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Finished my Ork tank build.

No replys to this great looking tank?? WTF?

I really like what you built there, mate! The extra plates make it look very ory, and the rust and checks you painted look very good!

Whats the original model?

It fits the orky part of scavenging / rusty builds
Nice add for coloring with the checkers
I like the battle damage.
Its got red so it goes faster.

Big, Shooty, Smashy.
Its a Good un!

MrMerlin wrote:No replys to this great looking tank?? WTF?

I really like what you built there, mate! The extra plates make it look very ory, and the rust and checks you painted look very good!

Whats the original model?

Thanks. I was a bit surprised by the lack of response. Perhaps some felt it was re-post of my first Ork tank build?

The tank chassis is from a $2.29 toy version of a Pz III I found at ToySoldier Depot.com. The Ork turret is from the Ork battlewagon,
with a 3/8' plastic tube extension for the barrel. Cardstock was used for the skirts.

I am pleased how well the rust effect came out. I alternately sprayed it with a "Muddy Brown" spray primer and Black spray. Then edged the corners with vermin brown and dwarf flesh, and dry-brushed vomit brown on the hull and skirts.

$2.29? Thats a sweet deal!

You're the second or third painter I've seen on dakka who does his rust with vomit brown..... I usually mix different browns and reds, and thats very hard to get right.... maybe I should just go and get vomit then....

Keep orkifying cheap tanks, you're good at it!

Love it. I like the use of an inexpensive tank brought to life by a great conversion . The rusted metal looks great and the graphics dont scream "stupid". Nice balance of disturbed and deadly, As Orks should be. "Jobs A Good'un"

That rust effect is some of the best I think I have seen, and it seems so simple to do. Any chance of uploading a high resolution photo to the dakka gallery so I can zoom in and have a closer look?

You fixed it up gud and propa'! I like it

So Very Orked Out! Like it alot.

Very Orky tank, great job.

Very nice.

MrMerlin wrote:$2.29? Thats a sweet deal!

You're the second or third painter I've seen on dakka who does his rust with vomit brown..... I usually mix different browns and reds, and thats very hard to get right.... maybe I should just go and get vomit then....

Keep orkifying cheap tanks, you're good at it!

Thanks, but I think you are confusing Vomit brown for creating the rust color. I used it to create the dried mud/dirt effects, not to simulate rust.

Let me re-cap The rust red spray primer, aka Krylon brand "Muddy Brown" was laid on first to cover the entire model. While wet, I over-sprayed lightly and randomly with a flat black primer. Then again with "Muddy brown" primer over-sprayed lightly again. I went back and forth several times with both spray cans, improvising as I went.

Vermin brown is an excellent color for rust, especially for highlighting the edges. Braver and better painters than me even use bright orange for rust highlights, but I haven't quite mastered that technique yet to my satisfaction to use it much..

VERMIN brown it was, thanks mate!

that is the best conversion ive seen great work!!!

Awesome very orky !

Gork and Mork would be proud... lets go krumpin' !!!!

Excelent work. Liked it a lot...

That's a great looking tank! Nice conversion work!

Cool

Nice work, really going to have to pause and look at the WW2 stuff when I next go to the local shop in town.