Tim Reynaga wrote: ↑March 15th, 2024, 7:17 pm
Beautifully done! The finish is neat. nuanced, and very effective! Can you give us a little tutorial on your painting techniques?
Here is a summary of the painting process on this one:
After priming, I applied the camo with Ammo Mig Acrylic colours using an airbrush and BluTak as masking. The lines between the colours were then added by brush. Next I painted the tracks with a mix of rust, black and steel (rust most, steel fewest). Then the tracks and lower side parts received a wash with "Kursk earth" wash (any other will do...) and also with the same wash that I applied to the base, to tie it together and have it look "logical", that the dirt from the ground is also on the tank and not a completely different one.. :-) This is followed by applying an overall filter of Ammo Mig Filter for german 3 colour and afterwards a pin wash with Ammo Mig Wash for german 3 tone camo. (I'm using items from a paint set, I'm not working at Mig
). Areas where the wash does not stick or not pronounce them enough (e.g. the door hinges) will then be pronounced with a pencil. Deep shadows (e.g. vision ports) can be treated with a pure black wash. And then comes my favourite step: Good old 90's / early 2000's drybrushing with lightened base (ochre in this case) colour. I like how this technique emphasizes the geometric silouette of the vehicle and how it picks out details. I apply more drybrushing on the upper part of the vehicle and less on the lower part. Decals were then added and a final layer of Revell 02 Enamel matt applied overall.
I hope I could explain a little how I painted it, I do not have in progress pics, I'm sorry. If you have any questions or I failed to decribe a step in an understandable way, just ask
KM
(And also I can't do better... 
)
(Talking about 80's Volvos and Saabs here, not Chinese EVs with a Swedish brand sticker 
