Tim’s Sd.Kfz 263 started Autumn 2014

[Mark1]

Looks good Tim ,nicely done, if it wasn't for the headlights you wouldn't know if it was coming or going.

 

[Steve Jones]

Well done Tim. Well worth the wait. Lovely finish my friend

 

[Tim Marlow]

I've looked into getting some pastels before and was told to get a metal fine tea strainer to 'grind' down the pastels into a powder. I've used pastels before for exhaust stains but as you say. It can become 'lost' when a varnish is applied.

I find wet and dry paper makes this very easy Alan. You can grind and mix them on it, then pick up the powder with a brush for application. They also last an age as the pigment value is so high on the artist quality ones. As I say though, not great if you want to handle the finished model a lot….your hands get dirty LOL…

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looks good Tim ,nicely done, if it wasn't for the headlights you wouldn't know if it was coming or going.

It’s got headlights at both ends . It also had two driver Positions and two drivers, one at each end. It could go as fast backwards as it could forwards Mark. Steered and drove on all eight wheels as well….Very complex and costly chassis to build.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Well done Tim. Well worth the wait. Lovely finish my friend

Many thanks Steve. Glad it passes muster. Pleased with it now I’ve finally finished, but wish I had room in the cabin for the rear mounted aerial to be fully extended! It is around a foot high with an umbrella antenna on the end. In the end I went for pragmatism and modelled it folded

 

[Dave Ward]

Strikes me that some might be interested in what I’ve used to finish her….
basically I completed the basic paint in Matt varnish, then broke out these things….
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Pastel chalks…..great for varying a finish as they subtly tint a Matt surface……not so good if you handle your stuff a lot though, they wear off and subsequent varnishes can obliterate them. Very fine textured, they stick well to Matt finishes…..the fine Emery paper is used to grind them up before use.

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Cares weathering powders…..I’ve had these since Pontius was a pilot, bought well back in my railway days at least twenty five years ago….……they were around many years before Mig et al reinvented the wheel. They are coarser than the pastels, but not huge grained like the modern pigments. It means they are more in scale for dust and rust effects. They also stick well to a Matt surface so don’t need additional fixative unless you are going to handle your toys a lot….unfortunately I don’t think they are still in production anymore…..
I do have modern Mig pigments, but save them for really heavy deposits….

Hope this is of interest….

I use soft pastels to make my own washes - I carefully scrape the pastel stick with a scalpel blade, to get a fine powder, then add a few drops of washing up liquid ( to reduce the surface tension ), then carefully add water, to get the desired consistency. It takes a bit of trial & error, but you cam mix any colour you like. As Tim says, they aren't very robust, you need a varnish coat over them to seal them in.
Dave

 

[Jim R]

Hi Tim
Hope your RA flare up has gone. It must really affect bench time.
The big old armoured car looks great. I reckon the finish/weathering is spot on. It is oh so easy to overdo the wear and tear and then it's hard to go back.
Definitely a keeper and worth completing. Keep it safe as it does indeed look fragile.
Jim

 

[Mark1]

It’s got headlights at both ends . It also had two driver Positions and two drivers, one at each end. It could go as fast backwards as it could forwards Mark. Steered and drove on all eight wheels as well….Very complex and costly chassis to build.

Oh so it has, had to have a closer look and found em.

 

[adt70hk]

Tim

That has turned out very nicely indeed. Very well done, despite the problems you had. Hope the RA is calming down too.

The PSC set I got has one of these as an option..... Not very attractive but definitely something from the usual so might do one.

On the DIY pigments front, it's interesting you use your own. When I first came back for the hobby I heard all about these marvelous pigment thingies and stumbled across a YouTube demo by Plasmo where he showed doing exactly this thing.

£ for £ there is no comparison and of course you can mix your own variations to your heart's content. Someone on another forum I used to be on pointed out as you did that the pigment value on these is so high that they last forever, whereas apparently commercial pigments contain a lot of white chalk as a bulking agent.

Again top notch work. Very well done.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[PaulinKendal]

This looks great, Tim. The close-up shots are amazing, although I did wonder why there was a clarinet on the roof. The folded antenna, of course!

Seriously, it's impressive.

 

[Tim Marlow]

I use soft pastels to make my own washes - I carefully scrape the pastel stick with a scalpel blade, to get a fine powder, then add a few drops of washing up liquid ( to reduce the surface tension ), then carefully add water, to get the desired consistency. It takes a bit of trial & error, but you cam mix any colour you like. As Tim says, they aren't very robust, you need a varnish coat over them to seal them in.
Dave

Good call Dave. I wonder if flory washes are something similar? I might experiment with something like artists fixative to see what happens.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Tim

That has turned out very nicely indeed. Very well done, despite the problems you had. Hope the RA is calming down too.

The PSC set I got has one of these as an option..... Not very attractive but definitely something from the usual so might do one.

On the DIY pigments front, it's interesting you use your own. When I first came back for the hobby I heard all about these marvelous pigment thingies and stumbled across a YouTube demo by Plasmo where he showed doing exactly this thing.

£ for £ there is no comparison and of course you can mix your own variations to your heart's content. Someone on another forum I used to be on pointed out as you did that the pigment value on these is so high that they last forever, whereas apparently commercial pigments contain a lot of white chalk as a bulking agent.

Again top notch work. Very well done.

ATB.

Andrew

Cheers Andrew, glad you like it. RA is ci being beaten into submission with NSAIDs, but have a specialist appointment in a couple of weeks to rejig the meds…..
Regarding the pigments, the Carr’s products are simply repackaged commercial pigments. It says that in the packaging. Otherwise I went with what I found in the local art shop. Commercial pigments are pretty coarse for what they represent especially in the smaller scales. The colour mixing is a great advantage as well. In addition, your model looks unique to you.

 

[Tim Marlow]

This looks great, Tim. The close-up shots are amazing, although I did wonder why there was a clarinet on the roof. The folded antenna, of course!

Seriously, it's impressive.

Cheers Paul, glad you like it.

 

[scottie3158]

Tim,
That is a cracking result mate, you should be well happy with that.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Tim,
That is a cracking result mate, you should be well happy with that.

Thanks Scottie. Not in your league I’m afraid, but glad it’s finally done!

 

[Mickc1440]

A cracking job Tim, it can sit on that shelf with pride now.

 

[Tim Marlow]

A cracking job Tim, it can sit on that shelf with pride now.

Thanks Mick. From the shelf of shame to the shelf of show……worth the effort!