"Hasegawa 1/72 JagdPanzer build/review" Topic

Another of my recent German WWII 1/72 armour builds:

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I seem to make some kind of significant error on all my builds at the moment. This time my only real mistake was a much more minor one (much more minor than the one on my Zvezda Tiger I build, that is), possibly visible to eagle-eyed viewers of the above photo?

Like almost all my models at the moment, this isn't finished (it's been undercoated/base-coated, which I haven't photographed for the blog yet), as I'm kind of 'stuck', due to not having got myself a proper airbrush as yet.

Was gonna get one today, but still haven't got round to it!

Hope you enjoy!? Please leave comments here and on my blog. Feedback is much appreciated.

Regards

Seb

If you really want to finish it without an airbrush you can basecoat it with a can of spraypaint, then cut some interesting-shaped holes in a piece of stiff paper and, holding it maybe 1/2" away from the model spraypaint a different color through the hole. With a little practice you can control the feathering of the edges better than with an airbrush.

"With a little practice you can control the feathering of the edges better than with an airbrush."

With respect, no, you can't.

A spray can consists of 1/3 paint and 2/3 compressed air: the paint is released at a constant high pressure and a set (wide) nozzle width; therefore the need for masks if using a can.

By contrast, a (good quality) airbrush with thinned paint can be sprayed at very low pressure (e.g., between 5 and 10 psi) with the added ability to adjust the nozzle width. There is no comparison between the two.

If you want to use a can and get feathering this is what I do. Use blue-tac and keep the blu-tac very thick with a bit of an overhang when applying. When you spray you'll get some overspray naturally under the overhang giving a bit of a feather effect. Sometimes it works really well other times not so much.

Just get an airbrush.

I rather like the alternative suggestions. I am going to try both the blue-tac AND the 'paper with a hole' method. I have found air-brushes a bit of a pain over the years at 1/72 (not at 1/35). AND I like messing around.

I don't much like airbrushes. I use a brush method for German camo that is quite similar to the one illustrated here:

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If you are going to use 'handi-tak' – sold under various names, I'd recommend using only the white, non-colored versions. The colored tac has the tendency to leech out the color and or stain the surface it is attached to.