Good evening all
So over two months since my last update thanks to work sapping my energy, a lack of mojo and general procrastination.
So I am calling the the two kitties done but I still have to do the two crew. So here's what I've done since the last post:
I have deliberately kept the weathering fairly light, as these were not with the unit long before they entered combat in July '44, which is nominally when we battle.
I am particularly please with how the the engine deck grills turned out.
So just the crew and then I'm done at last.
ACW as usual.
ATB
Andrew
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My inspiration for the DIY pigments was PLASMO......
I've had them five years but only ever used the black. I've ordered a brown 'set' to give me a better range of hard pastels.
The two kitties....
Not too shabby, I think you will agree!
So over two months since my last update thanks to work sapping my energy, a lack of mojo and general procrastination.
So I am calling the the two kitties done but I still have to do the two crew. So here's what I've done since the last post:
- Added decals.
- Some light chipping.
- Some panel line washes to make things pop a bit.
- A very light coat of Vallejo Model Wash Desert Dust 76.522. It's virtually identical to their Dunkelgelb in colour, so it's helped tie the tri-camo colours together and also mute the 'new' paint look slightly.
- One one of them had a light coat of Dark Earth to mimic dust/light mud. I've seen it done on SCC15 and it was surprisingly effective but less so on this because of the tri-colour scheme, with a dunkelgelb base.
- With the other I tried pigments for the first time - using a DIY mix from drawing pastels (see below link). Not very successfully though, too bright, so it I gave it a light coat of Dark Earth to tone it down. I couldn't bothered to redo it.
I have deliberately kept the weathering fairly light, as these were not with the unit long before they entered combat in July '44, which is nominally when we battle.
I am particularly please with how the the engine deck grills turned out.
So just the crew and then I'm done at last.
ACW as usual.
ATB
Andrew
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My inspiration for the DIY pigments was PLASMO......
I've had them five years but only ever used the black. I've ordered a brown 'set' to give me a better range of hard pastels.
The two kitties....
Not too shabby, I think you will agree!
....but I'm sure the 
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