My First Attempt at Armour, The Panther Panzer KampfwagenV Ausf A....

[Lucky13]

Looooking goooood buddy!8)

 

[Catch22]

Looks superb! Those wheels are great!

 

[lesofprimus]

Since I dont have any pastels, Im doin the dry brush and light airbrush dusting for effect, as well as some more dirt/filth/muddy crap on the wheels....

Still got work to do on the tracks tho, and thats gonna take more time...

And thanks for the kudos guys....

 

[lesofprimus]

OK, finished up the black/rusty wash, including some wear and tear corrosion.... Wheels are all washed as well, ready for the next step...

Comments/suggestions???

 

[wilbur1]

Gotta have some bullet holes or dents! man that thing just came off the showroom floor just kidden man that thing is awesome!

 

[Catch22]

Love the rear end!

 

[Heinz]

Looking great Dan. Picking out the grease on the bolt heads is particulary effective. A little cleaning up here and there and the greasy panel lines will look fantastic!

 

[Wayne Little]

8) looking very good mate!

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks guys... Talk about tedious sh!t....

 

[A4K]

Paid off though, Dan! Looks great !

 

[lesofprimus]

I think so... It aint perfect, but its more detailed than anything Ive even remotely done, so Im pleased so far....

Sad thing is, Im trying to mimick professionals like Wayne and Wojtek, and Im not quite there, but its interesting seeing how certain methods work dont work.... I tried 3 different mixes for my wash before I got it close to the desired thickness....

 

[Wayne Little]

Lots of methods mate...you're learning the processes well! Keep at it.

 

[A4K]

Noone was born with a brush in their hand, Dan, and I think you've got the hang of it pretty damn quick to be blunt. I hope I'm as successful when I finally get my own airbrush and compressor.

 

[Screaming Eagle]

looking good les!

 

[Wurger]

Oh ok... So all of my washing is done before dull cote???

I afraid you got me a bit wrong Dan.Simply if these panel lines aren't enhanced enough initially these become almost invisible under the dust,mud etc..layers.But now, looking at your pics I have gotten an impression you found your own way to make the weathering.It's great my friend.

Keep working...

 

[Lucky13]

Great work!!

 

[lesofprimus]

Thanks again guys...

Yea Wojtek, I had to get alittle creative as I dont have chalks/pastels or other acrylic colors.... Im stuck with what I got lol... Im really trying to follow the steps u gave...

 

[Wurger]

To be honest these steps are the general rules only.And we don't need to follow them strictly.

 

[Lucky13]

I always thought that rules only reason of existence was for them to be broken...

 

[Wurger]

To a certain extent Jan ... to a certain extent.