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A4K
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Sounds good!
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Got an oil wash on it last night, dry-brushed the hard edges and raised bits with WEM panzer grey and then gave it a flat coat.
I made a bit of a mistake last week, I sprayed the whole hull rust, then salted the undersides and sprayed with grey. Then I left it, I shouldn't have, you're supposed to wash the salt off straight away, but I left it for about 3 or 4 days. When I washed it off I found that the salt had reacted with the paint and left patches of white residue all over the undersides, the oil wash last night didn't get rid of it, it just toned it down a bit, but I think it looks really good!
Back to painting wheels now.
I made a bit of a mistake last week, I sprayed the whole hull rust, then salted the undersides and sprayed with grey. Then I left it, I shouldn't have, you're supposed to wash the salt off straight away, but I left it for about 3 or 4 days. When I washed it off I found that the salt had reacted with the paint and left patches of white residue all over the undersides, the oil wash last night didn't get rid of it, it just toned it down a bit, but I think it looks really good!
Back to painting wheels now.
Lucky13
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Awesome work pal! And 813 too! 8)
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Benevolens Magister
Great job Keith. That's the one thing I don't like about building tanks, especially PzKfw III or IV - painting the tyres on all those bl**dy wheels!
Junkers88A1
Staff Sergeant
where is that normady diorama.. i want to see that 
and nice armour there
and nice armour there
Airframes
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Guttorm, the Normandy stuff has been packed in boxes for about 14 years! It was going to be a very large diorama at the company I was involved with, running tanks and other vehicles, back in 1995. I've had to plan to reduce the size of the base though, so that I can fit it into my house - somewhere! It'll now be around 2 feet x 4 feet (60 x 110cm). When I've figured out just exactly where to put it, and how much a glass or Perspex case will cost, then I can build the base! It'll be a cross roads, with a small garage or barn, and a copse of trees where PzKfw IV's, and other vehicles, of 21st Pz Div are re-fuelling and re-arming, with an officer's 'O' Group meeting at a Company H.Q. area.
I can post pics of the group of vehicles and figures etc, if that would help?
I can post pics of the group of vehicles and figures etc, if that would help?
A4K
Brigadier General
Beautiful work Keith! Wish I could have done as well when I was modelling 1:35 armour!
Heinz
Captain
Awesome work Keith!
Scrubbing up great Keith the effect you have created is excellent mate!
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Thanks for the positive comments lads Sorry I haven't been around lately, modem problems!
I've been working away on the panzer though, got lots of pics. I tried some weathering methods posted in last months FSM.
Oil dot method!
Used a brush soaked in white spirits to blend it in.
Some tools painted and in place.
Wheels painted.... lots of wheels!
Wheels on and given a dirty wash.
Scratched a new cable with some wire, fuel/water cans bucket painted, trying some scratched blanket/tarps.
Cable painted and in place, using it to hold some extra tracks. I just need to add the kit part eyelets to the new cable.
Also painted the blankets and put in place to see how they look.
Apologies for the crappy workbench pics!
I just need to paint and add the tracks now, and then a bit more weathering with a dusting of Tamiya Buff all over and I want to add some turf ash from the fire around the wheels to simulate dust and sand.
Also I need to weather the added bits individually. It's taking a bit longer than I anticipated.
I might build a base for it too, on the look out for some DAK figures.
Sorry I haven't been around lately, modem problems! I've been working away on the panzer though, got lots of pics. I tried some weathering methods posted in last months FSM.
Oil dot method!
Used a brush soaked in white spirits to blend it in.
Some tools painted and in place.
Wheels painted.... lots of wheels!
Wheels on and given a dirty wash.
Scratched a new cable with some wire, fuel/water cans bucket painted, trying some scratched blanket/tarps.
Cable painted and in place, using it to hold some extra tracks. I just need to add the kit part eyelets to the new cable.
Also painted the blankets and put in place to see how they look.
Apologies for the crappy workbench pics!
I just need to paint and add the tracks now, and then a bit more weathering with a dusting of Tamiya Buff all over and I want to add some turf ash from the fire around the wheels to simulate dust and sand.
Also I need to weather the added bits individually. It's taking a bit longer than I anticipated.
I might build a base for it too, on the look out for some DAK figures.
Hey Keith great work with the Oil dot thingy thing mate, at least you've been busy modelling while sorting out your modem problems...
A4K
Brigadier General
What a pain in the a-- doing all those wheels!!! Looking great though Keith!
Looking great though Keith!
Heinz
Captain
Wow looks great Muller!
Catch22
Major
Wow, great work Keith! And yes, having built two Panzer IV derivatives (but no actual Pz IV [StuG IV and Möbelwagen]) I can attest to how much of a pain they are. At least my Panther has less wheels! 
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
That paint job is cool as hell, I have never seen that technique before. When I saw the first pic it reminded me of the movie "Kelly's Heros" firing paint shells as it made "pretty colors"
Dam fine job!
Dam fine job!
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Benevolens Magister
Great work Keith. Having done quite a few PzKfw IV's, I know what it's like painting and detailing all those bl**dy wheels!
I like the 'oil dot' weathering, it' s turned out very well indded. I've only ever seent that once before, on a Mosquito build in a magazine, and I didn't think it made much difference, but yours look fantastic - great job. Tamiya have some god DAK figures I beleive. just re-issued, and another company have also just released some, I think Italeri and/or Dragon. If the latter, their figures are extremely good.
I like the 'oil dot' weathering, it' s turned out very well indded. I've only ever seent that once before, on a Mosquito build in a magazine, and I didn't think it made much difference, but yours look fantastic - great job. Tamiya have some god DAK figures I beleive. just re-issued, and another company have also just released some, I think Italeri and/or Dragon. If the latter, their figures are extremely good.
Lucky13
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Magic!
