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Added 2020-01-07 22:12:01 +0000 UTCAll the details are done!
This was probably my first time since forever painting German tank bolt cutters. They're pretty interesting as their handles are a mixture of steel core, bakelite end caps and padding made from compressed paper. I wanted to make them more weathered to show the different materials according to reference photos. It's not the best thing but next time I'm gonna do a better job.
The exhaust was the final part, and I had a very nice reference photo at hand showing heat-affected steel and some rust ranging from faint stains to heavy dark spots. Exhausts are very unique details in this regard. Unfortunately the protective mesh covers most of the surface so in the end the only interesting part is the pipe. Not to mention the smeared rust paint on the back armor plate behind it. I literally noticed it only while cutting the video footage and jumped right up to wipe it away before it becomes impossible to remove.
Oh well, it's time to put the video together and finally start getting this thing dirty.
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Mostly painted the same way as the shovel and axe, just some paints were used in different amounts. But it's a simple process :)
Night Shift
2020-01-07 22:57:50 +0000 UTCUnfortunately heat covers don't get affected the same way as the exhaust itself, and most of the time they degrade the same way as the rest of the tank. There are a few examples where they are more rusty than the rest of the tank, but it's one of those things where you have to dig deeper to find it to prove your point. This is the same exhaust type as seen on a Pz II and I found one photo from a museum where the exhaust is completely corroded but the screen is almost brand new. It's a common mistake on many models when people paint them in a rusty color just like the exhaust, but it's not correct. The only way to distinguish them is to add more chipping and faint rust tones, or just to purposefully make them look clean like in real life, but then they'd look out of place compared with the exhaust.
Night Shift
2020-01-07 22:56:50 +0000 UTCVery nice. I love that exhaust. I can't wait to see how you do it in the video, so I can totally copy it. :)
Jon Bius
2020-01-07 22:50:07 +0000 UTCIn relation to the heat cover on the exhaust you can do some random "hot spots" I mean it may not be in the references but surely there were some? But other than that the tank looks amazing, I'm in awe of your skills!
Nick Buckle
2020-01-07 22:42:51 +0000 UTC
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