discussion Bowcat's 1/35 Tamiya M40 155mm Self Propelled Gun

[Guest]

Looking good Bob.
John.

 

[scottie3158]

Bob,
Looking good so far mate the paint looks good.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers gents.

 

[Mini Me]

Coming along nicely! Looking forward to the "green".
Rick H.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Rick.

 

[geegad]

The job that I hate but well done looking forward to the next part

 

[Steve Jones]

Very neat and tidy Bob. Looking forward to seeing all the many shades of green you have for us to see:thumb2:

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Steve.

I've been struggling to get any painting done as my trusty old SimAir compressor has been playing up. I've got a new Sparmax coming (hopefully) tomorrow so can crack on then.

In the meantime I managed to get the wheels and tracks done. I tried XF-84 (dark iron) for the tracks and I'm quite pleased with the result. Obviously there's loads of weathering to be applied yet.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

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[Guest]

Bob,
The build is coming along very well, still looking on with interest - drilling out the bino's :tongue-out3: ......
Cheers,
Mike.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Mike.

The new compressor arrived yesterday so I've been putting it to hard work today.

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[Guest]

:thumb2: nice.
Like the corrugated holding system as well.
John

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers John.

Yep, it works well. I'm certainly not going to pay a tenner for something I can make myself.

 

[Mickc1440]

That's a nice paint job Bob, you really gave it a good workout :smiling2:

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Mick.

Got a little bit done today, that's all the main parts done. All that's left to paint are the tools, spare tracks, ammo and figures.

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[Steve Jones]

I like the patternation on the paintwork a lot Bob. The paint on the gun really shows up all the detail well. Which paints do you use??

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers Steve.

My 2nd try at black basing (first go with an AFV). Top coat is Mission Models. It goes down very thin and needs lots of coats, but that just means I have a lot more control with the coverage.

 

[Steve Jones]

I couldnt get on with Mission Models for that reason. However looking at your finish it might be worth giving them a go again:thumb2:

 

[scottie3158]

Bob,
The paintwork looks really good the pre mottle certainly brings the top coat to life.

 

[Guest]

Top coat is Mission Models. It goes down very thin and needs lots of coats, but that just means I have a lot more control with the coverage.

I’m with Steve: not for me, then. I want paint to cover in one go when I spray it