"Ambush Pattern" Topic
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09 Jul 2012 7:04 p.m. PST
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| John B | 09 Jul 2012 6:46 p.m. PST |
I finished the first three (of nine) 15mm Panthers in Ambush Camo. Wow, it's a slow process, even in this small scale. OK, so two are ALMOST finished. Any tips for better or faster results? Photos are on my blog: link John B
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| cavcrazy | 09 Jul 2012 6:56 p.m. PST |
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Lion in the Stars  | 09 Jul 2012 6:58 p.m. PST |
No, I think I took a couple hours to paint the Tigger2 in Ambush (I've only done the one tank in ambush). What I remember doing (I painted the KT when it came out) was painting the basic dunkelgelb, then the green and red-brown. Brown Wash to pick out the zimmermit. (and then let the tank dry for a couple hours) Then once the wash dried, drybrush with each of the colors to bring up the details. Finally, spend 5 minutes or so dotting with each color. There's no reason to be neat with the dots, just take the same brush you use for drybrushing and stab some color down. But if you assembly line the tanks, the first one in a large group should be close to dry by the time you finish the previous step on the last tank. |
| FireZouave | 09 Jul 2012 8:28 p.m. PST |
Great jobs like that cannot be rushed! |
Phil1965  | 10 Jul 2012 4:40 a.m. PST |
Maybe a Mig Filter wash to help blend the colours in? |
| John B | 10 Jul 2012 7:38 a.m. PST |
Phil. I'd like to try Mig filters but have never worked with them. Do you have a color and technique recommendation? John B
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| malekithau | 10 Jul 2012 6:15 p.m. PST |
I undercoat all my tanks in black first. I then wet brush the major colour (Dunkel Gelb here), this will leave some ready made shade. I then dry brush the dunkel gelb with a lighter shade. I then block paint the large splotches and dry brush them as well. The smaller dots are relatively simple affairs akin to allied roundels i.e. dark outer ring, lighter inner ring/s. I then ink the crap out of them usually a black/brown mix. MIG filters are a waste on 15mm they really seem to make next to no difference for more time waiting to dry etc (I can rarely see any difference on larger vehicles either). I then dry brush again with a light dusty colour i.e. Iraqui sand. If you use it lightly enough it will give the vehicle a nice dusty look. As I don't use an airbrush at all the vehicles end up looking quite good and it's very quick if you are doing a few at a time. Five would usually only take a couple of hours to finish the paint job. I usually do all my markings by hand so it can take me a little longer to finish the detailing. You could use pigments etc but at 15mm they can be a bit of a waste depending on what you are looking for. If you just want a well painted wargames force then don't bother but if you are looking at squeezing a few extra points out of a FOW comp the pigments may be worthwhile. John O |
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