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Granty101


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PDA, I used to have ajar of humbrol matt black watered down with white spirit. It gave a good 'watery' mixture that just ran into panel lines, etc. If you put too much on, just wash it off with a little more white spirit on your brush, then clean gentle with a cotton bud. It works for me, and just helps to tone down a model.

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Fantastic, great to see it 'in the flesh', as it were! Now you just need to put it in a diorama...



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Roger Todd wrote:

Fantastic, great to see it 'in the flesh', as it were! Now you just need to put it in a diorama...

 

Something like this????

 

Just a simple base to give it a home...



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A bit of colour on the base now



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I bit more progress....



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So following some feedback on my A7V build I decided to experiment with a flat coat on the FE... I really should get out of the habit of experimenting on my latest build!

The original finish with oil washes had a light sheen, the flash in the earlier pictures makes it look a lot more shiny than it actually was.

I have to say I'm not overly impressed, to me it just looks a bit dead and lifeless and that's with a 50/50 mix of matt and gloss... I'd be really interested to hear your opinions???

 

  



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I think the flat coat is an improvement and not at all "dead and lifeless". Perhaps you could put a few dead and lifeless bodies in the diorama to add a bit of animation (now there's a contradiction in terms!).



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PDA wrote:

I think the flat coat is an improvement and not at all "dead and lifeless". Perhaps you could put a few dead and lifeless bodies in the diorama to add a bit of animation (now there's a contradiction in terms!).

Thanks Phil... I still think the corpses would look more lively cry

Ok one all so far as I'm still of a mind to put it back into a satin finish again... anyone else?



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Granty101


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I think the matt coat makes it look more 'ready for action' than a satin coat would.

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Matt finish all over then satin varnish to highlight panels or areas that could be oily or wet from mud etc.

Nice model! 

Helen x

 



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Thanks Helen smile

 

So it's finally done, still in a matt finish and I'm pleased to say it took a first at the local model club competition on Tuesday evening.

I'm sure Barry will recognise the two chaps having a chat at the back of the tank, as usual they were a joy to paint even with my limited figure painting skills.

 

I hope you like it.

Bern 



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Fantastic work, bravo!



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Thanks Roger smile



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Outstanding bit of modelling!!!

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Thanks Grant.

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