

I'm not sure if you should have used the wood paint.Are you going to paint the trusk like in the second profile in post #2?
If yes, you should paint the car with the Sand colour firstly then make the Olive Green mottling.

 

[B-17engineer]

What's mottling? and the sand color as in Matt Mid Stone?

Thanks for the help,


Harrison

 

[Wurger]

Yes Harrison it is the Mid Stone colour. Mottling it is a way of applying another colour on surfaces. Look ...the Mid Stone is all over the truck but the Olive green is on it reight? The second colour could be put on a surface as small spots, bigger spots, "snakes" both thin and thick in width, for instance like on SM.79.This is a mottling.

 

[B-17engineer]

Oh I see, I will repaint the back of the truck?

Thanks

 

[Wurger]

And one more but short note.Painting details being still in the mould frames is quite convenient for a modeller but not for modelling.The main rule of modelling says try to fit three times, once glue.How can it be possible when a detail is stiil not cut off? What is more a paint can change slightly a part dimensions and it can't fit later.Go farther, a detail has already been painted, then it has to be cut out of the mould frame at three or four points.The paint coat can be damaged for some reasons. .As a result the detail has to be painted again. About gluing painted parts I won't mention at all. It's a wasting of a modeller's time and a paint.

 

[B-17engineer]

Okay thanks! I will keep that in mind!

 

[B-17engineer]

This is what I'm aiming for (the one Wojtek posted) , but I don't know how much of the mottling will be acheived. I actually like the mottling on the second truck in post #2 ...

 

[Wurger]

Firstly you have to paint whole the truck with the yellow-sand paint.When the paint is dry you will uise these sponge bruhes we were talking about for the mottling. Unless you have an airbrush...

 

[B-17engineer]

not yet, but I will use the sponge brush and I repainted the back of the truck, waiting on it to dry.

 

[Wurger]

When you are ready for the mottling will let me know firstly.

BTW do you have a piece of thick gloss white cardboard?

 

[B-17engineer]

Okay paint dried I didn't read your post till I started mottling on one side.....

I don't think it's that bad, thoughts?

 

[B-17engineer]

Well when I read the post I did this....I think it's acceptable.

MIG Mud

1. Get a plastic cup, plaster, Acrylic Resin, MIG Pigments, I used Light dust, Europe Dust and Russian Earth.

Step one: Pour 30% plaster, then 30% acrylic resin.

Step 2: Get an OLD brush (you won't get this brush back, after the project ) and stir the resin and plaster.

Step 3: Pour 15% Russian Earth, 10% Europe Dust and 5% Light dust.

Step: Stir all together, for 5 minutes.

Step 6: Apply in a controlled fashion and let dry.

 

[Wurger]

Where the Opel was used in reality of course?
The mottling look good but it is too thick though.

 

[B-17engineer]

Oh, thanks for future how do I keep the mottling thin? Does that mean you like the mud or no ?

 

[Matt308]

A little heavy, but looks dang good!! Perhaps she was caught in the late fall/early winter Ukranian mud and snow. Not unrealistic. Looking good, dude.

 

[B-17engineer]

Well me and Wojtek were talking about it and I wanted the truck to have a Russian winter, mud look

 

[Wurger]

Does that mean you like the mud or no ?

If the truck was used in Russia the mud is fine.But a such effect usually is done at the end of assembling. And it looks really nice. I like it.

Harrison, has the truck cab been painted yet ?

 

[Wayne Little]

Does look a bit of alright, Harrison!

 

[B-17engineer]

Yes it has been painted, everything is almost painted except what the seats in the back (Wood running across the Bed) and thanks guys

 

[lesofprimus]

Looks pretty frickin filthy if u ask me....

Keep on it Harrison, gettin close....