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Longtime Dakkanaut




In which our intrepid hero discovers a love of oil washes..

Pair of the new Battlefront Su-100 models, very nice kits, more or less fall together, useful given the lack of any instructions as to what all the bits you don't need are for...

anyway, WiP pics



Models assembled, which doesn't take very long at all, once set overnight primed VMC "Russian Green" primer, tracks and tyres painted a flat black colour. Crewbod then painted, blacks highlighted grey and flesh tones. Model then varnished.

Decals applied, just unit numbers on these, would have gone with a bit more but hard to get BF decals to actually fit. Then varnished again (with a brush, airbrush doesn't seem to put enough on to protect them).



Left to harden overnight again, then on with the magic. Firstly was a black pin wash to black line the model, at which point with more varnish you could put it on the table without being too ashamed. If you have not tried this the oil paint, heavily diluted with white spirit has a very low surface tension and is sucked along the joins very easily for a rapid effect. Also unlike an acrylic wash its dead easy to clean it up after.

Again left overnight for the varnish to harden then some buff colour added as dots brushed out with a few actions to get a water staining effect, which also just happens to lighten the model nicely, this is augmented with the rust staining, a similar effect with a brown sienna colour.

There is plenty still to do of course, the exhausts need a soot effect adding with more dilute black then the lot needs sealing before going on to the weathering pigments.. that will have to wait as they colours I'm planning haven't arrived yet. These vehicles are destined for a grey industrial rubble dust more than mud.

Nice models, quick to assemble and this method of painting beats what I've managed before with acrylics alone while being a lot faster - well worth experimenting with if you've not tried it
   
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UK

Very nice sir and don't forget that BF are not the only people to make decals. Also in my humble opinion a lighter dry brush to highlight the edges would'nt go a miss.

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Wicked Warp Spider





Chicago

Nice stuff.

I use oil dot weathering and recently found out I've been using the wrong thinner (turpentine) for about 5 years.
   
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Slight update, bad photo, this evening added a gloss varnish over the water & basic rust (this stuff rubs off so easily if you don't, which is bound to be usable for various effects.) then the drybrush Darkness Screamer suggested went on, oil again, buff coloured.



Will have a hunt about for other decals, have recently done some Americans using decals from Doms Decals, which are mind blowing compared to the BF ones. Any suggestions on ones available in the UK that cover soviets?

   
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UK

http://www.skytrex.com for decals

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More updates!

Firstly WiP as of this morning, starting with some objective markers




Lovely little diorama this one, lower parts mucked up with pigments for some basic dirt which seemed to work out pretty well.




Burnt out T-34/76, shown shortly after the rust pigments were added.

Pair of Su-100, again shortly after the rust pigment went on




And now more recently, completed models




Su-100 again, notice the rust has been toned down and some more general drat added, then various varnished added along with a slight metallic hint to the tracks



T-34 objective, some black airbrushed for the burnt out sections and as with the Su-100 some dirt added.




The other objective, has now had some more dirt added to it and the wood parts toned down slightly to complete.

Of course an army is not an army without some PBI, so on with the show.



Flame throwers, custom rubble bases



Anti tank rifles, bases are basically some Hirst Arts blocks crushed up, bits of wood and grit, painted greys and reds



Infantry platoon, scary to think a single game unit can be three of them, plus various additions.



Pioneer platoon, in practice for now will be used as HQ attachments, but have made all ten teams and the command so can be run as a stand alone platoon as well.



Group shot, not bad considering they were started a little over a week ago. The urban theme is intended for Stalingrad, but will do for any other urban area. Really need to do a dedicated picture backdrop for them as the rural grass doesn't really fit.

Totally sold on the powders and oils for weathering, so much easier than mucking about with the acrylics.
   
 
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