| GAZ Tiger- From Russia With Love?; Meng Model 1/35 | |
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| Topic Started: May 19 2014, 05:59 PM (15,668 Views) | |
| Karl187 | Jul 26 2014, 05:46 PM Post #41 |
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After letting the dark wash dry thoroughly I was ready to move on to Oil Paint Rendering. I was leafing through Mike Rinaldi's Tank Art Volume 1 prior to starting, as I usually do when I go for OPR, when I noticed he had changed the order of the OPR stages on some builds so I thought I would do the same and see how it turned out. Instead of OPR after the wash- he added pigments. Prior to this I thought I would give the model a light coat of dust effects from Ammo- it went on okay but it didn't behave as well as the same product in the AK Line. I'm not sure why exactly but it didn't respond as well to thinner- this usually dilutes it nicely and creates a film of dust but it didn't really work so well with the Ammo stuff- it became almost chalky in the way it dried and left spirit watermarks in some areas. This could have been something I did- perhaps it was reacting to the dark wash or something but in any case I wasn't too happy with the way it looked.![]() In any case I forged ahead and began applying two shades of pigment- both earthy and muddy colors, to the lower areas of the GAZ and then using pigment fixer to seal them down. This seemed to dull down some of the chalky look. ![]() I have also finished a first pass of OPR and most of that chalkiness is now gone. I will get some photos up soon. I've also been working on the base for the GAZ. As I said before I wanted to give it some height so balsa wood panels were glued to each side of the base. Inside I added gardeners foam blocks cut to size (I HATE this stuff- I wish it would cut apart without creating a billion tiny pieces of debris that go EVERYWHERE!). ![]() For the road surface I used Verlinden's damaged ashphalt road- bits and pieces of it cut to size from different packs- hence the color difference. ![]() The foam was levelled out a bit just by pushing it down with a finger so the ashphalt would sit level and then a fine layer of ready-mixed filler was applied over the foam. While this was still wet I poured some PVA glue onto it and then pressed in the road sections and left it to dry. ![]() I want to have a kind of road block set up for the GAZ and on one side of the base there will be one of those red plastic road barriers and on the other a grass verge to break up the tarmac. The verge and kerb areas were shaped using DAS clay. ![]() The black marker pen areas on the road sections are mostly around sections of M60 track that has been moulded into the road sections- this is the main drawback of the Verlinden product. However, last time I used this product I disguised the track shapes in the road by covering it with a couple of coats of Tamiya Surface Texture for tarmac- basically a paste with texture. It ends up looking like road repairs- so thats what I'm doing here too. I'll be adding a few potholes yet to be repaired as well. Thanks for reading !Edited by Karl187, Jul 26 2014, 05:49 PM.
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| Karl187 | Jul 29 2014, 05:15 PM Post #42 |
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My Oil Paint Rendering really only consisted of the addition of two colors blended together which was a light brown and a darker brown to get the mud color I wanted. It was applied over the areas I had already concentrated on with the pigments. The only place I left it off was the wheels as those rubber kit wheels don't like oil paint! I then left it to dry for a while. I was going ahead with a darker OPR stage but the first time I tried to get more paint on the oil proved too wet- I usually let it dry out on a piece of cardboard for a while to absorb much of the oily carriers- it dries quicker and behaves better. This annoyed me, because it was my fault but I also didn't particularly like the way the darker oils turned the area I was working on- it seemed too dark to me. So I left it here and had a thought about what to do next. For a start I need to practice making mud and dirt via OPR but thats for another model! For the GAZ I thought the next logical stage was to prepare to add mud using AK products and plaster. Here this meant adding a light coat of earth pigment to slightly higher areas than I had gone with the oil paint and to add a little more to some of the lower areas. So here is how it looked at this stage: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Last night I worked on the first stage of the mud using plaster. I will get some pictures of this up soon. I have also finished the two figures I was doing (I am currently working on the third for the Gunner's hatch of the GAZ). All that was left for me to do with them was add some highlights and shadows and then get them assembled. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So, more to come soon. As always, thanks for reading! |
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| 35th-Scale | Jul 30 2014, 08:46 AM Post #43 |
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The Tiger looks suitably grimy after some time in the field. The figures look just teh part and the plans for the base will really bring it all together. Just make sure teh Tiger is finished on time....the base & figures don't really count for teh GB |
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| Karl187 | Jul 31 2014, 05:17 PM Post #44 |
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Thanks Sean. I know the figs and base don't count in the GB- they will likely not be finished until after the GB end date. But the GAZ will. Just wondering- can I still keep blogging along here after the end date or will this area be locked out after that? Next step for the GAZ was to get some mud on it. For this I use two AK enamel based earth colors, Earth Effects and Kursk Earth. I mix them together and then add in some powdered wall filler- the more you add the more thick the mixture. I don't like it too thick- you need some liquidity in it in order for it to spatter the right way. I just use an old brush and a thick piece of plastic-card for this. Best to have somewhere to practice the spatter too to see how big the spatter pattern is. I just worked my way round the GAZ (with the doors all in the closed position) to simulate the effects of lots of mud- most of the Tigers pictured in Crimea were pretty muddy so thats what I went for. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After applying the mud it starts to dry quite quickly (though in areas where it is thick it can take a good while to dry out) so I had to be quick and careful in removing any excess. You have to be careful because it will come off quite easily this mud but thats also a good thing- a brush with thinner will remove it pretty well from anywhere you don't want it. For me this was areas close to door handles, door frames where they would be grabbed by hands and around the storage panel on one side and the fuel filler caps. I also use a toothbrush to remove the excess from the tread areas of the wheels- but I do that when its fully dry on the wheels. I will also now be adding some more tones to the mud- some different colors here and there and also some AK Dark Mud to represent areas that are still wet. So still a bit to do before I can add the wheels and position the doors. I also just wanted to show a road barrier and cone set from Meng that will go on the base: ![]() ![]() They come in a nice set with a few more cones, concrete jersey barriers and what I believe is a mould for making your own jersey barriers. Thanks for reading. Edited by Karl187, Jul 31 2014, 05:20 PM.
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| Admin | Jul 31 2014, 05:25 PM Post #45 |
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When the GB wraps up the sub-forum is set to prevent new topics being created but existing topics, like this, can continue receiving posts. So you can continue blogging.
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| FiSe | Jul 31 2014, 05:44 PM Post #46 |
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Heil Mickey!
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Nice and muddy troika. And that 'not-a-Russian-soldier' is nicely done too... |
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| Karl187 | Aug 7 2014, 05:48 PM Post #47 |
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You might have noticed in my last post that there is now some mud on the GAZ... ! But it needed MORE! I always like to go for some variations in color when I do mud and I used AK Fresh Mud, which is a darker shade than their Earth Effects, and flicked it in various areas as well as painting it on in a few places. Over the top of that in some places I added Wet Mud which dries with a sheen and thus looks wet...obviously! I also added two layers of AK Fuel Stains around the filler caps on both sides.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The wheels were done in the same way as the rest of the GAZ. The only difference was the tread area which was scrubbed with a toothbrush and then drybrushed with dark rubber. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the meantime I was also doing some more work on the base. I'd got the tarmac repairs all done and then I wanted to give the potholes a bit of texture as well as adding some loose gravel that had been kicked up and deposited near the kerb. For this I used Woodland Scenics Fine Ballast. Originally I used Ammo Sand and Gravel fixer but it didn't seem to hold anything or held it very weakly. So I brushed the ballast off and re-did it using the old method of PVA and water. ![]() Then I decided to sand down the tarmac bits. I have no idea why I did this because while it flattended them down a bit it removed the rough tarmac texture. Last time I did this I didn't sand it so no idea what I was thinking while doing this ! I put some Mr. Surfacer 500 on the areas and stipled it- that gave it a rough texture so that was sorted. I've begun getting some paint on the base as well- more on that soon.I also managed to get the wheels on the GAZ. ![]() ![]() Now I have a few odds and ends to finish on it and put the doors in place- so nearly done. I'm slowly working on the Gunner figure too! Thanks for reading. Edited by Karl187, Aug 7 2014, 05:50 PM.
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| FiSe | Aug 7 2014, 07:18 PM Post #48 |
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Heil Mickey!
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Very nice, Karl. You may, as well, make 'Donegal' road sign on that patch of grass in the corner...the way things are shaping-up on the Eastern frontier
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| fs2005 | Aug 7 2014, 07:37 PM Post #49 |
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Yes its a real beauty !Hopefully we're safe enough until D3 anyway Filip( although the Scots may have their own state by then and who knows after that!?I wonder do they get to keep the military hardware based on their own soil?'Scots Guards'? ) |
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| 35th-Scale | Aug 8 2014, 09:20 AM Post #50 |
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Very very nice Karl! I love "dirty"..... |
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| Karl187 | Aug 11 2014, 05:18 PM Post #51 |
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Before I added the doors I had a couple of small things to do. The first was a bit of a last minute thing- I was thinking about the interior of the vehicle and I thought a newspaper would be a nice addition. So I looked up Russian tabloids and got a picture of the front page from a popular one, Komsomolskaya Pravda, with something about the Ukraine crisis on the front cover and printed it off at a few different sizes to gauge which one would be the best fit for the scale. Then I just added another of the same size beneath (to give an idea of volume- i.e. that it isn't just a piece of paper stuck on the seat) and glued it to the drivers seat. (Its just printed on normal paper by the way.)![]() ![]() The second thing I needed to do was finish the Laptop screen. I had a few things in mind (besides crapping out and doing it blank!) but I settled on a screen cap from the Russian language version of Russia Today, a Russian state owned channel that also broadcasts in English. A few sizes were printed out on normal paper to get the right one then a few were printed out on transfer paper after I worked out how to flip the image around before printing it as, for some reason, the printer flips it around during the printing. It was just done like a regular decal and once dry I put some PVA over the top to give a sheen like a screen would.![]() ![]() I also did some more work on the base. ![]() ![]() ![]() The multi-grey color of tarmac represents different repairs done at different times. I don't need to look too far for refrences for a road surface like this! Anyway, I actually have the GAZ all done- I'll get some decent pictures of it finished up soon. Thanks for reading. Edited by Karl187, Aug 11 2014, 05:20 PM.
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| Dermot | Aug 11 2014, 06:56 PM Post #52 |
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Cracking work Karl...the newspaper and laptop are great detail. Dermot |
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| Karl187 | Aug 12 2014, 05:22 PM Post #53 |
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Once I had those wee final details sorted it was time to finally add the doors and the roof hatch. Meng have helpfully designed the kit so all the doors can be posed open or closed which means the fit is pretty much perfect and a drop of superglue is all thats needed. So here is the finished GAZ!![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So that is my first group build completed !Thanks for the support along the way guys, much appreciated. PS- I will continue blogging here after the deadline of the GB- because there's not much point moving elsewhere. There won't be any more done on the GAZ (except gluing it to the base when I'm ready)- it'll mostly be the completion of the base and the placement of the figs etc. So please stay tuned!! Edited by Karl187, Aug 12 2014, 05:24 PM.
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| Parkadge | Aug 12 2014, 05:35 PM Post #54 |
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Tremendous work going on here karl. this is the kind of weathering I like. Base looks great and I'm looking forward to seeing it all together |
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| 35th-Scale | Aug 12 2014, 08:47 PM Post #55 |
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Fantastic job Karl! That looks stunning and with all that interior detail sure you'd have to leave the doors open |
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| ghengismccann | Aug 13 2014, 06:43 AM Post #56 |
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Karl, First class job a cracking piece of weathering. regards
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"....the old men shall cause themselves to be carried into the public squares, To excite the courage of the warriors, to preach the downfall of Kings, and announce the glories of the Republic" Convention of the Republic,Paris, Dec; 1793 | |
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| Padraig | Aug 13 2014, 05:54 PM Post #57 |
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Modelling for fun
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That looks great and nice and dirty too. |
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| Karl187 | Aug 13 2014, 05:58 PM Post #58 |
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Thanks for the comments guys- much appreciated !
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| Michael M | Aug 13 2014, 09:23 PM Post #59 |
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Great job Karl, nice weathering. I'm looking forward to see IT in Dublin.
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| Karl187 | Aug 16 2014, 05:32 PM Post #60 |
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I've been working on the base some more as I'm now finished the Gunner figure. I'll get a picture of the figure up soon. But back to the base- I did a dark wash.![]() You can see there I've also been working on the grass. The bottom layer is a grass mat that I took most of the rocky bits off. I've then been adding Fredericus Rex products over the top. ![]() Next thing was a first layer of dust and dirt. I mentioned while doing the GAZ itself that I used Ammo products' Dust enamel product and that I wasn't happy with the way it turned out- it didn't dilute with spirit in the way the AK product did, it dried much faster and left spirit marks. In contrast the AK product always performed much better. And so I thought I would show you guys how it usually works using the AK variety. I usually appliy it fairly liberally. ![]() Then using spirit I basically soften it and remove a great deal of the excess and it creates a nice impression of dust on a surface- its good for weathering over the top of, at least thats what I find. ![]() I'll be working more on the base soon adding more dirt and mud. Thanks for reading !
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! But it needed MORE! I always like to go for some variations in color when I do mud and I used AK Fresh Mud, which is a darker shade than their Earth Effects, and flicked it in various areas as well as painting it on in a few places. Over the top of that in some places I added Wet Mud which dries with a sheen and thus looks wet...obviously! I also added two layers of AK Fuel Stains around the filler caps on both sides.











! I put some Mr. Surfacer 500 on the areas and stipled it- that gave it a rough texture so that was sorted. I've begun getting some paint on the base as well- more on that soon.



































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