Tamiya 1/35 Panzer II Colour modulation technique

[dubster72]

Just a brief update... the tank is pretty much done, just the crew to do & here's an idea of how it's going to look

Thanks for looking

Patrick

 

[aaron]

Good stuffs Patrick. I like it A lot.

 

[mobear]

looks well good innit,awesome mate

mobear

 

[CDW]

Tidy, tidy, tidy

What are you using for the grass? It's quite effective in those photos.

 

[dubster72]

Colin, the grass is cheapo paintbrush bristles from a Poundshop. I dunked them in green paint, let them dry & removed them from the ferrule. Once it's all done, I'll show more of it with some tips if anyone's interested.

Cheers

Patrick

 

[CDW]

Ta muchly .... idea stolen for my korean dio

 

[dubster72]

You're more than welcome! Just make sure you get the brushes with the pale bristles. They look more natural & take paint better than the nylon bristle type.

mmm I can feel a 'how-to' coming on!

 

[spanner570]

Very nice Patrick, looks good.

Ron

 

[Buttonman]

Allmost there buddy

Martin

 

[aaron]

Hi Patrick Ive seen a modulation vid on utube and i was wondering if you masked off the seperate panels?

Seemed like control overkill and i was just wondering if its nessersary.

 

[dubster72]

Aaron, I did mask off some panels. They were the hatch ring, the turret viewports, the equipment box hatches & the front upper hull. You can see the results below:

The finished pics are done, so I'll post them tomorrow.

Cheers

Patrick

 

[dubster72]

Done & done!

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/completed-tanks/15938-tamiya-1-35-panzer-ii-spoils-war.html

 

[aaron]

Thats exactly the masking i was enquiring about, seems a major part to the teqnique.

The done and done pics are wicked especially the painting of the black panzer uniforms. Mean.

 

[dubster72]

I think the masking & highlighting is important Aaron as it kinda ' lifts ' those raised areas & adds to the depth of the finished model. It's a bit like drybrushing in a way.

Thanks for your kind words mate!

Cheers

Patrick