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It was undercoated black then a coat of vallejo hull red (which is a great colour ) then a mix of 1 to 1 ish of the hull red and flat brown with a little mix of lazur yellow added.

It is a base colour for rust, nothing finished as of yet, then I will pick out detail and panels and add scratches later, it really is just a layer coat to build up some colour base.

I also want to try out some weathering techniques on this, so it really is early days, hence this was just a trial but you lot insisted on updates

if you want to do weathering... then i insist you try to use soething like the salt techinque... that would look awsome done with an AB... just screams for something like that....

and i am afraid neither color shows up here... it all looks mostly grey to me... might be the flash? killing all colors? maybe a daylight pic?

OMG LDD- That Iwata is a top of the line airbrush! The tank looks good too! Now try spraying badab black or some other wash for shading, you'll be amazed

@Vik- you can't do the salt technique unless you first paint the rust color, and an airbrush gives you thousands of new ways to weather.

aha...didn´t knew there were other means for airbrish weathering... and yep...of course the rusty colors first...

lol i like the mug too!

Rogue Wolves wrote:lol i like the mug too!

Thanks it comes from the lake district charity we buy them as it goes back to keeping England Green well the lake district at least


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dsteingass wrote:OMG LDD- That Iwata is a top of the line airbrush! The tank looks good too! Now try spraying badab black or some other wash for shading, you'll be amazed

@Vik- you can't do the salt technique unless you first paint the rust color, and an airbrush gives you thousands of new ways to weather.

Dave yes A friend of mine recommended it and said if you are going to buy an airbrush get a good one "BUT TAKE CARE OF IT" so the misses said what do you want for your birthday so I told her and hey presto she aint all bad really

I am trying to do a couple of things from the FW master class book, there was some finishes in there that look really good, plus I am just experimenting with some techniques hence these pics

I was going for a wash maybe after I have added some orange colour to this in patches so to blend the colours together, then adding some detail to panels in metal finishes and then a couple of colour panels.


Vik I was wondering why you thought it was grey but it actually is more a muddy red brown, I will take some daylight pictures tomorrow ….. if we get some that is

Also want to try the sponge chipping effect, that looks pretty cool on stuff I have seen, then last but not least the weathering powders and a little oil paint to represent oil runs ect.

So Vik as you can see this is very early on the pics were just to prove that I was doing something LOL I am sure this will be slow going but I want to get the right look for future finishes

I have a few Grot tanks to do as I have all your attentions, my plan is to deter from the normal Ork / Grot colour schemes but to take the schemes of WW2 tanks what do you think this will include camo schemes as well as flatter colours schemes

Thanks for the feedback guys

Never mind tried another colour to help with the rust effect UNDERCOAT then gave it a wash of devlan mud not to sure what I think so far

I might give it another touch of the last rust effect and then lighten the mix and give another coat, then I start on the main colour and body details.

Here is some pics of it now, sorry about the light issues it would come up either to light or to dark

got a nice brown color going on there

It looks good and rusty to me! Remember, this is just your basecoat, Adding your other colors will give it contrast, and therefore you'll get more feedback.

ah...now i understand... yep...that flash killed off a lot of your work mate!

i like it already... what scheme had you originally planned for that grot tank?

i like the WWII color schemes idea... which schemes did you had in mind? amreican, russian? i have seen quite some very nice red army related grot armies out there... for some reason a theme that lends itself quite nicely to grot armies... but i also could imagine an american ´nam army ...with footsloggers to assist the look... that would be something new^^

the pics you´ve shown...i think the rustyness you have covered quite good... now on to the main color...the sponge methode by the way i did on smaller sclae already and i think it looks charming to say the least... somehwre i also hev seen someone using pencil for weathering means...

Mixture of finishes Russian, German, American and of course British I have a few to do so I am trying out some methods on this one to see how it goes and what I like and dislike.

I think I will do one Red tank (loosely based on the Red Baron look but a tank) this will be the scratch built Tiger Tank one of mine probably, I have had a few idea's to scratch build another couple of tanks based around actual tanks to go with this now.

I want it to be a little different to normal paint jobs, there will be varying camouflage patterns as well as standard flat colours, also I want to tie them into my Ork army which has taken on a German inspired look thanks to Kromlech.

So will get to it .

ok...an image of your army is foring in my mind... is the fluff behind your army supporting the many nations of tanks? like they scrounged up the tankpüarts from the different armies?...if so...good idea^^

i specially like the red baron...as a tank that is a nice idea...and a lil splash of color to go with all the rather sober looking tanks will be nice...

will this be an ork tank or a grot one?...the tiger will be a cool addition...i like the silhouette of that tank...my favortite one from old german tanks...only at all second to the mark V of the britts^^

The Tiger tank is the one at the beginning of this blog and its grot not ork I have some FW tanks for orks but want to convert some German 1/35 kits for some more ( but that will be later ).

I think with a few schemes thrown in it will not be to dull, but I miss building military models as a kid hence going back to me roots


The reason of different nations stems from FW produced grot tanks, a mixed bag

ah...so FW is guilty of this...well...we have to sue them then^^

just took a look back and yep there it was...grot tiger tank...^^

when i get the job i will get me some kits to build...the fun is to make nice stuff... sometimes frm scratch but sometimes you want it done quicker and then a ready made kit is the better way...

also i long...long ...i tell you...for that empire steam tank for my collction^^

so...^^

i dont think by the way it will look dull ...not dull at all!!!

Good job mate!
Happy to see progress and they aren't bat at all.

Just a little update ha if you can call it that ……. just the undercoats so far trying a few things out

Sorry but the pics are a bit blurry but the flash kept drowning the colour out so had to turn of the flash which some how made the pics like this

The colour is truer in the blurry pics, but the last pic shows that I can take a picture that is in focus ….. but ruins the colour


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This is the Puppetwars Heavy Bike i am going to use it with my Dread project, what do you think

pics aren´t that blurry... i like what i see... all AB painted ? looks very good...
the blurry-ness is mostly caused from lighting issues... best way to fix that is in my opinion to make daylight pics on your windowsill or balcony where you get lots of good light...even in rainy britain^^

also...the pics with flash are iirc better focuused because of the time the flash takes and the lense is opened acording to the flash... might be wrong tho... also if blurry-ness is bothering you...the timer would be a way to get around the pushing the button caused wobble problem... well and of course getting a tripod... me=lucky one got one recently for way cheap on a fleamarket even^^

that bike looks very cool... i follow their thread too... and yes i want to see where this will be leading!

the tank looks pretty sweet!

Thats an awsome bike! I gotta check that site agian as i havent in a while

Rogue Wolves wrote:Thats an awsome bike! I gotta check that site agian as i havent in a while

Dude what about the tank man the tank


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Capitansolstice wrote:the tank looks pretty sweet!

Thank you very much


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Viktor von Domm wrote:pics aren´t that blurry... i like what i see... all AB painted ? looks very good...
the blurry-ness is mostly caused from lighting issues... best way to fix that is in my opinion to make daylight pics on your windowsill or balcony where you get lots of good light...even in rainy britain^^

also...the pics with flash are iirc better focuused because of the time the flash takes and the lense is opened acording to the flash... might be wrong tho... also if blurry-ness is bothering you...the timer would be a way to get around the pushing the button caused wobble problem... well and of course getting a tripod... me=lucky one got one recently for way cheap on a fleamarket even^^

that bike looks very cool... i follow their thread too... and yes i want to see where this will be leading!

This camera hates me I tell you just hates me I think I need to use the custom settings but cant be assed so you will have to make do I am afraid, but will have a look to try and improve my technique

You got a tripod flash git LOL

yeah... i managed so far without one but i think soon i make my own lightbox...then i really will hit the bottom of my skills^^ anyone can see the crap i am making


and the day tech starts to love you...something seriously is wrong with the world...that would be beyond skynet even^^

Dont worry LDD that tank looks real awsome, im liking the colors you have on there.. gonna need to stea... BUY an airbrush soon,

Viktor von Domm wrote:yeah... i managed so far without one but i think soon i make my own lightbox...then i really will hit the bottom of my skills^^ anyone can see the crap i am making


and the day tech starts to love you...something seriously is wrong with the world...that would be beyond skynet even^^

Cant see that happening anytime soon, tech hates me and the feeling is mutual


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Rogue Wolves wrote:Dont worry LDD that tank looks real awsome, im liking the colors you have on there.. gonna need to stea... BUY an airbrush soon,

Thanks mate and like the new Avatar after all CATPIRATE is away of life and not a thing the colour is the undercoat at the moment for all but trying to figure out the best way to progress then it's detailing and weathering

Got my new compressor yesterday but need to get a hose for it apparently one does not come with it if you can steal one don't get caught otherwise buy one

but need to get a hose for it apparently one does not come with it

d´oh... i hope it was thus a bit cheaper? as if i didn´t knew better...

Viktor von Domm wrote:

but need to get a hose for it apparently one does not come with it

d´oh... i hope it was thus a bit cheaper? as if i didn´t knew better...

It had everything else in it so it was still a good price, I could nick the one of my other compressor but I want to keep that set up for base coats guess I will have to order one then

Mind you it does say it does not have one included Pay more attention me thinks

well...reading can save your life...

Read first, then ask

lone dirty dog wrote:...after all CATPIRATE is away of life and not a thing ..

now which thread did i post that one too??



(btw that is one of my real cats for added awsomeness!)

sorry mate to burst your bubble...but your avatar more resembles to be a skaven than a cat

^ehh gak happens... but now, look at this one

done... oneeyed catpirate of the league...aha...