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Doing this as an airbrush project. All that's left is to attach the guns to the Sentry Gun proper, do the campaign decals, add some static grass and flock outside the dugout, and some rust on the corrugated metal components.

With that in mind, what else can you lot think of that I need to do? Should I add some more detailing, like barbed wire and spent HB shells?

Camouflage the gun up to add some more color to a rather drab piece?

Thanks in advance for the help guys!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2335459.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2335459.page GMT Tarantula Sentry Emplacement[C&C needed] http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2335534.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2335534.page GMT Tarantula Sentry Emplacement[C&C needed] I underestimated the strength of Burnt Umber as a color.

That "brown" effect?

It's Burnt Umber, as watered down as I could get it for airbrushing.
The sandbags originally started out as a white-grey, the ground itself was a light brown, the gun Olive Drab, etc.

I went back and just did touch-up work, bringing it all back up to the "Prebrownout" conditions.


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There's the "revised" shots. Not sure where to go from there though.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2335636.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2335636.page GMT Tarantula Sentry Emplacement[C&C needed] http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2336212.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2336212.page GMT Tarantula Sentry Emplacement[C&C needed] Or do you think I should go back and drybrush some defining lines on 'em?

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@Mewiththeface Yeah. I'm probably going to do the "chipping" after the model's all washed, varnished, etc using the tip of a pencil or Aged Iron weathering powders.

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And you can never go wrong with razor wire

Also, I hope you don't the shakes from F:NV withdrawal ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2336645.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2336645.page GMT Tarantula Sentry Emplacement[C&C needed]



Washed the sandbags, did a very very light drybrush(none of my colors match perfectly to the Vallejo AB color, and I'm not too keen on drybrushing anyways) to the sandbags, and applied a very very light dusting of a "dust" wash I've cooked up to the recesses of the Tarantula body.
Think it's ready to be varnished and then weathered?


Finished! Might go back and do some more pencil weathering.
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And there's the finished product. Hooray for hitting up my Osprey Masterclass book for the weathering tips!

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I do need to find a good sized piece of wire to do the antenna though. The spot is all drilled out to accept it, just need the piece.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2339813.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2339813.page GMT Tarantula Sentry Emplacement[C&C needed] some nice red blood could add a bit of contrast as well.
Otherwise, not bad at all.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2341256.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2341256.page GMT Re:Tarantula Sentry Emplacement[C&C needed] i'm not saying dump a trash can out, but a crate or some random small boxes.
give a more lived in feel. and don't get me wrong, it's a fantastic job. i'm loving it!

question. what where you using for the camo netting? and if you don't mind me asking,
what Went wrong?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2341398.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2341398.page GMT Re:Tarantula Sentry Emplacement[C&C needed]
alarmingrick wrote:i still say you need something to make it more lived in.
i'm not saying dump a trash can out, but a crate or some random small boxes.
give a more lived in feel. and don't get me wrong, it's a fantastic job. i'm loving it!

I'm still looking for some excess stuff I may use to fill in the space.

I don't want to go over board simply because it's not something "lived in". It's a dugout where they emplaced a sentry gun, and likely just left it sitting there.

question. what where you using for the camo netting? and if you don't mind me asking,
what Went wrong?

I have some gauze bandages that I ripped the gauze out of, and just leaving the mesh.
It wasn't taking paint properly like they usually do, and it just wasn't feeling "right" with the dugout.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2341407.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/340245/2341407.page GMT Re:Tarantula Sentry Emplacement[C&C needed]
Kanluwen wrote:
alarmingrick wrote:i still say you need something to make it more lived in.
i'm not saying dump a trash can out, but a crate or some random small boxes.
give a more lived in feel. and don't get me wrong, it's a fantastic job. i'm loving it!

I'm still looking for some excess stuff I may use to fill in the space.

I don't want to go over board simply because it's not something "lived in". It's a dugout where they emplaced a sentry gun, and likely just left it sitting there.

question. what where you using for the camo netting? and if you don't mind me asking,
what Went wrong?

I have some gauze bandages that I ripped the gauze out of, and just leaving the mesh.
It wasn't taking paint properly like they usually do, and it just wasn't feeling "right" with the dugout.


have you tried "Elmers" or white glue/water mix on it before painting it? just curious. i was using the same thing for some RRs i was
working on. kind of like a saddle blanket. made the rider set a little more "natural".

on the camo netting. have you ever tried screens, like the ones that go outside of your house window? i worked at a company a while
ago that made security screens. we had tons of the stuff. it seemed like a good idea to try. all i ever made were netting rolls out of the for vehicles.
not to mention the hole are so small, they obscure more than i liked. i know, that's the idea, but you still want to see some of it for gaming or dispaly.
also the plastic mesh bags that oranges come in would give you a way to add leaves or what ever and still give you good sight of the model under it.

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