Hi all,
I wasn't sure where to post this, it's not really under construction as it's built, but the 'painting' section didn't seem quite right & 'tutorials' is a bit above my standard! Maybe a mod can put it where it's most appropriate....
Anyway, here's a little project I've been working on, painting Tamiya's Panzer II. This is the old 70's kit, not the new tooling, but it's a lovely little dinky model to build! I wanted to give colour modulation a real go. I've had a stab at it before, but not really in the proper stages it needs.
In essence, the technique uses varying shades of paint to add extra highlights & create a kind of 3-D effect. It's therefore most suited to boxy vehicles like this one. That's the theory at least!
And to anyone who isn't into armour, fair warning there's lots of pictures!
Firstly, here's the basecoat in a very dark grey
I then mixed a lighter grey with a touch of blue & sprayed it a la Verlinden in a 'bloom' pattern, trying to aim for the edges & flat surfaces
After that, I lightened the mix further & sprayed this very much at the edges, concentrating on the upper surfaces & trying to get a graduated effect ( not as successful as I'd hoped! )
Then to complete the painting stage, I masked off the main areas to allow me to add a very light blue to certain bits such as the toolbox hatches, a couple of box upper surfaces, the turret viewports & the commanders cupola
Next will be glossing & decals and then onto the weathering.
Thanks for looking & all comments or criticism are gratefully received.
Cheers
Patrick
I wasn't sure where to post this, it's not really under construction as it's built, but the 'painting' section didn't seem quite right & 'tutorials' is a bit above my standard! Maybe a mod can put it where it's most appropriate....
Anyway, here's a little project I've been working on, painting Tamiya's Panzer II. This is the old 70's kit, not the new tooling, but it's a lovely little dinky model to build! I wanted to give colour modulation a real go. I've had a stab at it before, but not really in the proper stages it needs.
In essence, the technique uses varying shades of paint to add extra highlights & create a kind of 3-D effect. It's therefore most suited to boxy vehicles like this one. That's the theory at least!
And to anyone who isn't into armour, fair warning there's lots of pictures!
Firstly, here's the basecoat in a very dark grey
I then mixed a lighter grey with a touch of blue & sprayed it a la Verlinden in a 'bloom' pattern, trying to aim for the edges & flat surfaces
After that, I lightened the mix further & sprayed this very much at the edges, concentrating on the upper surfaces & trying to get a graduated effect ( not as successful as I'd hoped! )
Then to complete the painting stage, I masked off the main areas to allow me to add a very light blue to certain bits such as the toolbox hatches, a couple of box upper surfaces, the turret viewports & the commanders cupola
Next will be glossing & decals and then onto the weathering.
Thanks for looking & all comments or criticism are gratefully received.
Cheers
Patrick
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