discussion "Damn! Just whitewashed my tank and its started to rain!"

[spanner570]

A spontaneous coming together bit of light hearted fun.......

This morning when I was in the workshop doing a bit more to my Rorke's Drift model, I came across an old and long forgotten diorama base.

I've been looking for an excuse to paint over the experimental, but too big 'Disc' cammo. spots on a 1/72 Panther tank I've built.

So this afternoon I coated the frosty tank in a getting hit with rain and washing off the whitewash kind'a way using children's 'In the Tube' watered down white acrylic and then placed it on the snowy base.

Please understand it was just a spur of the moment, almost fun build, which I did in my den earlier trying to warm up from being outside, so there is no thought to tank accuracy etc.

The base is just bits and bobs painted with household white emulsion and some filler powder. The tank is an Italeri 2 in a box Panther.

Here you go and no sniggering please. Matron wouldn't like it!

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I hope you like a 'Quicky'..... :flushed:!

Cheers.
Ron

 

[papa 695]

Looks good Ron.

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

That's just the finish I want but can't get! Closest I've had is using off-white water-colour and washing off with.....water.
Jon.

 

[Guest]

Always good fun to mess about.

 

[stillp]

Usual brilliant stuff Ron!
Pete

 

[Guest]

My word 570 that looks the thing. Always like you r back drops, they do bring a lot to the overall photo.
453.

 

[Si Benson]

Very cool Ron:thumb2:

 

[Guest]

Don't know why anyone would snigger it looks good to me.

 

[yak face]

Top work that man , as always thoughtfully posed and photographed , the whitewash is excellent . I do love a quickie!! ( although these days for me a quickie means having a pee in less than five minutes!!)
Regards charlie peace

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
As always you have a real knack for great ideas and great photos. Piccies 2 and 3 look almost real.
Jim