nightshiftmodeller

Finally some real mud!

Added 2020-03-31 23:11:53 +0000 UTC

Heyyyy, so I finally started with the dark mud tones!

Due to unexpected reasons I didn't have as much time today, so I decided to get the lower hull and wheels done. After all, it's not a bad idea to take it slow as these are gonna be some of the most prominent effects on the finished model!

One observation I made, and it might be helpful for anyone building a German tank with these steel type wheels: they're a bit trickier to weather than those earlier rubber pad type, which are more "flat". The perforations and bolt details are nudging you to just apply the mud as a wash into crevices and call it a day, but it just looks so awfully unnatural (see picture 3). Therefore I found it better to apply the mud as an uneven wash, because there's still the fact that it would collect and stay wet in those areas, let the thinner evaporate, take a look at it and then add more with a larger brush and really just stipple it onto them, like a true barbarian. And finish it off with some speckling. Of course, variety is a good thing... And I did the same thing like on the Rutscher, adding most mud towards the rear.

Weathering the lower hull sides was much easier and also more fun, but unfortunately not much is gonna be seen there (see the last photo). But it's still a good feeling!

So yeah, at least that part is done, and tomorrow I can move on to the rest of the model. That part should go much faster as not every nook and cranny has to be covered in slop... But the rear plate is gonna be... something 💩💩💩