Here is my latest kit, Tamiya's KV1. This kit is the first time I have tried the "silly putty" camo masking.
The kit was painted with Tamiya & Gunze acrylics, and weathered with oils, and pigments used both wet & dry, all my usual tricks.
All comments are, as usual, more than welcome. And, thanks for looking.
I especially like your detail of wet freshly spilled oil stains on the engine deck - I'll have to remember that one! The Silly Putty technique worked out well, but I found that if you try it on a surface with P/E, the putty could pull it off when you remove it! Then you're left searching through a blob of Silly Putty looking for a tiny P/E part! #%@~^#!!
Dave Reed (Login dave37167) Registered Users 67.177.172.176
Re: Yummy!
December 9 2007, 8:11 PM
Pat, Really nice camo!! When you used the SillyPutty...did it leave any residue?? I have seen posts that say it left a film behind.
And in a previous post (Leo?)....if you use SillyPutty...it "seeps" through things lik P/e screens just a little...which is why they pulled off when you removed the putty. You must put some kind of tape on them to prevent this....or a small piece of sandwich wrap....anything that covers the screen holes temporarily....
HTH, Dave
Not a criticism, but one thing that caught my eye was that the rusted exhaust stacks seem a bit thick. I don't know if they can be made much thinner, however, without getting Moskit back into business... (Not having any reference pics, however, I could be totally off base.)
I think the camo turned out well, cleanly covering all the nooks and cranies. I also really like the wet stain touches. What do you use for the headlight glass? What gave you the idea for the camo? Bloody good, Greg
Hi Pat,
Fantastic job as usual!
Just a question:which camera do you use for having these beautiful professional photos?It will help me to present some decent photos in Garfield'gallery.
Arnaud.
Thanks for the kind words. I must admit to a love of Ivan's tanks, they are so purposeful and....relentlessly lethal somehow. This shows up well in scale.
To David: Bonjour, mon Ami! The silly putty is actually "Blu-Tac", it's just a blob of blue modelling type clay, it stays moist and is very easy to mold around details.
The headlamp lense is just a 3.3mm "MV" brand lense. These are the best modelling value for the money at roughly $1.25 apiece Cdn.
Greg; I was thinking of you Mate, I know you like Russian steel, and I do too. I eagerly await more updates on your KV1. Cheers!
And to Arnaud; my camera is a Nikon Coolpix, model 995. It's actually an old camera, only 3.4 megapixel, but it works great.
BTW, your German Crusader in the "what's New" page looks most excellent. Great job, my friend. I always enjoy your lovely kits.
If I forgot anyone, I apologize, but I really appreciate your feedback.
Wow; very nice Pat. I have yet to try the silly putty method. I'm kinda busy with 72d scale for a customer but I'm getting that 48th scale itch and may just finish something soon. Keep em' coming buddy - they are real inspiring to look at. Chris Schwach
How much more realistic can you get?? Not much, I'd warrant....
MV Lenses? Any source in the UK? Europe? World? I've not had much luck tracking down any suitable ones for my tanks and things. Lots for railways, but usually they are coloured rather than clear. One trick I heard using them was to spot-drill into the back of them; the hole then looks just like a bulb from the front!
