Ha, floorsweepings indeed ! no Rick some Vallejo mud, thought It was over priced as my garden siol mixed with some of the pva primer was the same colour !Looks good JR, are those floor sweepings I spy under the fenders and on the lower hull of the KV? Now we know where the Missus dumps the Hoover bag when it's full!
Cheers Mate, Rick H.
Thanks Paul, hope it will pass muster with the oils.John,
Looking good mate.
Thanks Si, those figures did induce some colorful language, as the two surfaces did quite mate, and one arm keep falling off ! Looking fwd to the oils .Evening mate,
Smashing work on the KV, it looks great. I bet making them franken-figures for the PZ1 was fun
I don’t think you can wrong with trying some new techniques and I think oils are quite forgiving, you get plenty of fiddling about time
Thanks Lee. Started on the Russians today, 3 or 4 troops in full white that would have been riders. Another two crew, one will be the driver standing up on his seat so he can get a look at the Germans, and the commander up in the turret.Everything is looking good I like the tracks John and looking forward to the figs.
Hi Joe, wish I'd had some of that in stock, I couldn't believe it when the decals just stated to break up, ! Might get a bottle of the restorer. Need to read up on that, thanks for the mention.John microscale has a old decal restoration product that be used with success in the past.. just brush it over the old decals, let it set up and you’re ready to go
Mick, no no don't encourage me, I could have had the Panzer on fire ! But I managed to resist all ,and settled for the ice !Just had a catch up with this JR, some great work without resorting to flames , look forward to the next catch up
Thanks Steve, didn't check the side of the spray booth, ordered a new bottle of Daler Rowney Low Odour Thinner 500ml. Only to find I already had two thirds of a bottle ! Nearly bought some Vallejo metal colour Gloss Varnish as it said it was very hard wearing , but put off by the price. ! Have you heard of it ?Good luck with the oils. Remember a little goes a long way and go easy with the thinners.
Thanks Lee, B is was although A was a nearly right , just a half a link would have been perfect .I like “B” also but it’s your choice
love it Fernando thanks . Get em up !Neat painting of the KV John, looking forward to see it all weathered and oiled.
Nice figs for the Pz.1 too, Руки вверх, Сукре, давай же!
John .
Been going from the base and the figures, both Tanks have had several coats of Satin Varnish. I have some Gloss on order which should be here Monday. Might give them a coat of the gloss to help the oils flow better .
A suppriseing thing happened with some garden soil and the pva primer. The soil had been through the mircowave and was sieved, so nothing alive inside, the pva was poured into a plastic tub and the soil mixed in. Then it turned Purpel !!!
Suddenly I remembered years ago I'd had some coloured varnish that had turned that colour when mixed and applied to some timber. I'd rung the company in panic to ask why, only to be told oh that happens , when it dries the colour will be fine ! So it was, so leaving this for a couple of hrs in returned to it's normal colour. So if this happens to your soil when mixed with pva don't panic !!
A few more figures built to day, bit slow as we have been in the garden as the weather has been so good .
Thanks for the comments .
John .