I am just finishing 3 weeks of vacation and got to spend a
bit of time with the hobby in between other chores. So before I go back to
work..
I was testing a few things and got to practice some painting
techniques on some stowage. I put together and painted some US and German jerry
cans. I also made myself a little paint chart with colors I have on hand, for
when I do paint other stowage items. I would rather go right out of the jar
than mix, that way I can repeat much easier when I need to.
I was also trying to figure out how to build an air recognition
panel for the back of my WWII AFVs. I tried two methods. One was build
with Apoxy Sculpt, the other was to use think aluminum foil. Foil was a none
starter, couldn't form it right and paint didn't cover well.
I used Apoxy Sculpt (2
part apoxy putty) and flattened it as thin as I could with a glass pickle jar -not
opened ( I think I can go thinner) and when it dried I painted it. It took a
while to find something that I could call Cerise, it is actually Brilliant
Magenta. I THINK this is the color they used, but will have to try a few other
things yet. This shot is the result of my testing and fooling around.
I made some progress on my M10 Tank Destroyer. I painted the
stars where I could and used a decal for the front. I recently bought a jar of
chipping fluid and tested that out so that I could use it on this TD. The rear deck
gets a lot of wear and tear/scratch traffic, and the side plates get scratches
going through the woods. So I decided to chip that since I painted the stars
with a Lion Roar stencil. I painted the base color, then sprayed on the
chipping fluid, then painted the white (actually light gray) stars. With a Testors
brush and some water, I was able to wear away some of the paint. I did better
in practice, but with some weathering and other effects, this will look OK.
Shots of chipping practice and the M10. It looks shiny
because I Future-d it to put on the front star, the bumps made stenciling
improbable, and the bumper codes. I had to make the codes up from a small decal
sheet with individual numbers – front and back! It looks mostly lined up J Didn't make up the
unit though, 702 TD was attached to 2nd Armored for the whole
European campaign, using M10s up til Jan 45, then they switched to M36 with the
90mm gun.
Not sure why it struck me to dip a Tamiya Willys Jeep in Easy
off and start from scratch, but I did it. Who doesn't love a jeep J. This is the third
paint job in about 4 years for that particular model. I scrounged through my
decal pile to come up with authentic decals for it, and that is where it stands
now, and probably will for a while. Next steps would be to paint the details: rear lights, seats, dashboard, etc, then go at the weathering. Should be fun, again!
Lastly my Sherman rear deck stowage came and tonight I painted
the base coat. Next up is a coat of future, an overall filter and then some
washes/highlights. Still got to put some pigments in the road wheels, and other
little touch ups.
And the Sherman Jumbo? Nothing new on that, BUT I wouldn't be surprised to see that get a coat of chipping fluid to build a weathered winter white camouflage, finish all chipped and worn.
That’s enough for now..
More coming, stay tuned.
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