Done, not finished, but done...
I have taken this one as far as I can or want to, in terms of technique and finishing. I can't be made better at this time, so I am leaving it, to us to try things that I don't mind fooling up.
I have learned some stuff on it, that didn't quite go where I wanted to, but it is too far gone. I may try to dip it later on and start painting from scratch, but I will probably try a few things I don't mind fooling up in the near future..
What I didn't like..
The colors are too dark, This is my first attempt at late war, predominantly green camouflage. Even though I cut the colors almost in half with a light/white color, after the filers and washes with Burnt Umber, the colors are still too dark for me. The pictures don't look as bad as they really are in person. The color modulation on the green and red doesn't show up any more, I may have gone too far with the washes.
The washes, I tried for too much too fast, I need to make many coats of very slight washes and let it build up gradually. This will give the variation in depth that I am looking for.
I started some chipping on this one, but I need to do the 3D kind of chipping, with the white/light colors on top of the base/camo, THEN put the iron color. AND i need to do it back in the process before decals and clear coat, right after the camo.
There are certain stages to go through and I didn't do them in order, so it made it difficult to proceed.
Take a last look..
I have a couple of other projects I have started.. stay tuned..
