Great work! Very well and realistically implemented. I'm excited to see what the chassis looks like when assembled.
Mud is easy but it can be over done and not convincing great idea.
Very nicely done very convincing effect.
SuperbBeginning where we left off, I first tidied up any rough areas on the chassis legs so the running gear could be fitted. Before any more weathering could begin the wheels and tracks had to be fitted. I had used the kit individual links, and they were a little tricky to build around the wheels and be kept separate for painting. In hindsight I think it would have been easier to fix all the swing arms to the chassis minus just the outer wheels.
Before the tracks were fitted, I added graphite to the inner portions of the tracks where the tyres and wheels made contact and also to the sprocket teeth. As my swing arms and wheels were still not fixed, I had to both line these up straight on the chassis and ensure the tracks lined up as they had pre-paint. This is never guaranteed, and they both put up quite a fight. I ended up using CA glue on the tracks and the fit to one of the sprockets and over one of the idlers wasn’t ideal and I will likely look at improving these. On the plus side having so much mud around the running gear means it was much easier to blend over all the new attachment points. The vehicle is to be placed on some undulated terrain and as the steering wheels were articulated on the central leaf spring it is sat at a slightly jaunty angle. I haven't glued the lower track run to the wheels so any visible gaps showing now will disappear once it sits on its base.
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The steering wheels received some enamel washes and pigments should round these off in a future step.
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Now the running gear was finally attached I could begin adding further weathering effects. Each wheel was dealt with separately, tidying up any overscale effects and adding both rust, oil and grease effects with enamels. The AK texture mud was also used again but in minute quantities just to blend in areas that required a little improvement. A dark mud pigment with a slightly thinned with white spirit added a slight tonal variation to the thicker clumps of mud.
As I was conscious of how fragile the track now runs were I used pigments and kept the washes to acrylics only. I will leave it all to dry for 24hrs and then decide if it requires any more work.
With the cab assembly dry fitted
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Superb
Thanks guysSo realistic.
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