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You nailed it Alan!!


Very cool :cool:, magnificent winter camo mate!


He is calling for a little snowed base now :smiling3: :smiling3: :smiling3:
 

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I like it Alan, good job mate


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Great winter camo efect Alan not seen one like that before how did you get that efect.
 

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great work Alan,what ii,m most impressed with is the wear and trier of the cab,stop on,


were it all should be,nice, :D


real like the winter camo,as well very nice pin washers to pickup the detail,good work my friend :smiling3:
 

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Nice work Alan. The winter camouflage looks very worn, which is appropriate I think. The interior looks well weathered too.
 

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Cheers folks I appreciate that:smiling3:

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Great winter camo efect Alan not seen one like that before how did you get that efect.
hi Barry, as I mentioned in my op this was painted a few years back and I used a stippling method to put the camo on , this left the paint very rough , it's called an orange peel effect in the painting trade, I voted the model in a weaker white matt about 60 % thinner and 40% paint this made the camo underneath show through the paint , then I gave it a very thin wash of very dark brown to take the brightness of the white out , then I pin washed all the raised areas like rivets , hinges, they I just dry brushed white matt over the entire model and the stippling effect came through giving a weathered look and bringing out the detail


I hope this helps :smiling3:
 

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I like it Alan, nice one.


Good sharp pictures too.
 

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Oh, I don't know Alan, not too bad .....for a first attempt! :P
 
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Cheers folks I appreciate that:smiling3:
hi Barry, as I mentioned in my op this was painted a few years back and I used a stippling method to put the camo on , this left the paint very rough , it's called an orange peel effect in the painting trade, I voted the model in a weaker white matt about 60 % thinner and 40% paint this made the camo underneath show through the paint , then I gave it a very thin wash of very dark brown to take the brightness of the white out , then I pin washed all the raised areas like rivets , hinges, they I just dry brushed white matt over the entire model and the stippling effect came through giving a weathered look and bringing out the detail


I hope this helps :smiling3:
Thanks Alan been wanting to do a winter camo for a while and did not want a all over white job .


PS used to build model cars a while back and only know to well what orange peel effect is :sad: LOL.
 

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Thanks Alan been wanting to do a winter camo for a while and did not want a all over white job .
PS used to build model cars a while back and only know to well what orange peel effect is :sad: LOL.
I know what you meen Barry , being a painter by trade I used to hate seeing doors painted with a roller , it's ok to paint with a roller but all you have to do is lay it off with a brush


Glad I can help you out :smiling3:
 
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Very nice Alan. The wear on the gun in the cockpit is as good as it gets. The winter flurry on the casing is superb.


Laurie
 

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Cheers laurie I appreciate that :smiling3:


I'm going to try that stipple effect on a T34 I've got to give it a cast steel look but before I ruin that I'll practice on an old kit first :smiling3:
 
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