June / July 2019

PREPARATION FOR PAINT

I applied Surface Primer Vallejo (#73600)  directly to the airbrush without problems.   I recommend the application in thin layers by zones, do not soak or wet the model, in order to avoid this, it take a distance of 10cm

Preparing adhesive paper (engummed in both sides) for mounting the little pieces before to airbrushing

With the paper ready I proceed to mount the pieces and they are ready for start the airbrushing

The first phase, coating with 70% RAL 7028 (A.MIG-010) Dunkelgelb mixed with 30% Acrylic Thinner (AMMO/MIG), recommended in order to avoid paint jamming and fluency improves.

I am using another technic in this Phase: I am mixed painting with pre-weathering, why?, because I needed treat the tracks and background before of cover them with the side skirts.   fine and medium marble powder + water + white gum (Resistol 800) and airbrushing with Vallejo-Model Air, Flat-brown #71026.

Now I applied RAL 8017 Schokobraun (A.MIG-15), but the color base was remained below and sides of the chassis (RAL 7028 (A.MIG-010) Dunkelgelb), wheels painted with RAL 6003 Olivgrün (a:mig-002), all mixed with 30% Acrylic Thinner (AMMO/MIG) 70% of Paint.  ready for the next step: Camouflage

Camouflage are ready!, I used: RAL 6003 Olivgrün (a:mig-002) and RAL 7028 (A.MIG-010) Dunkelgelb, all mixed with 30% Acrylic Thinner (AMMO/MIG) 70% of Paint.

DECALS:

Added details as tool (painted with New Wood - A.MIG-0037), anntenae (Metal - Humbrol #56) and Track-links (painted: Drak-track - A.MIG-35 and finished with drybrush Humbrol, Polished Aluminium) - Hatches with Interior CremeweissRAL-9001 - A.MIG-35), Periscopes painted with: Crystal Periscope Green - A.MIG-096.   Decals ready!, I used Humbrol DecalFix, it works excellent!.   In the instruction sheet, the 2nd. mark I added on the rear it have the half the size of the one that applies to the model.  The marks are from the 665th Infantry Division, Bologna (Italy), February 1945.

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