nightshiftmodeller

Ready for weathering

Added 2021-03-12 16:41:48 +0000 UTC

Title says it all 😆

I just brush-painted some details in different tones of OD prior to varnishing. I again used the trusty Lifecolor set of different olive drab colors which I mostly used on the "hard" stowage such as helmets and jerry cans. I also painted the onboard tools, because as we know, US tools were painted in the factory - and in case of a field applied camouflage, they were simply sprayed over with the rest of the tank. So I won't paint them in their natural colors, instead I'll do some heavy chipping 😊

Then I sealed the entire model with a few thick coats of VMS satin clear. Because the base colors were glossy, the model didn't turn darker after the varnish. Back on the Pz II I forgot to add gloss to the paint, so the result was totally flat. Flat colors reflect light in multiple directions thanks to the microscopic grainy texture which makes them flat, and sealing that texture with satin or glossy varnish will make the model optically darker because suddenly the paint reflects light in one direction. It's just an optical illusion, the paint itself isn't getting darker, but it is what it is. Luckily the glossy paints prevented that in this case.

Now I don't even want to cover this all up with weathering 😅