October / 2020
KING TIGER PORSCHE TURRET
Earth on Chassis: I have added a layer of white glue to add plaster and avoid using so much pigment, it is also easy to paint.
Here I used Tamiya paintings mixing XF-19 Sky-grey with XF-52 Flat-earth copying the tone Europe earth of MIG pigments; the paiting mixed was thinned with Lacquer (yellow cap). Added brown and black tamiya acrylics with a touch of MIG Europe earth on the lines.
I applied Filters A-MIG-1510 and some discret sratches pressing the brush to remove the paint and uncover black color that is as a previous layer. Skirts continue without glueing.
I have seen pics that white powder covering the tanks so I did it simulated with white MIG / Oilbrusher with Enamel Odourless Thinner, now i need to apply more weathering the whole tank.
I applied small dots of Oils MIG/Oilbrusher Red tile + Black and I blend it gently by adding another point of Red tile again in order to obtain a smooth reddish. I will continue the weathering ad details.
I added some more scratches and a light weathering using Wash A.MIG-1000; I continue working more details.
I added some more scratches and a light weathering using Wash A.MIG-1000; I am continue working more details.
I applied A.MIG-1000 general washes in all the tank, (after of the previous wash on srcrews and details was necessary to wait 12-24 hours in order to avoid removing this work with the general wash). I applied A.MIG-1203 Streaking Grime in front, rear and sides in all tank. (pics with natural light).
I refined more scratches with Vallejo Sadle brown mixed with black and over them with A.MIG-43 shadow rust.
Now I applied Oilbrush earth color and European earth MIG/Pigments with Odourless thinner. Next step, exhaust pipes.
Grids and plates were retouched using brown and european earth pigments. For exhaust pipes I used black-brown (Vallejo) and small touches of pigments with white, light rust and old rust and below in the ball basis was applied black pigment + Nature effect A.MIG 1403 Earth.
Work with tracks are finished!. Now I will start the weathering over wheels and tracks and will refine some details.
Tracks: I applied a coat of Gunze/Mr.Metal Primer, painting with Vallejo German Cam. Black Brown #70822, spare tracks in turret finished with a touch of MIG/European earth.
Finished tracks and wheels, for this I applied MIG/Nature Effects Damp Earth 1406 and European Earth pigment A.MIG-3004. Next and last step: glue the skirts and splash with enamels mixed with pigment over them togheter with the wheels.
CONSTRUCTION - Unfortunately lost photos.
WEATHERING