Tamiya Pz 11 F/G, almost as old as me

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Due to work on the garden I cannot get access to the Marder or other kits as the garage is full of building gear, so looking around a model shop in Cardiff city centre thought why not cheap and cheerfully and very old , like me lol

Ideal practice for using chipping fluid, pigments etc

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very quick build so almost ready for primer, drilled both barrels and also the exhaust

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all good fun!

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But Scottie what colour? Tempted to do desert with panzer grey followed by chipping fluid then yellow, never used chipping fluid
 

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But Scottie what colour? Tempted to do desert with panzer grey followed by chipping fluid then yellow, never used chipping fluid
Sounds good to me. I will be interested to see how you get on with the chipping fluid, I only ever use hairspray I'm to cheap to buy all these products lol.
 

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Ah! An old classic just like yourself sir :smiling5: :thumb2:

There are several ways of producing the worn out look of Panzergrau under the Dunkelgelb. Look forward to seeing how yours turns out.
 
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Hi Bob,
I like these Tamiya Pz II’s so much I built two myself! Chipped desert paint sounds good to me:smiling4:
 
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Great work Bob. I built this one myself a few months ago - all good fun, as you say.
 

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Scottie, as my hair is escaping i do not need hairspray (apart from rumours)

Old classic Steve, cheeky lol

Hi Si, did not how old this kit is and it shows!

Thanks Peter, looking for desert pics
 
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There's a model shop in Cardiff city centre? Where?
I was born in Cardiff, and when I was young used to buy my model supplies from Bud Morgan in the Castle Arcade, but he's long gone.
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Hi Bob,

I’ve got one of these on here somewhere undergoing a full refit but not touched it for about a year :smiling4:

I see yours is already done and waiting for paint

Chipping fluid - from my tests I would say spray your grey and let if fully set.

Make sure you have enough time to do the rest of the process in one hit. Give it two good coats of the fluid and let it dry until just dry then spray your top yellow coat straight away - don’t leave over night for example

Keep the top coat quite thin to help the chipping. I found that if you make it fully opaque like normal then it is much harder to rub off again

Don’t leave it too long (about an hour) before you attack it with toothpicks, brushes etc as it gets really hard to remove the top layer - I left mine for a couple of days and it was really difficult to remove anything

Have fun
 
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Hi Pete,ah Bud Morgan, great shop, my lovely dad would take me there on birthdays to buy me a kit to ruin!

The shop is Antics, in Wyndam archade top of St Marys st.

Thanks Ralph, ready for a g
 

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Just about to look into how to use chipping stuff

Excellent Simon, much appreciated! Should be interesting!!
 

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Just about to look into how to use chipping stuff

Excellent Simon, much appreciated! Should be interesting!!
Yes Simon is spot on , too long and you will struggle to remove any top coat. I'd suggest spraying the chipping fluid in two directions , one horizontally and the other vertical, it justs ensures you have an even layer.
Good luck Bob, its really enjoyable as this method gives a constant and even sub layer.
 

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Excellent link, farce but very good
 
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Hello Bob,
Hope I am not too late but someone on you tube has put the whole 'AFV Acrylic Techniques' by Mig Jiminez online and may help with all your chipping etc. link here for you -
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Cheers, Mike.
 

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:thumb2: Excellent Mike, much appreciated

regards bob
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