Heng Long 1/16th tanks

[eddiesolo]

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Love the rusting on that one, that is amazing!

It's too late for most of those methods now as I have already painted them. Will give the rusting a go though!

You can still use a graphite pencil, I have a selection, or even a normal pencil to do accents on hatches and rims etc. Also, you can still use the oil paint technique and the rusting even with the paint job done as these are final weathering finishes.

The rusting is just pigments, old rust, new rust etc and a pigment fixer but I use thinners. Use toothpicks, micro brushes and sponges to apply the rust. Like any model, if handling or using it is always best to add a matt clear coat after detailing, this does tone the rust done slightly so, if you go this route make the rust a tad lighter.

This is a knocked out 1/16 Tiger with weathering, rust and smoke effects.

 

[Isitme]

James,
Give the Challenger a wash with brown oil paint (Burnt Umber) this will tone down the desert colour. Too late now but you could have added non-slip texture to the hull and turret using ChinChilla sand which is a very fine sand like that used in egg timers. That aside both models look the part - well done. Mike.

 

[Ancientmariner]

So just watched a cracking video on tank tracks and weathering them.
Looking at the KT the tracks need to come back off and be weathered as they detract from the look of the tank I think.

 

[Ancientmariner]

So redone the tracks, not 100% but a lot better than they were I think.

 

[eddiesolo]

Those tracks look great James, add depth to the model. See loads of RC tanks with just silver or black tracks, the weather the body but leave the tracks. Even with running them and the scuffs etc it all adds to the look. Top work.

 

[Ancientmariner]

That's precisely how I thought when I looked at my pics of it with the black tracks.

Happy enough with how they've come out and think like you said it will add another dimension to the King Tiger and Challenger II.

 

[Ancientmariner]

Tracks weathered and fitted and looking ok. Just sprayed up the accessories ready to put on and give some more details.

 

[eddiesolo]

They do add to the look James, look so much better. Nice job on the accessories too., should have a lovely looking pair of tracked beasts. I have just finished my M41, well, the chassis and top after a dropped disaster and rebuild. Last job was a scratch made intercom system from the rear gunners station to the driver.

 

[Ancientmariner]

Thats some detail you have there. I am awaiting my AK rust pencils set arriving to streak the chipped areas and add to the look.
Starting to think I'm not going to spray the snow camo over the top as it will just obscure a lot of what I've done.

 

[eddiesolo]

Thats some detail you have there. I am awaiting my AK rust pencils set arriving to streak the chipped areas and add to the look.
Starting to think I'm not going to spray the snow camo over the top as it will just obscure a lot of what I've done.

I am tending to agree with regarding not doing the snow camo, you will lose a lot of detailing and you have some lovely, small detail that will just disappear.

This is my PIV with a very light and worn look snow camo.

 

[JR]

Most impressive cave James ! And models to boot .

 

[Ancientmariner]

So yet another project I am only reminded of how dormant it is by the primitive state of my cave in the back ground.

So need space, as modellers always seem to do so going to bother my lazy backside and finish this and then move it along.

Started the chipping, always comes out well in hull red but my god is it slow going!
Also am I the only person who finds it bloody hard to create "random looking" chipping?!

Once this is done I will make stencils, spray on markings and then weather.